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They
are paid for talking --- NONSTOP!
Cyrus
Sahukar: Taking on the Baazigar's of Business |
They
have the gift of the gab, they can think on their feet and
they have great comic timing! They are the VJs who have
revolutionized the concept of 'anchoring' on the telly.
More
and more of these popular VJs have moved from the profession
and are now appearing in soaps and shows.
It's
been a long journey from being VJs to being actors --- from
playing themselves, to playing a fictional character on
screen. Be it Cyrus Sahukar, Ranbir, Gaurav Kapoor, Shruti
Seth, Mini Mathur, Malaika Arora, Keith, Yudi or Purab…..the
list is endless!
Acting is another way to have fun:Shruti |
How
was the transition like? Is it really a transition or a
move…lets ask a few of our favourite VJs.
"It
was more like a stepping stone, for the ultimate goal of
becoming an actor --- if one is interested in acting then
television is a medium that one has to venture into,"
says Yudi, who will soon be appearing in a serial.
Perhaps
being a VJ helps in this transition from one format to the
other. When one is spontaneous in front of the camera, it
makes one's life easier while emoting on screen. It is not
surprising then that most of these VJs are part of popular
comedies or are part of shows that let them make wise cracks
--- where they can be themselves!
Shruti
Seth feels that she has been lucky to get roles that suit
her. "I have got roles that are so like me that I don't
have to really act, all the characters that I play, are
very close to me," says Shruti, who seems to get a
great kick from playing the bubbly teenager in Star Plus'
Shararat.
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the Virus' taking his acting skills seriously? |
On a
more serious note, television seems to be a natural choice
for these VJ's, because it has a wider reach --- VJs have
a niche target audience, they cater to a particular class
of people, while the telly cuts across all sections of the
Perhaps
this is one way to diversify as well, models tend to move
on to movies or serials and so do VJs
Cyrus
Sahukar, who will soon host Business Baazigar on
Zee says, "I took up Business Baazigar because
I did not want to stagnate and if there is an opportunity
to do something more,
then why not."
Shruti
agrees, "As long as I get to do different things at
the same time, I am cool with it!" she says.
Even
Cyrus Broacha, arguably the man who made VJing a profession
in its own right is hosting a cricket based show on NDTV.
We could not contact him, but surely, he too was looking
for a change!
Amidst
the plethora of melodramatic saas-bahu sagas, their feel
good histrionics on the telly are like a breath of fresh
air for the viewers.
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