| Yeh dosti hum nahin chodenge Meet actors who are best friends | |
| The inhuman schedules of the television industry have been under criticism from all quarters. Reams of newsprint have been spent on talking about how it leads to actors falling ill, poor quality of shows, technicians collapsing on sets. But what, perhaps, all of us seem to have missed is one positive aspect of this otherwise inhuman practice (working 18 hours every day) ? the fact that it sprung many relationships in real life. Even if you do not count the couples in the industry, there are many people from the industry who have become best of friends, largely because of the time they spent together on the sets. Be it Sarah Khan and Parul Chauhan, Hiten Tejwani and Yash Tonk, Daljeet Kaur and Neha Bamb, Amit Verma and Mazhar Sayeed, Jay Bhanushali, Jatin and Ali Merchant, the song that all of them seem to be singing is Yeh dosti hum nahin chodenge. We spoke to a few of them to find out more about friendship in an otherwise cut-throat industry. Amit Verma and Mazhar Sayed "I still remember six years back, Mazhar, Hussain and I were shooting for the pilot of an Indian adaptation of Archies comics. We had gone to Kolhapur for the shooting and after it was over, we just exchanged pleasantries and parted ways," remembers a nostalgic Amit Verma. "We started bumping into each other at various events and that is how we came to know each other better and became good friends." What does he think ticked in their friendship? "I think what I like and hate most in Mazhar is his simplicity. Like every person, I also went through a lot of highs and lows in life. I realised that Mazhar was a true friend when he helped me tide through the lows," says Amit who feels there is no scope for professional rivalry coming between them. "On the contrary, since we are from the same industry, we can discuss and take a lot of decisions jointly. Plus we can really hit it of well during our bitching and gossiping sessions!" says Amit with a cheeky smile on his face. |
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