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Shiva or Parvati: Veebha’s confused!
15th January, 2011 : These days, it is a task in itself to get an actress ready for her shot in front of the camera. And
if being made up to play an actress wasn’t enough, imagine having to dress up as a man too!!
Veebha Anand, the lead protagonist of Zee TV’s new show Sanskaar Laxmi faced this situation
when she had to perform a dance that was based on the story of Shiva as the ardhanarishwara.
“The ardhanarishwara is the best example of the perfect union of the complementary pairs that
form the world. Since I am playing the role of Laxmi who is a devout Shiv Bhakt on the show, I
was asked to dance on the Shiv Taandav music and sing a melodious stuti in praise of Lord Shiva
and offer prayers on the Shivling,” said Veebha.
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She adds, “I am a Bhangra & Bollywood type of girl so you can imagine my plight at having
to attempt two very different styles of dancing & that too within just two days!! The make-
up and hair too was exhaustive but at the end of the day I hope I was able to do justice to the
expectations that were placed on me.”
“The dance had to be performed in an exclusive manner where Veebha plays both Shiva and
Shakti and wears a costume that is half of Shiv Shankar and half of Parvati (Shakti). With the
make-up requiring Veebha's face to be painted half in blue representing Shiv Shankar's anger
and the other half to be that of Parvati ji's serenity and calmness; it took approximately 4 hours
to finish the makeup and another 2 hours to do the hair, But the effort was totally worth it!! She
danced with such energy and grace that I am sure the gods must be smiling down on her.” said a
source from the sets.
Watch this interesting performance on Sanskaar Laxmi on Zee TV from January 17, 2011, at 10
30 PM.
Veebha Anand turning Gujarati!
Veebha’s preparations to play the lead of Zee TV’s new show Sanskaar Laxmi
What does it take to get an actress into the skin of her character? For Veebha Anand, the lead
actress of Zee TV’s new show Sanskaar Laxmi, an exhaustive workshop was arranged by the
writer cum producer, Raju Bhai. Veebha, is all gung-ho about playing the role of Lakshmi and
was insistent about leaving no stone unturned when it came to lending credibility to the character
that she portrays on screen.
“Having been brought up in the small town of Dehradun, I empathize with the small town
mentality of Lakshmi but for a month before we started shooting, I felt that there was more to be
done to become Lakshmi on screen. Moreover my producer Raju Bhai has placed such immense
faith in me so I did not want to disappoint him. I began watching Guajarati movies & plays to
understand the essence of the region, language and the mannerisms of its people. Raju Bhai was
kind enough to take time out to give me lessons so that I could learn to speak the language well
and pick up the accent that would lend authenticity to my portrayal of Laxmi. I play a girl who is
full of life, innocent and makes a difference wherever she goes.” said Veebha when we contacted
her. The actress has even learnt some Gujarati folk songs owing to the long Dandiya and Garba
lessons that she has been taking from her Gujarati friends in Mumbai.
Seems that these lovely lass will soon be walking and talking with the panache of the native
Gujarati with all the preparation that she has been putting into the role! We wish her all the very
best in her endeavour. When contacted Raju Bhai said, “Yes I did hold workshops for Veebha and other actors of
the show to groom them to enact their Gujarati characters to the T. All of them were very co-
operative. With Veebha, in particular, it was not very tough as she has already portrayed a
similar character on Indian Television. Her dedication is seen to be believed and I’m hoping she
endears all with her performance.”
Catch Sanskaar Laxmi starting on Zee TV from January 17, 2011 every Monday to
Thursday at 10.30 PM. |
