‘balika vadhu was life changing’
Colors’ cult show Balika Vadhu marked the debut of actress Avika Gor. An eye-opener, Balika Vadhu shattered the stereotypes that India Television had by exploring a serious subject in a very heartfelt and real manner. Now, as the show is being rerun on the channel as a part of its #NostalgicAfternoons, Avika shared her thoughts about the show, what it meant for her to play the role of Anandi and how it has helped her in life. Talking about playing Anandi in her superhit debut show, Avika Gor says: “The show changed my life completely and gave me the opportunity to learn a lot of things. I was only 9 when I made my television debut with the show, and for me, it was not about work at that time. Acting in Balika Vadhu was a hobby and a passion that I got to pursue and that too on a large scale. I was happy about getting dressed up every day, getting so much love from the people and being on television. Besides that, the show had a fantastic star cast made up of some really talented theatre actors. For me, the show was like a film school where I learned the nuances of acting. I was the happiest person on set and I enjoyed every bit of it. I credit the show for making me the actor that I am today. I am happy that the show is being rerun on Colors, and I hope the viewers will have a lovely time taking a trip down the memory lane with Anandi and Jagya and all the other characters they have loved over the years.”
amol palekar’s nostalgic moments
Zee TV's popular singing reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs has been winning over everyone's heart courtesy the amazing performances by the wonderful contestants. After a week of the splendid Teacher's Day celebrations, this week the popular reality show is set to celebrate the living legend of Bollywood, Amol Palekar and with the actor taking us on a trip down memory lane, the episode was extra special.
The Li'l Champs, Ranita Banerjee and Aryananda Babu started off the nostalgic journey by giving a stupendous performance on Jaaneman Jaaneman Tere Do Nayan from the movie Chhoti Si Baat, which starred Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha, Dharmendra and Hema. The smashing rendition by the young kids left everyone spellbound, including our guest of honour and he praised the kids for their beautiful performance.
Revealing an unbelievable fact about his first bollywood movie, the actor said: “The song starts with superstar couple Dharamendra and Hema ji in larger than life visuals of the movie sequence, where Vidya and I are watching the film and in my imagination we are singing this song. We were supposed to shoot it like a regular day experience of a man, which involved standing in the queue waiting for the lift to go to office kind of visuals. That time Express tower was a newly made construction and the scene was shot in the lift and at the lobby of it. You won't believe I used to work in a bank and I had taken leave from work to shoot this movie. So, my colleagues and friends, everyone in the fountain area were known faces, they were enjoying the scene because they knew me as the boy who works with them, was shooting for a film. Even I was enjoying that feeling a lot. It was an extremely fascinating combination of larger than life cinema world and a regular day at work directed by Basu Chatterjee.”
He further added: “I remember that the Jaaneman Jaaneman song from the movie Chhoti Si Baat was not just my first hindi movie so, it was the male singer Yashodas ji's first hindi song too. It was our firsts in bollywood and his voice and my face became a combination that even lead to the great success of chitchor movie songs.”
With Bollywood's legendary Amol Palekar in the house, the viewers will surely have gala time, especially with his melodious songs being sung by the supremely talented Li'l Champs. While Saee and Tanishka will deliver a spectacular duet performance on Na Bole Tum na Maine Kuch Kaha, Saksham and Ananya's performance to Golmal Hai Bhai Sab Golmal Hai will surely win everyone's heart. All in all, the upcoming episode of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs will have a lot of melodies, memories and surprises for the viewers.
aladdin meets ammi
Aladdin (Siddharth Nigam) and Yasmine (Ashi Singh) return to their roots, their kingdom, Baghdad. Sony SAB’s fantasy drama Aladdin: Naam Toh Suna Hoga surprised viewers with a new storyline that showcased the mesmerising reincarnation of Alasmine. With Aladdin’s rebirth as Shehzada Aladdin and Yasmine’s reincarnation as the savior of the poor aka Kaali Chorni, the show continues to feature cute banter between the beloved duo, much to the audiences’ delight.
After being banished from Turkistan, Aladdin and Yasmine come across a peer baba on their way. Ginie of the Ring (Praneet Bhatt) disguised as the baba, directs the duo towards Baghdad and decides to reunite the long lost friends, Aladdin and Ginoo (Raashul Tandon). Aladdin and Yasmine make their way through a challenging path within a cave and come across a magical lamp. As Aladdin rubs the lamp, Ginoo appears in front of them.
Viewers will witness an all new hip Ginoo with a new andaaz and the lovely friendship between Aladdin and Ginoo is set to rekindle. Ginoo takes Aladdin and Yasmine to Baghdad on his magical carpet. As they land in Baghdad, Aladdin is drawn towards a woman who looks like Ammi (Smita Bansal) but to his disappointment, the woman turns out to be someone else. On his way back to Yasmine, Aladdin bumps into Ammi and their paths meet for the first time.
How will this first meet between Aladdin and Ammi transpire?
Siddharth Nigam, essaying the role of Shehzada Aladdin said: “Aladdin and Yasmine’s journey has begun and unknown to both of them, their fate is bringing them closer to their mission. The turn of events that await them will lead Aladdin and Yasmine towards Baghdad, while reuniting them with an old friend in a new avatar, Ginoo. The familiar banter and rapport between Ginoo and Aladdin promises to leave our audience and fans in splits. Aladdin will also come face to face with Ammi and it will be really interesting for the viewers to watch how it unfolds. So, keep watching Aladdin: Naam Toh Suna Hoga.”