Juhi Parmar: No to Skin Show
Tuesday,
February
27,
2007
Very
few
people
actually
live
up
to
their
own
expectations
and
even
excel
in
the
same.
Juhi
Parmar
or
Kumkum
of
the
small
screen
belongs
to
this
category.
Just
in
her
early
20's,
Juhi
is
co-hosting
the
very
popular
Antakshari,
which
his
now
being
aired
on
Star
One
as
"Colgate
Maxfresh
Antakhshari
The
Great
Challenge" along
with
veteran
Annu
Kapoor
whom
she
has
grown
up
watching.
In
a
recent
chat
with
us
Juhi
speaks
about
her
shows,
movies,
dream
role
and
marriage.
Here
is
the
excerpt.
Q:
How
is
it
to
anchor
a
show
like
Antakshari?
A:
It
is
a
great
feeling
to
anchor
Antakshari.
But
it
is
a
great
challenge
as
well.
You
have
to
be
very
spontaneous
all
the
time.
I
knew
I
would
have
to
work
hard
so
I
have
pulled
up
my
socks.
Q:
But
have
you
taken
a
cue
from
the
previous
anchors
and
set
your
benchmark?
A:
No,
not
at
all.
I
haven't
taken
a
cue
from
any
one
at
all.
I
thoroughly
believe
in
originality.
I
really
don't
want
to
beat
any
one.
I
want
to
make
my
one
identity.
Q:
Did
your
viewing
of
Antakshari
as
an
audience
help
you
anyway?
A:
That
can't
be
possible
at
all.
I
was
very
small,
probably
12
years
when
I
watched
it.
So
the
question
of
taking
a
cue
from
the
earlier
show
can't
be
possible
at
all.
Moreover,
I
saw
the
show
as
an
audience
for
mere
entertainment.
Q:
You
are
even
acting
in
a
daily
soap
simultaneously.
Is
it
hampering
your
performance
in
Antakshari?
A:
no,
there
are
no
problems
at
all.
Kumkum
is
not
suffering.
Since
both
the
shows
being
on
Star
they
aren't
not
posing
any
problem.
They
take
a
lot
of
burden
from
the
actors.
I
think
I
am
quite
lucky.
Q:
Are
you
happy
with
the
way
your
character
is
shaping
up
in
Kumkum?
A:
Oh
yes,
I
am
very
happy
with
my
role
in
Kumkum.
I
have
got
to
play
a
lot
of
variety
in
just
one
serial
itself.
Moreover,
I
am
very
attached
to
the
show
it
is
like
my
baby.
It
has
been
five
years
since
I
have
been
doing
this
character.
We
recently
completed
950
episodes
of
the
show.
Q:
Why
can't
we
see
you
in
any
other
show?
A:
Actually,
I
don't
have
much
time
in
hand.
My
entire
month
is
divided
between
Antakshari
and
Kumkum.
Therefore,
there
is
no
time
for
another
show
as
of
now.
Maybe
when
Kumkum
goes
off-air
or
when
there
would
be
50-60
days
in
a
month
this
would
be
possible
(laughs).
Q:
Having
been
so
successful
in
the
show
would
you
ever
like
to
join
films?
A:
Surely,
I
would
love
to
do
films.
But
I
am
not
comfortable
with
skin
show
and
intimate
scenes.
That
is
why
I
have
rejected
a
few
offers
also.
I
haven't
been
brought
up
in
a
way
that
such
things
become
acceptable
to
me.
The
ones
who
do
are
bold
enough
to
do
so.
I
believe
that
one
can
prove
his
or
her
mettle
by
doing
an
intense
role
too,
there's
no
need
of
unnecessary
skin
show.
Q:
Then
which
kind
of
roles
you
would
accept?
A:
I
have
really
loved
Rani
Mukherjee's
role
in
Black.
Anything
like
Sridevi's
role
in
Sadma
or
in
Chaalbaaz
would
be
a
perfect
one
for
me.
If
a
female
version
of
Hera
Pheri
were
ever
made
I
would
love
to
act
in
it.
Q:
But
what
if
it
is
a
small
role
or
just
a
guest
appearance?
A:
I
started
my
career
with
a
one-episode
role
in
"Jee
Sahib"
on
Zee.
It
is
because
of
that
role
that
I
bagged
the
main
lead
in
Kumkum.
So
the
question
of
doing
or
not
doing
a
role
due
to
its
length
doesn't
arise
at
all.
Many
big
stars
do
such
small
roles.
As
long
as
they
are
able
to
make
an
impact
it
doesn't
matter.
The
intensity
is
what
matters
a
lot.
Q:
Are
there
any
marriage
plans
on
the
cards?
A:
(Laughs)
Life
is
what
comes.
When
you
are
busy
making
other
plans
in
life
is
useless.
So
you
never
know
when
it
may
happen.
Maybe
after
a
few
days
I
will
tell
you
that
I
am
getting
married
the
very
next
day!