Actress Sonali Bendre is the latest celebrity to join the league of Bollywood actors venturing into small screen fiction. The actress will be soon seen on the television show Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye which also stars TV actors Apurva Agnihotri and Harsh Chhaya.
Although Sonali is excited about the fiction show that will air from October 7, don't expect to see her on a reality show like Bigg Boss. "No. Never," she told us.
The Sarfarosh actress says that though she has been a part of various reality shows as a judge, she would not want to be on the other side of the table. "I've been a judge and don't ever want to be on the receiving end of what the judges have to say, they really shout," she said.
Revealing more about the show, Sonali said, "It's the story of a woman who is a housewife, who goes out and starts working, for some reasons. Shobha has been a housewife forever, and for her to step outside is a huge thing. And that attracted me to the show."
The promos of Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye show Sonali as a woman full of life, who believes in seizing the moment. Her boss, Apurva Agnihotri, is the pessimistic type but he cares.
Talking about her co-stars Apurva Agnihotri, who was last seen on Bigg Boss 7 last year, and Harsh Chhaya, the actress said, "They are very good actors, and your job becomes easy with good actors. Both Apurva and Harsh are very professional. It's always good to work with people who know their job."
Sonali said that Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye will run for a season of six months. "The story will start and end at a certain point. It's a lovely season where you get the whole story in six months. It won't keep on going on and on. There is a conciseness to it. You are not dragging a scene. It is all concise and precise and it is there for a reason. I'm hoping that the audience is ready for this 'seasonal' change. Know the whole story and then let the characters go, bring them back later but at this point of time you let them go," she said.
Talking about the difference between films and television, Sonali says that the 'grammar' of TV is completely different from a film: "The grammar of television is different from that of films. Films are based on big screen and in a dark theatre. But television is a small screen inside someone's living room, so you have to grab their attention while they are having dinner or cooking or doing something else. Other than that characterisation is characterisation and acting is acting."
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