Priyamvada makes love with Gaurav in reel life

Thursday, August 02, 2007
Till a decade ago, it was films that attracted more attention than television. Today, daily soaps rule in almost every household and television is in no way lagging behind cinema. And following the trend on the big screen, the stories and scenes on the small screen have also become bold.

Love-making scenes are no more a taboo in serials. Meri Doli Tere Angana on Zee is the latest to create a flutter with a love-making scene between Simran and Ruhaan, which a source says is different from all other consummating scenes shown in TV serials to date.

For Priyamvada, who plays Simran in the serial, the scene was a challenge in itself. "I was nervous, very nervous, as it was the first time I was doing a love-making scene. Though it's a normal love scene but performing in front of so many people made me nervous," she admitted. Thankfully, Priyamvada found a cooperative costar in Gaurav Khanna, who plays Ruhaan. "He kept telling me that it is a part and parcel of the job. That made me much more confident," the actress smiled.

Gaurav feels that such bold scenes on the small screen are inevitable given the changes the medium has undergone over the decade. "I wasn't nervous as such, It wasn't the first time I was doing a love scene, but I have to admit that this is much bolder than the previous ones I have done," Gaurav said, adding he took it as part of his job as an actor and advised Priyamvada to do the same.

It took three re-takes for the scene to be okayed. A source said: "The actress was wearing a tube top and had a blanket draped on her shoulders. So there wasn't much difficulty as such, but the scene appears very hot."