It"s
a
double
whammy
for
actress
Rajashree
Thakur
aka
Saloni.
Her
hit
Zee
show
'Saat
Phere" has
completed
500
episodes
and
she
has
won
the
best
actress
award
at
the
recently
concluded
Gold
awards.
Obviously
the
actress
is
elated.
Yeah,
naturally
I
am
very
happy.
Touching
500
is
an
amazing
feat
and
I
am
sure
there
will
many
more
such
occasions
to
celebrate
in
the
days
to
come,"
informs
the
actress
who
made
'dark"
the
in
thing.
So
what
is
it
that
makes
'Saat
Phere"
rock
so
and
different
from
the
run
of
the
mill
'saas
bahu"
shows?
Retorts
the
confident
actress,
“Saat
Phere
is
not
really
a
'saas
bahu"
soap.
The
initial
concept
was
about
colour
discrimination
but
now
it"s
not
just
about
Saloni.
The
show
has
taken
up
many
social
issues
like
widow
remarriage
successfully.
This
is
what
the
USP
of
the
show
is.
But
there
is
not
one
single
reason,
which
gets
credit
for
the
success
of
the
show.
A
lot
of
things
have
contributed
towards
making
the
show
a
success.
From
the
producers,
the
writers,
the
channel
to
the
actors,
the
entire
unit
has
worked
hard
to
achieve
that,"
she
adds.
There
are
people
who
feel
that
the
show,
which
started
off
as
the
struggle
of
a
dark
girl
in
the
typical
Indian
setup
seems
to
have
veered
away
from
its
original
concept.
Explains
Rajashree,
“The
show
was
initially
about
Saloni"s
marriage
problem.
Her
dark
skin
was
a
big
issue.
But
once
Saloni
got
married
to
Nahar
(Sharad
Kelkar),
that
problem
was
solved.
After
overcoming
that,
she
got
concerned
about
things
in
her
husband"s
home
as
well
as
her
maternal
home.
She
considers
their
problems
her
own
and
tries
to
overcome
them
too.
Actually
nothing
was
planned
as
such.
Everything
is
just
kind
of
a
natural
progression."
What
about
the
far
too
many
trials
and
tribulations
in
Saloni"s
life
which
probably
very
few
normal
people
would
be
able
to
cope
up
with
in
real
life?
(Laughs)
“The
troubles
and
sufferings
are
not
actually
her
own.
It"s
just
that
she
tries
to
solve
the
problems
of
people
connected
to
her,"
she
gushes.
After
playing
Saloni
for
almost
two
years,
how
much
does
she
identify
with
the
character?
“Rajashree
is
like
Saloni
in
a
number
of
ways.
Saloni
is
dedicated
to
her
husband
and
she
is
family
oriented.
I
am
no
different,"
she
quips.
And
the
set
has
almost
become
her
second
home.
“After
spending
almost
two
years
on
the
sets
of
the
show
we
have
almost
become
like
a
family.
Being
the
lead
actor,
I
have
to
interact
with
all
of
them.
They
are
friends
now
and
I
get
along
really
well
with
them
all.
If
I
am
out
for
a
few
days
or
something,
they
miss
me."
And
what
does
she
have
to
say
about
certain
things
shown
in
the
show,
like
Sachin
Shroff's
rape
accused
character
being
beaten
up
by
a
bunch
of
women?
Should
such
things
be
applied
in
real
life
as
well?
“That"s
a
dicey
question.
Rape
causes
immense
and
unimaginable
trauma
to
the
victim
and
this
seems
justified
in
a
way.
But
then
you
should
not
take
the
law
in
your
hands.
Still
I
feel
that
the
punishment
given
by
our
law
to
rapists
is
not
enough
and
they
actually
deserve
more,"
she
avers.
The
daily
show
keeps
her
so
very
busy
that
she
hasn"t
been
able
to
do
anything
else,
not
even
ads.
Chances
of
going
back
to
radio
also
appear
bleak.
“I
am
caught
up
for
nearly
25
days
in
a
month
with
'Saat
Phere".
I
don"t
get
time
for
even
ads.
Now
I
am
married
and
I
can"t
really
work
for
30
days.
So
it"s
basically
the
'date"
issue.
I
would
love
to
do
ads
again.
If
a
project
as
good
as
Saat
Phere
comes
up,
I
am
open
to
it.
Radio
is
more
like
a
9
to
5
job.
After
getting
into
acting,
I
can"t
really
go
back
to
that.
But
if
it"s
an
on
and
off
kind
of
a
thing,
why
not?
I
love
the
atmosphere
there".
She
got
married
earlier
this
year.
So
has
life
changed
post
marriage
for
her?
How
is
married
life
treating
her?
“Oh
it"s
great.
It
would
have
been
difficult
for
me
to
manage
home
and
work
without
the
support
of
my
husband
and
my
in-laws.
They
are
great
and
they
have
been
very
understanding
and
encouraging.
Even
if
I
spend
less
time
at
home,
they
never
complain."
But
baby
plans
have
to
wait.
“No
not
yet.
Only
about
six
months
have
passed
since
I
got
married.
It"s
going
to
take
some
time,"
she
says
coyly.
Any
plans
of
working
with
hubby
Sanjot
Vaidya
soon?
“Actually
you
have
to
ask
him
that
(laughs).
Yeah,
we
have
done
theatre
together.
He
is
also
a
very
good
actor
and
quite
creative.
But
he
is
busy
with
his
business
now.
I
am
sure
if
something
of
that
sort
happens,
it"s
going
to
be
sensible
and
worthwhile."
Last
but
not
the
least,
what
is
next
up
on
the
'Saloni"
front,
something
which
her
fans
are
so
eager
to
know?
“Without
revealing
too
much
of
the
story,
I
can
say
that
now
it
will
be
more
about
Saloni,"
she
says
as
she
signs
off.