Monday,
September
24,
2007
There
was
a
time
when
TV
actors
were
considered
poorer
cousins
of
their
big
screen
counterparts.
But
that"s
now
a
thing
of
the
past.
In
the
course
of
the
last
seven
years
or
so,
the
scenario
has
changed
big
time!!
With
the
onset
of
daily
soaps
and
the
very
popular
saas
-
bahu
genre
(where
quantity
matters
and
not
quality)
TV
actors
are
getting
it
all-
fame,
adulation,
coverage
and
most
importantly
the
big
bucks.
Smriti
Iraani,
Rohit
-Ronit
Roy,
Cezzane
Khan,
Hiten
Tejwani,
Gauri
Pradhan,
Ejaaz
Khan-you
name
them
and
its
out
in
the
open
that
they
are
all
real
big
today
when
it
comes
to
money.
Apart
from
their
daily
wages
which
is
quite
big,
they
also
get
a
chance
to
earn
from
shows
in
India
and
abroad
plus
reality
shows.
Commanding
that
kind
of
money
has
surely
made
life
easier
and
more
luxurious.
And
along
with
minting
money
comes
the
mantra
-
If
you
got
it,
flaunt
it!!
So
we
have
our
favorite
small
screen
stars
showing
off
their
conquests
to
their
fans
and
the
public
in
general.
Doesn"t
the
media
constantly
carry
reports
of
these
stars
talking
about
their
assets-
their
new
houses,
cars,
dogs,
their
shopping
sprees,
vacations
abroad,
beauty
care
regimes,
gym
sessions,
shopping
sprees
etc
etc.
Small
time
film
star
(he
started
out
with
the
disaster
'Oops")
turned
TV
star
Vikas
Sethi
who
is
currently
doing
'Nach
Baliye" along
with
his
wife
gets
almost
defensive
when
queried
about
the
same.
“It"s
wrong
to
say
that
TV
stars
are
making
more
money
but
yes
compared
to
past
they
are.
And
I
really
don't
think
that
whatever
they
are
doing
is
just
to
show
off.
It"s
very
wrong
to
create
hype
about
TV
stars
like
this.
Well
it"s
just
the
media
which
likes
to
publicize
such
stuff.
After
all,
like
films
every
news
paper
has
separate
columns
for
television
and
they
fill
the
columns
with
whatever
they
want
to
write.
And
why
can"t
TV
stars
lead
their
life
the
way
they
want
to"",
questions
Vikas
Tina
Parakh
of
Kahaani
Ghar
Ghar
ki
also
thinks
on
similar
lines.
“I
think
TV
stars
really
deserve
to
get
what
they
are
getting.
A
TV
star
like
me
works
round
the
clock
just
to
make
life
easier.
And
ultimately
your
spending
habit
encourages
you
to
work
and
earn
more.
That
way
you
can
also
spend
more.""
She
adds,
“
And
if
the
story
of
film
star
who
bought
a
dog
can
be
a
story,
then
why
cant
my
holiday
plans
be
news
or
another
TV
star"s
buying
a
car,
flat
or
anything
be
a
story?"" Tina
clarifies.
Sai
Deodhar
Anand
doesn"t
think
differently
either.
“I
feel
whatever
the
TV
stars
are
doing
is
right
and
you
can"t
call
it
a
show
off.
After
all
everyone
deserves
to
live
their
lives
the
way
they
want.
If
a
TV
star
is
working
round
the
clock
and
giving
10
to
12
scenes
in
a
day
then
he/she
has
complete
freedom
to
do
anything
with
his/
her
money.
Its
true
that
nowadays
TV
has
become
more
popular
.But
behind
all
this
success
is
their
hard
work
and
they
very
much
deserve
it
all," she
says
Adds
Sai,
“Well,
I
really
don"t
like
to
spend
money
just
to
show
off.
After
all,
it"s
the
media
who
spreads
such
news.
If
a
film
actor
visiting
a
pschyciatrist
in
London
and
the
medicines
he
is
having
makes
news,
the
same
should
apply
for
film
stars
too.""
But
then
the
truth
is
film
stars
are
hardly
caught
on
camera
flaunting
it
all.
Most
(especially
the
biggies)
prefer
to
shun
publicity
and
shield
themselves
from
the
media
glare.
It"s
a
known
fact
that
most
want
to
stay
away
from
such
hoopla.
After
all,
how
many
big
film
stars
are
seen
flaunting
their
stuff
in
public?
Maybe
it"s
because
of
the
simple
reason
that
they
must
be
used
to
all
the
adulation
and
success,
whereas
for
TV
stars
it"s
a
whole
new
world.
But
there
are
people
like
Kiran
Karmarkar
(Om
of
Kahaani
Ghar
Ghar
ki)
who
think
in
a
mature
manner.
He
says,
“If
you
are
talking
about
me
then
let
me
make
it
clear
it
that
I
have
never
spend
my
money
just
to
show
off
my
stardom.
Well
I
think
whatever
is
happening
now
–
a
–days
is
just
a
PR
gimmick
played
by
new
TV
stars
that
have
just
started
their
career
in
television.
A
few
days
back
I
read
an
article
in
a
local
newspaper
about
some
stars
who
talked
about
how
much
they
are
spending
on
their
hair,
food
and
blah
blah.
I
think
this
is
utter
foolishness
and
it
could
just
happen
that
at
a
certain
stage
they
might
completely
vanish
from
TV
just
because
of
their
stupid
spending
habits".
“If
you
talk
about
veteran
stars
like
Kanwaljeet,
Mangal
Dhillon
or
anyone
who
worked
with
me
in
Junoon,
you
come
to
know
that
they
have
carried
their
finances
beautifully
and
thus
can
enjoy
their
money
in
future
also.
It"s
just
a
few
new
stars
who
might
have
been
earning
3-4
lakhs
per
month
and
spending
the
same
to
live
a
lavish
lifestyle.
If
you
check
the
reality
you
get
the
correct
picture.
If
they
have
bought
a
flat
of
Rs.
50
lakhs
and
spent
the
Rs.
20
lakh
on
the
interiors,
you
will
find
that
most
of
the
amount
has
been
taken
as
loan
from
banks
and
they
don"t
even
think
twice
about
how
they
are
going
to
pay
back"",
explains
Kiran.
Gaurav
Gera
seems
to
agree.
“I
think
the
people
who
spend
their
money
just
to
show
off
are
not
sensible.
Only
foolish
people
can
do
such
things.
As
for
me,
I
don"t
like
to
show
off.
I
never
had
any
problem
in
handling
my
money."",
he
says.
Guess
this
logic
speaks
volumes.
It"s
the
new
inexperienced
ones
who
like
the
show
it
all
off.
That"s
how
Kiran
and
his
onscreen
daughter,
Tina
Parakh
(from
Kahaani
Ghar
Ghar
Ki)
have
such
diametrically
different
viewpoints.
Maybe
one
just
mellows
down
with
time.
Till
that
happens,
it"s
a
lot
of
flaunting
of
their
royal
lives
by
TV
stars!!