Arra rararara...I am typecast, admits Ketaki Dave

Arra rararara...I am typecast, admits Ketaki Dave
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:52 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
Seasoned theatre actress Ketaki Dave, who returns to "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" after four years, admits that there are no variations in her roles, whether in films or on television.

"I have become typecast. People like watching me as a typical Gujarati woman, so everybody offers me the same kind of role. I would love to play different characters. But I think I will have to wait till some producer has the guts to cast me in a different avatar," said Ketaki, who played Daksha in "Kyunki..."

She was seen in films like "Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya" and "Kal Ho Naa Ho".

Ketaki, who played Daksha in the long running soap about the Virani family, left in a huff following a tiff with Ekta Kapoor and is coming back because she says she can't keep her fans waiting any longer.

"I was approached several times by Balaji Telefilms but this time everything fell into place so I accepted the offer. Also, I was missing my character and I realised that my fans are missing me too. I thought I shouldn't disappoint them any more," Ketaki told over the phone from Mumbai.

In the serial, Daksha is shown as staying connected with the Virani family because she has kept in touch with her sister-in-law Gayatri.

"I am coming back as Daksha only and the story is narrated in such a manner that it shows that I am familiar with all the new members in the family."

Ketaki says the break was a blessing in disguise.

"I was very stressed out during that period. My children were growing up and I wasn't giving them time."

During her break from TV, Ketaki was active in theatre. "People didn't see me on television but I was doing theatre."

She also produced a Gujarati serial and is very keen to go behind the camera.

"I definitely would like to direct one day. But I will make a film on my own terms. I produced a Gujarati serial and it was quite successful."

She feels the 'saas-bahu' saga, which dominates all channels, will end some day.

"Everything has an end, so will the saas-bahu serials. The fact is that when 'Kyunkii...' came with 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' it became a huge hit. And everybody started aping the same formula.

"It's not that people are not trying to experiment. Some producers are making different kinds of serials, but when viewers refuse to see them they have to go back to the hit formula to keep audiences interested."

Talking about her film career, she said: "I have recently done a film 'Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain'. I have also done a Bhojpuri film."

Maintaining her characteristic bluntness and dash of humour, Ketaki's re-entry in 'Kyunkii...' will be closely integrated with the story and the lives of everyone in Virani family.
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