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Originally posted by: Sukanya_Datta

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

Glad people have found this. Welcome to the new AT.

How far in the story do you think this AT will go? The game of dice episodes? Or are we likely to see the marriages of Duryodhan & Duhsala/Jayadrath?

Originally posted by: ...Diala...

I remember seeing that.. the bird poked him 😆 but he managed it well 😛.. so we will get to see more of Sukhra is it?

Congrats everyone on new AT

An Interview with Arav chaudary Aka Pitanah Bhishma . . .

You are playing Bhishma-Pitamah in
Mahabharat. How is the whole pressure
that's on you right now? What is the game
plan on your mind at present?
There is no pressure at all. There never was
any pressure. I don't work under pressure as
an actor. Although in the first week, you can
say that I was under a little bit of pressure.
After having signed the show, I didn't realize
that how am I supposed to go with it and I
was lost for one week. Then slowly and
gradually I started briefing everything
together, I started going ahead, working out
and changed my style. How he walks, how he
reacts, body postures, stances and
everything. So then... yaa things have been
cool.
You have portrayed a lot of roles so far.
You also have been in movies and
television. What is the something that is
still left for you to explore in your
opinion?
Ohh, there is always something new to do,
there is too much to do. I would love to do
comedies. I have done comedy earlier but
that was long back and was muck like
slapstick comedy. I would love to do comedy
or play a romantic hero and romance
beautiful heroines.
How has the reaction been regarding to
Mahabharat so far?
It is unbelievably fantastic. I never expected
this kind of enormous response from all over
the world. When you create something new,
whether you are a painter, singer or a
musician or an actor, when you are creating
something, you feel that ok... this is going
right but how right nobody knows. So the
response has been really, really awesome. I
never really expected this much, where on a
regular basis, on an hourly basis people are
either messaging or writing on my Facebook
or even calling and are just loving it. So
that's very encouraging and that keeps you
going.
Is there any film or show you are looking
forward to this year?
As of now I am completely focused on
Mahabharat, because I am under a contract
with the channel and the production house
for one more year. Since mine is the central
character, main protagonist, the lead
character of the series and the show depends
on this character, I have to focus 100 % on
this and I am shooting for 13 hours for at
least 13 to 20 days. So after this, there's no
time left to do anything else. But yes, I have
in between finished my first South film. It is a
Kanada film and it might be releasing by the
end of this year, in November or December. I
have got more offers coming in from the
South. If time permits and if it is really an
exciting role, then definitely will look into
something else but as of now it's
Mahabharat all the way.
You said that you have worked on your
physique for the character of Bhishma.
How long has this journey been for
you? Mahabharat in the making was
planned for three years by the producers.
So how long did it take for you to really
fit-in?
It has been one of the most difficult roles I
have ever tried. First of all after I signed the
series, it took almost eight to nine months to
go on-air and that was killing. As an actor
you do get other work and in such
circumstances you can't take up that work.
You start shooting in the next 15 days, the
first week and next month, you are
perpetually waiting and when the wait goes
on and on, it is not really encouraging. Apart
from that, you are losing other work as well
and then to work on Bhishma and stay
positive, everything becomes hard.
To stay focused, not to lose hope and work-
out and maintain strict diet is extremely
difficult. Then once we started shooting, it
has again been extremely difficult. The
jewellery, the costumes, the fight sequences
and the time factor, because in cinema you
get off but here I have to shoot for 12 to 13
hours every day without fail. I don't get to
sleep for more than 4-5 hours on a regular
basis and then whether I sleep at 3 in the
night or get up at 6 in the morning, I have to
hit the gym and work-out as well. Hence, if
all that is put-together, it becomes very
difficult.
Any favourite Aerobic exercise or
anything that you like the most?
I don't really get the time to do aerobic
exercise. I would love to go swimming but it
has been really a long time since I last did
swim. I just do weights in order to keep the
muscles going because that is what the look
is all about.
Any last message for your fans?
Well guys I hope you are enjoying
Mahabharat. We have worked really hard on
it and we promise that we will keep working
harder for this. I am sure you are enjoying
the actual sequences and you are enjoying the
drama as well. It's a great story, the way it
is told, the way it is made, the treatment that
is given and also the show has been made in
a really gripping manner. I hope everybody
gets tuned to Mahabharat.. .

~Madhumita~ " with Arav Chowdharry and Tamanna Aktar.