Avinash Mukherjee On Balika Vadhu’s Rerun: ‘Every Scene, Performance Is Giving Me Goosebumps’
As soon as Colors TV announced the re-run of its flagship blockbuster, Balika Vadhu, fans couldn’t contain their happiness. And now, Avinash Mukherjee aka Jagya, in a recent video chat with the Times
As
soon
as
Colors
TV
announced
the
re-run
of
its
flagship
blockbuster,
Balika
Vadhu,
fans
couldn’t
contain
their
happiness.
And
now,
Avinash
Mukherjee
aka
Jagya,
in
a
recent
video
chat
with
the
Times
of
India,
opened
up
about
the
shows
return.
The
actor
shared
that
he
watches
the
show
every
day
along
with
his
parents
and
the
reactions
he’s
been
receiving
for
the
audiences
is
overwhelming,
to
say
the
least.
Avinash
said,
“Previously,
I
never
got
a
chance
to
view
it
as
an
audience
while
working
on
it.
But
now,
when
I
see
it,
every
scene
the
way
it’s
written,
the
performances,
gives
me
goosebumps.”
On
being
quizzed
about
seeing
his
younger
self
on
screen,
the
actor
confessed,
“It
feels
like
some
other
life
to
see
my
younger
self
on
Balika
Vadhu
re-run
since
I
shot
those
initial
scenes
when
I
was
just
10
years
old
and
I
am
22.”
He
concluded
by
stating
his
experience
working
on
the
show
whilst
revealing
that
he
wasn’t
considered
a
child
actor
but
a
professional.
“I
wasn’t
given
any
leverage
of
being
an
11-year-old
and
was
not
expected
to
be
a
child
or
take
my
work
lightly.
They
always
expected
me
to
be
professional
like
a
grown-up,
memorize
my
lines
and
come
prepared
on
the
sets,”
he
reveals.
Balika
Vadhu
starring
Avika
Gor,
Avinash
Mukherjee,
Surekha
Sikri,
Anoop
Soni,
Smita
Bansal,
Neha
Marda
amongst
others,
airs
at
6
pm
from
Monday
to
Friday.
Regarded
as
the
game-changer
of
Indian
TV
in
the
late
’00s,
the
drama
series
dealt
with
the
serious
subject
of
child
marriage.
The
iconic
show
ran
for
more
than
8
years
(2008-2016)
and
is
to
this
day
remembered
for
its
outstanding
performances,
direction,
and
story-telling.