Guess who's going to be busiest this navratri ? Music video actresses and TV stars. Until a few years ago, film actors were the star attractions at garba events. Their counterparts have now taken over, especially in the last two to three years. They have offers to make appearances from all over the country.
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And there's good money to be had as well. Ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh per appearance, and more depending on what the person's expected to do. Right from the bahus to the saas', from the vamps to the do-gooders, all are making trips to other cities next week onwards. Mandira Bedi, Vikas Bhalla, Juhi Parmar, Urvashi Dholakia, Sangita Ghosh, Rajeev Khandelwal, Aamna Shariff, all the three Shwetas (Keswani, Kawatra and Tiwari), Jassi and company, actors from family drama serials are in demand. Delhi, Bhopal, Jaipur, Raipur, Jodhpur, Surat, Ahmedabad, Pune, Nagpur and Kolkata are keen to have stars sway to the dandiya beats.
That apart, there are plans to go abroad as well. Sakshi Tanwar, who has travelled across India over the last few years, is going to US and Canada this year. Hiten Tejwani and wife Gauri Pradhan will go to the US and London for 20 days for the festival season. For Mumbai, however, there's nothing concrete planned yet. "I have been approached by some organisers here. Let's see if I can adjust my shooting dates," says actor Vikas Bhalla. But the frenzy here is definitely less compared to other cities. "Actors are based in Mumbai and that's probably the reason," explains Juhi Parmar. Another reason, points out music video gal Shefali Jariwala, is that Mumbai organisers need them only on week-ends. That's not possible with many having committed outside. But the city will not miss out completely. With top organisers looking for tie-ups with TV channels, one can expect stars to descend here too.
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