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His entry in the field was like a dream come true. He had just sent his portfolio for the Gladrags Manhunt contest, 2000. He won the North India Gladrags Manhunt Award, after clearing initial hurdles. The encouragement he got from the industry spurred him on. Offers started pouring in and he got roles in Kasauti, Kashmir, Jeet and Reth. A positive attitude and hardwork are the two distinctive characterstics that he has cultivated. Ankur is not much interested in films. His target is to earn a good reputation as a skilful performer on the small screen. —L.K Muskaan’s makeover
SHE'S a pure Punjaban, wears resplendent clothes and loves to break into bhangra at the drop of a beat. But hold it. That’s only on TV. In real life Muskaan Mehani aka Mandy in Sony’s Yeh Meri Life Hai is a Sindhi who finds it difficult to identify with Mandy. "My contract with Sony is over and viewers will soon be seeing me in a new role," says an extremely energised Muskaan who’s bagged the role of Sanjana in Zee’s racy comedy Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. "I want to completely erase the Mandy image. The roles of Sanjana and Mandy are like chalk and cheese. Mandy is a boring, run-of-the-mill person whereas Sanjana is full of beans, wears western outfits, acts like a tomboy and cracks risqu`E9 jokes without offending anyone’s sensibilities," says she. Here is hoping that the character of Sanjana will bring a smile in Muskaan’s life. Scent of a woman
AS an actress, TV presenter and singer, Rajeshwari Sachdev has many strings to her bow, but it is for her evocative roles that she’s best known for. Not for her the bump-and-grind of Bollywood as she’d rather stick to TV talk shows and offbeat movies. Which is why the lady finds her new biweekly TV series Rihhaee on Sony creatively satisfying. "It’s a fictionalised account of real life incidents of crime against women. I get great satisfaction by helping women in distress," says Rajeshwari. "These are the kind of roles with substance that I crave for," says the actor who started her career with Shyam Benegal’s Suraj Ka Satwan Ghoda and has since taken up an array of alternate projects that have included several Marathi, Punjabi and Tamil films. Among her upcoming films is Shyam Benegal’s Netaji. She’s also contemplating a third music album after Hulle-Hullare in Punjabi and Mukhda Piya Ka in Hindi. — NF Sudha’s Prratima SHE has danced her way into the realm of the Indian small screen. She has terrorised the couch potatoes. And now, this danseuse will star in Prratima on SaharaOne which recently completed 100 episodes. She plays Alka Nanda, elder sister of Sunanda being played by Kirron Kher, who was thus far being treated in a rehabilitation centre. She is now back to claim her husband from Sunanda. Excited about her role
against Kirron Kher, she says I am very excited because Kirron is a
superb actress. I am eagerly looking forward to the shoot. Besides
acting she finds time to teach dance at her dance academy. "Dancing
is and will always be my first love. I take time out of my schedule to
pursue it ", she adds. |
WINNING
the Filmfare Award has always been the aim of Ankur Nayar who was in
Chandigarh recently for a shoot. Better known as "Veer" of the
immensely popular serial Des mein nikla hoga chand, Arun was born
in Pathankot. He received his education in Delhi and with a
postgraduation degree (Hons) in ecomomics, he had never thought of
becoming a T.V. artist.
