'Enacting comedy is like playing a song' - Divyanka Tripathi

Divyanka Tripathi who started her journey in television with Zee TV's Banoo Main Teri Dulhann makes a hilarious comeback with SAB TV's Mrs. & Mr. Sharma Allahabad wale.

Here is Divyanka in an exclusive conversation with us as she shares all her thrilling instances, the hard efforts she has put in and her heartfelt contentment on playing Mrs. Rashmi Sharma..

How's the feeling of enacting the character of Mrs. Sharma?
Mrs. Sharma is definitely a difficult character for me to enact because I'm not all that hilarious and funny in my real life. You will not find me cracking jokes very often; so this element took a bit more time to sink in, but at the same time it's an enjoyable experience.

Also I was a bit apprehensive about the role because it was exactly opposite to my previous character. Earlier I used to return home completely exhausted after a whole day's shoot, but now with the comic atmosphere on sets I do not feel the work trauma anymore.

What kind of response have you been receiving just through the promotional advertisements of the serial?
The response has been very positive, though I haven't received many on a personal front. However, I have heard through my parents and native people in Bhopal that I am being liked. My father runs a medical store in Bhopal and the people who know me as his daughter share their responses with them.

Also my recent personal encounter was at Haji Ali where a woman recognized me to be a television actress. The best part was that she remembered the name of my previous serial, but identified me with my present role of Mrs. Sharma. So I was amazed to know that audience have already started relating to me as Mrs. Sharma. What more can an actor demand for!

How easy or difficult was it for you to do comedy after Banoo Main Teri Dulhann?
I won't regard it to be simple or difficult because once a person understands the concept and his/her character, things start falling in place. The one aspect which makes comedy stand out from the regular drama shows, is that the actor cannot cut and elaborate a dialogue depending on one's convenience when it comes to comedy. Performing comedy is like playing a song; if you miss a single tune the entire song gets spoilt. So in comedy detailing with timing plays a very important role.

How much more effort did you need to put towards this role?
Yes of course comedy demands for a constant high energy in every shot because I have to put in equal amount of humour in my supporting dialogues or punches too. It's an amazing experience as it gives me a feel of doing a stage performance.

How much homework did you do to enhance the character presentation?
Firstly I started observing the people of Allahabad. I did not have a big problem with dialect as I am good in Hindi; I had to just make few modifications here and there. And we also worked on the usage of some sweet words like Mr. Sharma is a very 'my dear person'. Then I started observing my local family women to inherit the innocence and simplicity in the character.

At the look test how did you feel about the entire attire of the character?
I loved it a lot and didn't have to work much myself as far as the look is concerned. I was very much happy with this long sleeved blouse, the big red flower in my hair and I any ways love to put Sindoor on my forehead. So the look was just perfect for me.

Apart from the character do you think such simple and innocent women do exist in real life in the present scenario?
Finding such women in Mumbai could be a bit difficult, but in local places like my native place Madhya Pradesh people are still that simple and innocent. It comes very easily to them. Basically the nature of a person depends on the surroundings in which he/she resides; so in Mumbai one has to be smart and fast in their work, so things differ.

As you said you too hail from a small town so have you met a character similar to Mrs. Sharma in real life?
No, I haven't met someone like her because people around me miss that fun element in them. They do carry certain nuances of Mrs. Sharma but I had nobody from whom I could take a leaf.

Mr. and Mrs. Sharma is threat to Jugni…?

A new rom-com show on SAB TV ‘Mr. and Mrs. Sharma Allahabad wale’ is Ujjwal Rana’s first as a producer.

A source informs, “The show is about to air from 17th of May, every Monday to Thursdays and the tentative timings for telecast is 9:30 pm. The show is all about a stupid yet lovely couple who adore each other for every simple achievement. Divyanka Tripathi and Rajesh Kumar will be essaying the role of Mrs. Rashmi Sharma and Mr. Drasht Dyumn Prasad Sharma respectively.”

“There are also some speculations that D.J ‘s ‘Jugni Chali Jalandhar’ which currently air on 9:30 PM slot might be a closing shop or else can shift its timing slot from 9:30 to 9:00 where the repeat of ‘Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo’ telecasts.” adds source.

A person from the production house says, “No, we have not yet received any information about Jugni… going off air but as the time slot keeps changing might be then once again the time slot changes. But no such news had come to us.”

Let’s see if not Jugni than who is the next to shut shop!

Distressed Muskaan wants to quit Jugni

The bubbly Muskaan Mihani is not a happy soul these days. The reason for it is the alleged politics on the sets of Jugni chali jalandhar. The girl is said to be so upset that she’s supposedly contemplating a move out of the show.

A little birdie from the sets informs, “From the past two months, Muskaan seems very disturbed on sets and is not behaving as before. One can make out from face that something is bothering her.”

The source continues, “Muskaan is fed up of the politics that prevails on the sets of Jugni. Few of her co-actors are making life difficult for Mehani. Their negative comments are making her see red. Apparently, Muskaan is so fed up that she wants to quit Jugni. She’s now eyeing new shows.”

We called Muskaan Mihani but she simply refused to comment.

I’m looking like a bhangi: Divyanka Tripathy

Some believe that she’s arguably the most loved bahu in small screen’s recent history. Her show Banoo main teri Dulhann went off air, but her fans are conspicuous by her long absence. Critics wrote her off but Divyanka is not one to go down quietly in the sunset. Divyanka simply shut herself from the outer world preferring to go into exile mode. The pretty lass will soon be seen in SAB daily titled Mr. and Mrs Sharma.

After a long while, Divyanka picked up her phone much to the surprise of this reporter. One couldn’t help but ask Divyanka as to has she now come out of her exile?

“Yes, I have come out of my exile. I believe in life there comes a time when you must disconnect yourself from the outer world and just stick to your family and close friends. For close to three years, I’d worked day in and day out thereby, I wasn’t able to give time to myself. There were lot of things that I wanted to but I couldn’t take it up. One of them was to have a house of my own,” said Divyanka.

That dream has now turned into a reality with Tripathy buying a 2 BHK flat in the plush area of Malad. The girl from UP took it upon herself to decorate her house. Well, surprisingly, she hasn’t been able to find a maid and so Divyanka is left to do most of the household work viz. brooming, cleaning floors, bathroom and toilets too. The girl though isn’t whining.

“For a while, I did have a maid, but I wasn’t impressed with her work. So, I took it upon myself to wash dishes, bathrooms and even toilet. You won’t believe but I’m looking like a bhangi (sweeper). It’s always best that you take care of your own house. My mother always maintained that you should do your own work. Guess, now I’m following in her footsteps. I feel doing such work instills a sense of humility as you start respecting people for whom this is a means to earn their daily bread,” Tripathy sighed.

The talk now moves out of the house and it’s work again that captures her imagination. She’s got an interesting tale about how she landed Mr. and Mrs Sharma.

Tripathy says, “I had agreed (not signed) to do another project but one day Ujjwal Rana (Mr. and Mrs. Sharma’s co-producer) asked me to come down and have a look at the script. After reading, I was in splits. Rana could sense that I was impressed and so he wouldn’t hear no for an answer. So, I agreed to do a show where I didn’t even shoot the pilot. Guess, it was in my destiny to do Mr. and Mrs.Sharma”

Critics are already lamenting Tripathy for opting for a show on a relatively lesser known channel but the actress is unperturbed “I knew, people will raise this point, but I want to tell everyone that I snubbed a bigger GEC for the SAB show. Comedy is something which I always wanted to do. I’ve shed enough tears. Now is the time to make viewers smile,” the former tragedy queen explained.

Finally, it’s Sharad Malhotra who comes to our mind. However, Divyanka is still very diplomatic when it comes to talking about her alleged boyfriend.

“Sharad is doing fine,” pat comes the reply. As always, it’s difficult to get her speak on this one. Anyways, well come back Divyanka.

Rakesh Bedi in F.I.R

Rakesh Bedi, the veteran actor will be seen in a cameo role in SAB TV's F.I.R.

The actor who was busy for nine long years with Yes Boss took a break for few months, and is now back to television with a different character in FIR.

When contacted, Rakesh Bedi confirmed the news and said, "I will be playing different characters in different episodes. I will not be seen in all episodes, but yes, as per my dates I will frequently be shooting with them. I have already shot for 5-6 characters for F.I.R".

Elaborating on one such interesting character that he plays in F.I.R, Rakesh told us, "I play a father in one of the episodes, who pretends to be married to Chandramukhi (Kavita Kaushik) only to teach his son a lesson".

Rakesh Bedi will also be seen in Waterwalks'upcoming show on SAB TV, titled Chal Chanchal Chal.

Divyanka replaces Resham Tipnis in Ujjwal's show..

Talented Divyanka Tripathi of Banoo Main Teri Dulhann fame has been getting lot of television offers of late.

As reported earlier, she was short listed along with Sanjeeda Sheikh for a Zee TV – Big Synergy show. She had also been offered a SAB TV show for Contiloe Telefilms. But the latest is that Divyanka Tripathi has been approached to play the lead role in Ujjwal Rana's maiden production, Dil Hai Chota Sa, which will launch on SAB TV.

We had earlier reported that Ujjwal Rana the actor who was earlier seen in Ghar Ek Sapna, has taken to production, which is called Starex Entertainment. We had earlier stated that Resham Tipnis and Rajesh Kumar will play a couple in the show. Ridhi Dogra,Pratima Kazmi, Atul Srivastav are also part of the show.

However, the latest is that Resham Tipnis is no more associated with the show, and Divyanka has been finalized for this particular role.

Resham Tipnis confirmed the news and said, "Yes, I am not doing Ujjwal Rana's show now. They wanted 25 days in a month and I could not give them that, as I am busy with my Marathi show too. So guess, this is a fair deal, and I think they have taken another actress to play the role".

We contacted Divyanka, who said, "I have got few offers in hand. But I have not yet decided on what to accept".

We called Producer Ujjwal Rana, but he refused to comment.

However, our source tells us, "Divyanka has accepted this show, and has started shoot. The show is expected to launch post IPL".

We tried calling Anooj Kapoor, Business Head, SAB TV but he remained unavailable for comment.

Guess we can now say that Divyanka will soon return to television!!

Sudha Chandran in Moti Sagar's next on SAB TV..

Moti Sagar's Sagar Pictures will now come up with a situational comedy on SAB TV, tentatively titled 'Bada Bada Pocket Chota Chota Hole'. The show will be based on the life of a chawl, and will focus on the struggle of people living there.

According to our source, "Sudha Chandranand Vijay Kadam will be playing a couple. Vijay Kadam will essay the role of a havaldar while Sudha plays a very fashionable housewife, who always wants to wear designer sarees. She loves to speak in English even though she does not know to speak a word. Bharti Achrekar and Harshada Khanvilkar will also play interesting roles in the show".

We tried calling Sudha Chandran, but she refused to comment.

We called Meenakshi Sagar of Sagar Pictures, but she said "It is too early to comment on anything".

We tried calling Anooj Kapoor, Business Head, SAB TV but he remained unavailable.

Our efforts to call Moti Sagar were in vain.

F.I.R. has a new team mate

She may have fulfilled her desire to enact a negative character as Rani’s (Anjali Abrol) step-mother, Chandrakala Chahi, in Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat, but Guddi Maruti will always remain popular for her comic roles, like her recent stint in Jugni Chali Jalandhar, as the ultra-superstitious ‘Titli Mausi’. She is now back on the small screen, doing what she does best – making the audience laugh. This time, she joins hands with the F.I.R. team.

"Guddi Maruti will soon be seen as the very funny character of a mother-in-law, who loves her daughter-in-law. Since both saas and bahu love each other, the show has a flavour distinctly different from what we see nowadays," says our source.

Guddi confirmed this news. "It was fun to work with the F.I.R. team. We had a lot of fun on the sets," she says. "The sequence goes something like this – our neighbour files a case against my bahu and me, accusing us of hitting him without a reason. My bahu and I pretend to love each other, to prove that we are not like other people. The story progresses, when Chandermukhi Chautala solves the case with her own unique technique," adds the comedienne.

We look forward to this saas-bahu saga, for a change.

Kavita Kaushik attacked by co-actor!

Looks like we have another celeb casualty. Actress Kavita Kaushik barely escaped getting bitten by her co-actor when shooting for Holi special episode of SAB TV's FIR!

We spoke to Kavita who says, "I still don't know how it all happened. We were shooting for Holi special episode, and I was supposed to go and dab color on this lady (junior artiste who was called for the Holi sequence in F.I.R) called Manju Brijnandan Sharma. When I dabbed color on her, she just freaked out, started twisting my fingers and tried her level best to break them. Thank God, I soon pulled myself out of the shock and backed off or else she would've ended up biting my fingers!"

The actress adds, "I have got dislocation of the bones and tissue tear. I've been asked to wear the crepe bandage to help with the swelling and pain."

So how is she feeling now? "Well, to be very honest, I'm not okay yet. It's been fifteen days since the incident and I still am unable to do things properly with my right hand. I can't sign cheques or autographs. I can't text message," tells Kavita.

Even after experiencing this awful incident, Kavita isn't wary or angry. She tells us, "The production house people and director said that a formal complaint will be made to the Cine Artists Association but I told them not to as acting might be the only source of earning an income for her. But they have certainly barred her from appearing in FIR from now on. And I'm not scared because things happen, we can't help it or let them slow us down. But Kiku Sharda certainly is scared of the weird woman now. He keeps saying stuff like – woh kuch bhi kar sakti hai. Mujhe toh use door hi rehna hai. (She's capable of doing anything. I definitely want to stay away from her)"

We wish Kavita a quick recovery!

The two part Holi special episode series airs starting Monday, March 01 and Tuesday, March 02, 10.30 pm on SAB.

Dayaben's rendezvous with Salman Khan

They say humor trumps everything. The latest meeting of Dayaben of SAB TV's Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasmah with Salman Khan only goes to favor the saying.

According to our source, "When Dayaben and Salman khan came together we didn't know what to expect of the meeting. But turned out, even Salman couldn't remain unaffected of Dayaben's charisma. He confessed he has fallen for the typical Dayaben laughter."

We spoke to Disha Wakani aka Dayaben. She says, "Yes, I met Salman khan. He is a very charming and down to earth person. He told me he watches my show and loves each and every character from the show."

She adds, "Salman has already worked with Jetha ji and so he told me how they both go a long way back. It was a very nice interaction that I had with him."

Did Dayaben treat Salman with khaman dhokla? "No dhokla wasn't available. So I got him fafda which he enjoyed a lot," says Disha in a matter of fact manner.

While Disha treated Salman to the delicacies of Gujarat, Smita Singh (the vamp Punpunwali from the COLORS show Sabki Jodi Wohi Banaata Bhagyavidhaata) added the Bihari spice while comedian Bharti Singh added the Punjabi masalaa. Salman almost spent three hours with these TV babes and it was a perfect afternoon date for Salman Khan.

Chanda Rani uncovers Raaz Pichle Janam Ka!

The show ‘Yeh Chanda Kanoon Hai’ will soon see its next episode in which all the three court room people (Two lawyers and one judge) Chanda Rani (Juhi Parmar), Vibhuti Narayan (Asif Sheikh) and the judge Prem Kapoor (Tiku Talsania) will go through their past life to solve one of such case which comes to their court room.

Our reliable source, “It is a case filed by a son who believes that his father who died many years ago is reborn as a dog in his neighbor’s house. Thus, he files a case against his neighbor to seek the possession of that dog. Not having any law on reincarnation, the Judge Prem Kapoor decides to check on the reliability and legitimacy of the claim by himself and for this reason he meets the psychiatrist to know about his past life and sees that Vibhuti had killed him.”

“Further as Chanda is not convinced with the new findings and will recheck the fact. Eventually she meets a psychiatrist who takes her in the past life where Chanda sees that she was the mother of Vibhuti and Judge was her husband who had shot Vibhuti dead. Later, they all come to the conclusion that it’s imagination and have no real meaning or authenticity. Finally the Judge dismisses the case letting the owner of the dog to continue as its caretaker. The episode will be aired on 3rd and 4th of February,” signs off the source.

Don’t forget to watch the funny avatar of Raaz Pichle Janam Ka only on SAB TV!

Dilwale Jugni Le Jayenge!

SAB TV’s only serial with Punjabi tadka, ‘Jugni Chali Jalandhar’ is planning for some innovative ideas which will help the TRP’s of the serial to grow not only in north India but all over the country.

Our reliable source informs, “As ‘Jugni Chali Jalandhar’ has great fan following in the north and the recent song track in the episodes gained good TRP’s thus the production has decided to take the two lovely couple-Jugni (Muskaan Mehani) and Vicky (Karan Godwan) to shoot a love song sequence in some northern side of India where they can get a typical tractor and a good farm with yellow flowers just like that in the movie, ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’.”

When we called Muskaan and she confirms, “Yes, we are planning to have a love song sequence. And for that we are going to have an outdoor shoot. As our jodi is liked by all so we intended to do something more interesting and keep-up the pace. We might leave for north in 2 weeks.”

Let’s see what new Jugni brings in for her viewers and to save its dipping TRPs!

Shweta Tiwari to grace wedding in Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo..

All is fair in love and war, and this is exactly what the protagonist of SAB TV's Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo, Apoorva (Sumeet Raghavan) must be saying, as he is all set to marry his love, Aarti played by Mugdha Chapekar!!

According to our source, "The wedding is being shot in a lavish manner, with many celebrities gracing the occasion. Many actors from the SAB family will also be seen wishing the couple. But the main attraction of the wedding will be the gorgeous Shweta Tiwari and her partner from Comedy Circus, Sudesh Lahiri. They also performed on a small act which left the people present there in raptures".

When contacted, Sudesh Lahiri confirmed the news and said, "Yes, we both are gracing the wedding as celebrity guests. We have performed an act together. But I can't divulge many details".

We tried calling Shweta Tiwari, but she remained unavailable.

Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo is produced by Optimystix.

So here comes one more opportunity to see Shweta in action!!

Upcoming Fiction shows in 2010

For the couch potato 2010 is sure to be a roller coaster ride with an entertaining line up of television programming all set to hit the sets. Along with the social dramas that are a hit nowadays, mythology, family fights and love tiffs are also in the race for the big, bad TRP battle.

Let’s take a quick peek into the upcoming schedule.

‘Kalki’ is Smita Thackeray’s ambitious show having Ashutosh Rana in lead while it has been rumoured that Amitabh Bachchan and Jackie Shroff had been approached for significant roles. It’s said to be mythological story about lord Vishnu’s 10 avatars. ‘Devi’ will air on NDTV Imagine which will have story of a girl-child who is considered as a goddess as her birth brings rains in the village after a long drought.

‘Do Saheliya’, which obviously is about two friends will mark Sudha Chandran’s comeback. JD Majethia’s untitled show once again brings a family drama which revolves around lives of four sisters. In competition is Asit Modi’s untitled show as he also brings a serious family drama.

Audience will be in splits as SAB TV comes up with a silent comedy ala Charlie Chaplin movies. NDTV’s funny Family show ‘Ghar Ki Baat Hai 2’ will tickle audience’s funny bone.

There are different genre shows coming up this year that may be breathers for audience from same old stuff like YRF’s ‘Seven’ a sci-fi fiction, ‘Powder’ a thriller chase drama based on underworld crime stories. Ekta Kapoor’s detective show will be competing with ‘Crime Patrol’ that returns back after long break for its second season and with similar themed show from the production house of Red Chillies.

Romance will also show its magic this year as shows like ‘Do Hanso Ka Joda’ and ‘Paheli’ are love stories with a difference which will compete to gain audience attention. YRF’s ‘Rishta.Com’ has two partners of a matchmaking company falling in love while ‘Mahi Way’ is the story of a cute, fat girl who doesn’t believe that being fat will obstruct her from meeting her dream boy and will mark Sharon Prabakar’s TV debut.

Social Dramas will also be seen on TV with ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ having Rajesh Kumar playing lead role of fat man with some obsessions and ‘Traffic Signal’ where three different women share their life experiences will be aired. ‘Visarjan’ on ‘Colors’ has the story of a village girl marrying a rich old guy to protect her identity will also compete in this category.

Seems like 2010 will be a treat with numerous kind of shows coming up and all set to impress viewers and gain viewership. So, viewers get set to watch the drama, romance, reality, comedy and let the begin!

Glorious moment for Taarak Mehta ka Oolta Chasma

The comedy serial “Taarak Mehta ka Oolta Chasma” produced by Asit Kumar Modi is being bombarded with awards. A comedy serial of production house “Neela Telefilms Private Ltd” till date it is the best serial on Sony SAB.

‘Taarak Mehta ka Oolta Chasma’ won two awards at Indian Television Academy Awards, 2009 (ITA). It bagged the “Best Serial-Comedy” award and Disha Vakhani won the “Best Actress-Comedy” while it bagged three awards “Best Sitcom”, “Best Actor – Dilip Joshi” and “Best Actress – Disha Vakhani” at Indian Telly Awards, 2009.

This is a boost for the proud team of the show which promises to continue spreading more smiles and laughs to its viewers.

Maniben.com gets an extension

There was a buzz that the show Maniben.com which airs on SAB TV will be soon pulled off from the channel due to less popularity but with the news of the show getting extension, the rumours have been put at rest.

Our little birdie from the production chirps, “Every serial has a contract with the channel but the contract has to be renewed after certain period of time if the show is doing well and for Maniben.com it has been renewed as the ratings are good as the viewers have started liking the show.”

“Thus, the show has received its extension till it entertains the audience with its rib tickling comedy. As for now the ratings of the show are good, about point seven which is not that bad to pull a show down,” adds the source.

Let’s see to what extent Maniben.com proves itself and be in the league!

Ami Trivedi joins the Family Album

Amit Trivedi, the Kittu of the show Kittu Sab Janti Hai was out of the sight since long but now the actress will be making a come back. She will be joining the other actors in the new show of SAB tentatively named as Family Album produced by Optimystix.

“She has recently signed the contract and the shooting of the show is also started. The show should be going on air in this month but the dates are yet to be fixed,” chirps the source from the production house.

Elaborating about the show our source quips, “It’s going to be a family comedy drama for sure but the channel has given strict warning to everyone of revealing anything. The audience will see many know faces in the serial too.”

“Sukriti Khandpal, Sumeet Raghvan, Tiku Talsaniya, Apra Mehta are few to be named. Ami is the recent one to join the family,” concludes the source.

Sanjay Mishra heads in Lapataganj

One of the veteran actors who had always given a great contribution to the television industry and Bollywood is about to enter the lost place i.e. Lapataganj (SAB TV). The actor who is currently executing his talent in Sony’s Comedy Circus-Teen Ka Tadka will be soon spotted in the show in a very different avatar.

Our reliable source from the sets informs, “The veteran actor Sanjay Mishra who has always made the audience giggles with his comedy, will be entering in Lapataganj and make the audience laugh in the same manner as he did in the past.”

“The actor will be essaying the role of a very weird politician i.e. ‘neta’ whose ‘ta ’from the word ‘neta’ has been lost from his banner and due to which he has come to Lapataganj to find his lost ‘ta’,” khabroo added.

As per now who ever ‘Neta’ comes to the village is always with the purpose to solve some problem that dwells but this is not with Sanjay Mishra. “The shoot for this sequence has been winded up as he also has some other ventures to be fulfilled thus the episode will be telecasted soon,” source added.

So audience, be ready to experience one more episode of Lapataganj packed with lots of laughter.

Sucheta fears as cow stares.

Do you know essaying a character, which is total ‘dehati’ is just like inviting new troubles in your life; same incident happens with Sucheta Khanna aka Indumati of Lapataganj, were the actress has to overcome hurdles on every alternate day.

Elaborating on the on sets incident Sucheta informs, “There was a sequence were I have to shoot with a calf who was forcibly taken away from her mother for a shoot with me.Thus, the mother was very annoyed with me.”

“As soon as we ended the shoot with the calf, the cow ran and stood up in front of my green room and was continuously starring at me because I took her child away. So she was not allowing me to go inside the room which scared me a lot. On top of that I was in red sari too,” she quips.

“The whole situation was scary as well as funny but one thing for sure is that it had taken breath out of me. After that incident it was clear in my mind that being dehati is not an easy job for sure,” she concludes.

Well Sucheta, we can just say here is that the simpler it looks; the more difficult it is to execute, isn’t it?

Pakoda break on the sets of Lapataganj

One of the protagonists from the show Lapataganj (SAB TV) is always keen to feed the tummy of the unit with his yummy preparations. This guy always runs into the kitchen situated on the set, to cook various mouth watering items for his co-actors. Any guess for the actor?

Little birdie from the sets informs, “The veteran actor, Vinith Kumar who essays the role of Kachua chacha in the serial is very fond of cooking and thus prepares one or the another item on the sets to make the atmosphere more cheerful. Recently when the actor had enough time he rushed to the kitchen and prepared ‘pakoda’ for the whole unit which tasted yummy.”

So to know more about the happening we called up Sucheta Khanna (Indumati), she perkily said, “He is an fantastic cook and a humorous kind of a guy who always think that work should be done with full enjoyment and one should be satisfied at the end of the day. So he does all these things on the set which gives us break from all the tensions and hectic schedule.”

“And truly speaking pakoda’s were so mouth watering and tasty that we are now addicted to his delicacies and always waits for his another recipe to be enjoyed,” she added.

From all this we can at least say that even if the serial’s name is Lapataganj, one thing will never be never be lapata and that is Vinith’s yummy dishes, isn’t it?