Kasautii Zindagii Kay's Komolika- Urvashi Dholakia- Finally Speaks Out On Hina Khan: Is She The Right Choice? Can She Do It?
In an EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Spotboye.com, Urvashi Dholakia says that she can't wait for the show to begin tonight. Obviously, she will be watching HIna Khan closely.
Hina Khan's (set
to play Komolika in KZK 2) entry might not happen so soon. But Urvashi Dholakia
will have her eyes on Erica Fernandes (Prerna) and Parth Samthaan (Anurag) too.
Meanwhile, Ekta Kapoor is a bundle of nerves, I guess. She is a brave producer,
lekin phir bhi who doesn't have butterflies in stomach before anything major of
his/her is put on test? So tonight before the 1st episode of KZK 2 flashes in
your drawing room/bedroom, here's a quick interview with Urvashi, which we had
with her on phone late last night.
Excerpts:
Do you think
Hina is the right choice for Komilika which was played by you in the original?
Ekta (Kapoor)
put her trust in me 18 years ago, the same she is doing now on Hina. Ekta
has an eye for detail. Ekta has an eye for performers. Like she extracted what
she wanted from me, I am sure she will extract it from Hina too. The baton
has been passed and I wish Hina 'Good Luck' in all honesty.
Comparisons
between Hina and you may become the talk of the town...
Comparisons will
be there and you really can't stop them from doing that, but people eventually
catch on. And let's take the case of millenials. They probably don't even know
me, it would relatively easy for them to relate to Hina.
That's what
Erica told us when we asked her about the inevitable comparisons which will be
drawn between Shweta Tiwari (original Prerna) and her...
She is right.
Are you still
recognised as Komolika?
From remote
villages of Africa to any other part of the globe.
Your craze as
Komilika was immense. The bindis you were were sold as Komolika bindis...
Sarees too.
Plus, the platform wasn't so big. There was barely any social media, then. The
feeling was so thrilling.
Isn't the
presence of social media in such a case, daunting? Suddenly there might be a
deluge on Hina's social accounts that they don't like her, or on your accounts
that they like Hina more than you...
Hina has a huge
fan following- be it on social media or otherwise. People will accept her
readily.
Urvashi Dholakia As Komolika In Kasautii Zindagi Kay
Hina has
changed a lot when it comes to dressing, especially after she did Bigg Boss
(Season 11)...
I didn't see the
last season. But I am sure you are right. Lekin, transformations so happen in
case of TV actors too, it's not just restricted to the film industry. It
happened with me too. Like I did Souten Bane Saheli and Ghar Ek Mandir,
and then came KZK.
Do you know
Hina closely?
We have met
socially and exchanged pleasantries. Bas, otherwise I don't know her.
Are you in
touch with Shweta Tiwari and/or Cezzane Khan?
Shweta did
message me for Ganpati, recently. But no, we have not been in touch per se. My
equation with the entire team of KZK was very good. Tabhi ki baat alag thi, aaj
ki baat alag hai (trails off). Aajkal saara interaction social media pe hota
hai. Information, messages and even keeping in touch- mostly loaded with
emoticons.
Erica Fernandes And Parth Samthaan In Kasautii Zindagii Kay
Since it's
not a Part 2 per se but a reboot, don't you think that the pressure on the full
team is higher?
I am sure everyone
associated with it is under pressure. But having said that, I must tell you
that I am eagerly looking forward to its start. In fact, the other day I even
messaged Ekta about the excitement and anticipation. Hmmm... I am going down
memory lane.
I like your
faith in Ekta. Look at the way she is still going strong on TV and how she
bounced back in films with Veere Di Wedding...
Absolutely
brilliant.
I was
skeptical- Veere Di Wedding will be outrageous and I might not like it. But when I came out, I realised
that I had loved it...
(Laughs) I quite
associated with that film, un dino my girl-gang and I were packing our bags for
a holiday just like the Veere girls did at one point in the film.
Did you have
some fun on that trip like the Veere Di Wedding girls?
I wish kuch
bolne ke liye hota (laughs). The trip turned out to be disastrous in its last 3
days. We were on an isiolated island, near Bali. Boats were cancelled. It took
us 13 hours to get back. There was a minor tsunami.
A Still From Veere Di Wedding
Parting shot: Do you remember the details of how you got the Komolika part?
Of course.
Shoot...
I was shooting
in Balaji office for souten Bane Saheli, and Ekta called me to her cabin on
first floor. One look at me and she said: You are going to be the next sex
symbol of India, Komolika. I asked her what is Komolika. She said 'that's the
name of your next character in a new show'. After sometime, she introduced me
to her mother Shobha Kapoor but Shobhaji rejected me and said: Yeh! Yeh kaise kar payegi?
And then?
Well...
The rest, as
they say, is history?
(Laughs) You
said it!
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