Indian Television industry has witnessed a rapid growth in the last decade and so has our TV celebs popularity making them household names. Advertisers are keen on featuring them on for their brands as TV actors have an instant connect and great recall value with the targetted consumer i.e. common man as they watch them in daily soaps. Compared to Bollywood actors they turn out be economical too.
Tellybuzz tries to find out the television stars whom we recognize as a brand name in the world of advertisements.
Parvarrish - Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi's Sweety Ahluwalia aka Shweta Tiwari has made her mark by aligning herself with famous brands like Johnsons & Johnsons, Reebonn Shampoo, Dabur Anmol hair oil.
Hussain Kuwajerwala who was seen playing important roles in different television shows, has also seen doing commercials for different brands like Vim Drops, Harpic, United Pressure Cooker, 10paisa.com.
Gaurav Khanna, whom we have seen in some of the popular Tv shows like Love Ne Milla Di Jodi, Dil Se Diya Vachan, Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga Kam, etc. has also left his footprints in the world of advertisements. You might have seen Gaurav promoting some of the reputed brands like Tata Venture, Windows mobile, Dinesh Suitings, Gellette, etc. on screen. Gaurav Khanna feels that, "We get a very good change when we do advertisements. It's just like a fast food and a daily soap is just like a staple food." Among all the other ads Gaurav has done so far, Dinesh Suitings and Yamaha Alba ads are his favorite.
Yami Gautam, who was recently seen in the Tv show Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga Kam on colors and the recently released movie Vicky Donor, has also done lots of Tv commercials. We have seenYami Gautam in ads like Mirinda with Bollywood actress Asin, KFC coffee; Fair & Lovely face wash, & Dinesh Suitings and the latest being Samsung Mobile.
Mansi Parekh who portrayed the lead in Star Plus show Gulaal, is a known face in the world of advertisements, as she has done ads for Stayfree, Big Bazaar, HDFC Bank, Canara Bank, Tanishq being just some of them.
Smriti Zubin Irani, popularly known as Tulsi of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, has promoted reputed brands like Coke, Aquasure, World Gold Council, Star Salt and many more on screen.
The Choti bahu of television Avika Gor, who had made her remarkable identity as young Anandi of Balika Vadhu led her towards bagging commercials for some known brands. We have seenAvika Gor promoting brands like Clinic Plus, Pukhraj Jasmin Oil, Aqua Pure water filter, Raja biscuits and much more.
Hina Khan aka Akshara of Ye Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai has also left an indelible mark on the commercial space with ads like Red Label, Apsara Tea Gold, Dulux Paints and many more.
Raj Singh Arora aka Yuvi of Remix has made his remarkable presence in the field of tv ads. Raj who has done 30-35 ads including Tvs Scooty, Samsung Guru Mobile, Reliance Big Tv, Mountain Dew, Mc Donald's, Nestle Munch, Wheel Detergent, Maruti Ritz, etc. enjoys doing advertisements. When contacted Raj to know about his experience in doing advertisements he said, "Doing advertisements is fun. We have best directors and cinematographers. We get a 30 second story which also gets added to our portfolio. The field of advertisements includes high quality work and people, which makes advertisements fun to shoot for." Talking about his favorite ad among all he as has done so far, he shared Maruti Suzuki Ritz ad as his favorite one because the he got an opportunity to shoot with a director of Denmark and his look was very simple and real in the advertisement.
Saakshi Tanwar who plays Priya in Bade Acche Lagte Hai has promoted brands like Boroline, Kelloggs Cornflakes, Vim Dish washing Bar, etc. and now people fondly relate her with these brands.
Anuj Sachdeva who had acted in Sabki Laadli Bebo and was also there in MTV Roadies 3, was also seen doing commercials for The Week, Gillette, Ponds, Fair & Lovely Max Fairness are just some of them.
This is not the end of this list; there are many other names that have left their footprints in the world of commercials. For some stars, commercials have worked like a launch pad for them and for some, commercials have added a boost to their stardom. Tv celebrities have great fan followings & their fans love watching them promoting brands on screen.
Reporter and Author: Anwesha Kamal
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The popular comedy entertainment channel SAB TV is coming up with its 'Sab Ke Anokhe Awards' event very soon which will be dedicated to the popular characters of the shows of the channel.
Latest we hear is that Shweta Tiwari who is currently playing the role of Sweety Ahluwalia in Sony tv's show Parvarrish - Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi and Jay Soni who was last seen playing the role of Ishaan in Star Plus's show Sasural Genda Phool will be seen hosting this awards event.
We spoke to Jay Soni who told that, "Hosting Sab Ke Anokhe Awards was a superb experience for me. The script was mind-blowing and I had a nice rapport with Shweta. Shweta Tiwari was not able to read the teleprompter and as a result, we had to memorize our scripts."
The event is already done and the channel will be telecasting this awards event on 15th July.
Reporter: Ranjini Nair
Author: Anwesha Kamal
I am waiting for the next challenging role: Shweta TiwariPublished: Friday, Jun 29, 2012, 9:22 IST By Chaya Unnikrishnan | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA | |
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She enjoyed being the favourite next-door-girl in "Kasautii Zindagii Kay", the first female winner of reality show"Bigg Boss" and now a strict mom in "Parvarrish - Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi". But Shweta Tiwari feels women do not get to play diverse roles in TV shows.
"What I see is that women are not portraying too many characters or shades on screen. They are playing sweet, simple and nice roles. That is the only thing they do until they play a negative role," Shweta told IANS.
"If you see 'Balika Vadhu' she is the same. 'Byaah Hamari Bahu Ka' is also the same. If you see any other show, all the leads look identically the same. No one is doing anything different," she said.
However, Shweta feels that her character of Sweety in "Parvarrish..." is true to real life and has all the shades of life.
"Sweety is at times mean and selfish but at times she has her own rules. She will not do wrong to you but will also not let anyone do wrong to her. Such characters are real characters, which are not shown on television any more. It is there in Bollywood, but no one likes them in this industry (television). I think this change should be there."
The 31-year-old was also part of the reality show "Bigg Boss 4" and when asked if there is an overdose of reality, Shweta feels otherwise.
"I think there was an overdose of reality shows, but now it is less. Now there are just a few selected ones left which have established themselves; and if people need fiction then they also need reality. I guess there is 'Big Boss', 'Dance India Dance' and shows like 'Indian Idol'. The rest of them have fizzled out.
"Earlier, there used to be so many, like 'Kitchen King' and 'Chote Miya'."
"Parvarrish - Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi" has been dealing with parenting and the educational system. Shweta says parents have become more flexible now as compared to earlier.
"What I feel is that people have become more cool now. In our times, we were told to learn and mug up. We were told to become doctors and engineers. However, that is not the case now. People want to go for international learning. They know that their children have to do something. People don't look at marks but at how much children know," said Shweta, who has a daughter, Palak.
The actress, who is seeking divorce from her husband Raja Chaudhary, has a word of advice for parents.
"Parents should understand if their child will be able to fight with the problems that will come in future or not. They should prepare their kids to face problems," Shweta said.
Board exams, chaos and accident prevail in Parvarrish
DJ's A Creative Unit's Parvarrish on Sony Entertainment Television will see some exciting sequences in the coming episodes. Like every parent who gets worried when their child takes the board exams, Sweety (Shweta Tiwari) is also a concerned mother as her son Rocky (Tapasvi Mehta) is not concentrating in his studies.
And viewers, the upcoming episodes will bring tears in your eyes.
Rocky will oversleep and will get late for his exams while his mother, on the other hand, will ask Rocky to seek blessings from God. Soon after he finishes his breakfast, a confused Rocky leaves for his exams without his hall ticket. On reaching the venue, Rocky yells at his mother, who accompanied him till his school, as he feels that because of her, he forgot his hall ticket. To sort out issues, Sweety will rush back home and collect the hall ticket. She will try to get back to the examination venue and on the way will meet with an accident. She will faint but before that will hands over the ticket to a man who will happen to be a Radio Jockey (RJ).
Furthermore, the RJ tells Rocky that his mom couldn't come as she was caught up with some work. After exams, when Rocky's father Lucky (Vivek Mushran) comes to pick him, Rocky enquires about his mother, his father tells him that she is out at his Nana's place. Next day, Rocky gets to know that her mother met with an accident while listening to the radio and the one who came to give the hall ticket was an RJ.
Shattered and disappointed Rocky decides not to give his exams but later on after his mother persuades him over the phone, he appears for his exams. When he meets his mother at a later stage, he realises that he shouldn't have been so harsh on her. He also feels that in some way or the other he is responsible for her accident."
When we contacted Tapasvi to know about the track, he confirmed the news and said, "Through the sequence I have learnt that we shouldn't panic too much and not blame our parents."
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