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Bored with being Om

Not a publicity stunt

Apparently a mutual consensus was reached between Ekta Kapoor and Karmarkar, after he conveyed his decision to leave the show a few weeks back. "Kiran has always been looked up to in the industry.

He has always been a man of his conscience, and when he realised he could not do Kahaani anymore, he told Ekta about it," says a friend on condition of anonymity.

As per the understanding it was decided that keeping in mind the popularity of the character, a logical end would be given to Om. According to reports, Om will be killed on Kahaani around the same time the show completes its 1000th episode.

Karmarkar was apprehensive about his decision to leave the show being leaked to the media since he thought it would be considered to be a publicity stunt.

"He has always maintained a low profile when it comes to being in the news. He lets his work talk for him, and never tries to milk attention by creating news around himself," said his friend.

Karmarkar was unavailable for comment.

What's Paalkhi all about?
The story of Paalkhi revolves around two brothers Pranjal and Daksh. I am playing the lead role of Pranjal, opposite Karisma Tanna (Indu of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi), who plays Palak. I hadn't interacted with her before, but after working with her, I find her to be a great person to hang out with.

Pranjal is the perfect guy who any girl can take home to her mother. He has good values and high ethics.

Matching upto my co-star
I know everyone has been saying that I don't quite match up to Karisma's height. She's a tall girl compared to me. But I am wearing some high heeled shoes to try and match up to her. However those who have seen the rushes think we both look good together.

One big happy Gujju family
It's a weird coincidence that the setting of the show is a Gujarati family, and everyone including the cast and the technicians on the show are Gujaratis. This definitely makes the working atmosphere very lively. Karisma is also a Gujju, and even though we converse in English we end up speaking in Gujarati, at times. The look is similar to Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Trying script writing
I have done a professional course in filmmaking and even made three short films, which have been screened at various film festivals throughout the country. After Kahaani and Kaarthika, I had some spare time, which I utilized for writing my script. It's thriller and I am fine-tuning it, presently.

Multi-tasking
I am looking out for a producer, but if I don't find one, I might produce it myself. I think being behind the camera is equally challenging as being in front of it. Recently I also shot for a music video in Bangkok for an upcoming singer. It should be out in a couple of weeks.

Re-entry in Kahaani?
At the moment I don't think there's any scope for Parth to come back, since the story focuses on the new family. However, technically Parth is not dead, so there is always that window open for him to pop into the serial any time in the future.

Love is all around
I have always cribbed about not having enough time to find the right girl. But now that I have some time, maybe I will try and spend some time hunting for her. Right now I am very much single.

Who is your favourite co-star from Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii?
— Aashi
Dear Aashi, my favourites are the former Pallavi (Shweta Kawaatra), Om (Kiran Karmarkar) and Parvati (Sakshi Tanwar).

Why is your negative glam character Mallika not seen nowadays?
— Subur Luqman
Dear Subur, I guess evil has reduced in the world!

Who is your real life partner?
— Heena Raul
Dear Heena, his name is Captain Sanjay Chopra. He's a pilot with Air India and is an incredible man.

Why are you not seen in other Balaji shows?
— M Sudhir
Dear Sudhir, there is no particular reason. It is always wonderful to work with Balaji.

How do you define the relationship your Kahaani character Mallika has with her son Aryan (Ali Hassan)?
— Roshan Aga
Dear Roshan, it is a slightly weird relationship. She is obsessive about her son, but then even in real life there are mothers who are extremely obsessive about their sons.

Why don't you do films nowadays considering you started off in films like Platform with Ajay Devgan?
— S H Nandini
Dear Nandini, I have done a couple of films but basically I am an actor and an actor makes choices according to the roles that are offered. Whether the medium is TV or films does not matter. However, I am looking at certain offers for films.

How would you define your role in the political drama Sarrkkar?
— Yugraj Suri
Dear Yugraj, I play Urvashi who is the daughter-in-law of a chief minister. Urvashi begins as a reasonably placid person who becomes a prominent personality in the household.

I read somewhere that you are also interested in writing. What do you write about?
— Shilpi Hasananmali
Dear Shilpi, yes, I am into writing. In fact, I used to write for magazines and newspapers during my student days in Delhi. I do write on what moves me what I see and perceive about things around me.

When is your birthday and what's your star sign?
I am a Piscean and was born on March 1.

Do you believe in astrology and numerology?
I don't believe in astrology completely, but I believe that planetary motions have an effect on our lives.

Where were you born, and which school did you go to?
I was born in Mumbai and went to Carmel Convent school.

What was your first job? And how much was your first paycheck?
I worked with an airline company as an air hostess and got Rs 12,000 as my first paycheck.

One thing you are really bad at doing?
I am terrible at exercising.

What's your favourite smell?
I love the smell of a temple with incense sticks.

Where in Mumbai would you rather be staying?
I am happy staying in Lokhandwala complex, Andheri.

What do you lust for?
I lust for good roles.

Your most embarrassing moment on Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii?
It's not exactly embarrassing, but when I joined the show I was literally ragged by Ali Asgar (Kamal) on the sets. Later on, he turned out to be one of my best friends. I love the Kahaani unit, they are the best people to work with.

How often do you say "I love you"?
I say it quite often. Not just to my husband but also to my mom and my friends. But whenever I say it, I mean it 100 per cent.
As told to Tushar Joshi

How did you get into acting? Which was your debut show?
—- Tushar Parab
Dear Tushar, I always had a desire to act. In 1989, I went to see Vikram Gokhale's play Neera Ksheera and was impressed by the role. I wrote him a letter appreciating his work, since he was a friend of my father's. My father fixed up a meeting with him and I told him about my desire to act. My debut show was the Marathi soap Dinaman, which aired on Doordarshan in December 1989.

Have you ever done theatre?
—- Tamanna Mehta
Dear Tamanna, I have done theatre. Between 1993-95, I did two big plays — Kimaya Gaar written by V V Shirawadkar and Sadashiv Amrapurkar, as well as Pu La Deshpande's Sundar Mee Honar. I have also done some other Marathi plays as well.

Are you satisfied with your role in Kahaani? Do you ever plan to move to the big screen? —- Ramlah Merchant and Husain Lokhandwalla
Dear Ramlah and Husain, Om has his limitations but I am doing the role exactly as Ekta Kapoor had etched it out to be.

The character has been set, so it is difficult to change it now. I do plan to act on the big screen; I'm looking for some character roles. I have done Marathi films as well as Hindi films like Thoda Tum Badalo, Thoda Hum Badale and Shirdi Ke Saibaba.

If you could change one thing about Om, what would it be?
—- Sufyan Khan
Dear Sufyan, the fact that he gets so angry with t his daughter Shruti so often.

Why do you do such selective work?
—- Reena Shah
Dear Reena, it's just that in a daily soap you are shooting for 20-25 days, so there is no time for other things. Whether it is Damini, Ghar Ek Mandir or Kahaani... I don only one show at a time.

You acted brilliantly in Damini, got so much fame in Kahaani and came up with a great performance in Rihaee. Which role did you find more challenging? —- Bhoomi
Dear Bhoomi, all were challenging. Each role was distinct and unique