Asha Negi, who recently replaced Rachna Parulkar in Ek Mutthi Asmaan tells RAMA DWIVEDI that playing a modern girl in the serial comes very naturally to her
Asha Negi, known for her character as Purvi in Pavitra Rishta is completely in love with the modern and chic look that she flaunts in Ek Mutthi Asmaan. The actor recently replaced Rachna Parulkar (Kalpi) as female protagonist. “It’s so nice to be yourself on the screen as well. Suhana’s character is very modern as compared to my previous roles,” Negi says adding that in order to play Purvi’s character she had to tone down a bit because, the character was that of a simple and modest girl. However, when it comes to playing Suhana she can be herself. “Suhana is jolly and chirpy in nature. You will see me wearing modern outfits and flaunting a very trendy look. I am like that in real life,” she says.
Negi tells you how smoothly she managed to replace Kalpi — by dramatising a well-conspired road accident in which the latter survives the accident but has severe burns and a memory loss. She undergoes plastic surgery and the new face is that of Negi.
“Suhana’s uncle is instrumental in giving that new face and identity to her. She is oblivious of her past and trying to adjust to the new life. There will be many instances where she will come face-to-face with her past but won’t be able to join the dots like the time when she meets her mother,” Negi tells you.
She feels that in India, where serials are laced with predictable turns and twists and the plastic surgery scenario has been done to death, the masala daily soaps tap the maximum viewership “These high-end dramatic twists have become integral parts of our serials and I agree that these things are impractical and don’t really happen in our daily lives. But I think the content mostly depends on what the people want to see,” she explains stating the viewers’ choice behind the unrealistic dramas. She also suggests that we should take a cue from the Pakistani tele-serials and start concentrating on the content rather than dramatisation.
Negi relishes the memories of the past decade’s dramas that had certain underlying flavour to it and tells you that the one character that she always wanted to play was that of Kajal Bhai from Hum Paanch. “The character was played by Bhairavi Raichura. It was very challenging and she played it with finesse. I am very tomboyish and find a connect with the character. I wish I had played that one,” she says.
As for working with Zee TV again after a break, she tells you that nothing has changed since her Pavitra Rishta days and the crew members received her with open arms. “I feel very nostalgic as I have enjoyed each and every moment working with this channel. I can relate each and everything with the days spent with Zee,” she tells us.
And while Negi is looking forward to how her character’s journey will be chartered out, the latest buzz is that the show is all set to end abruptly because it has not been able to garner enough TRPs.