No one would believe that this good looking Mumbai girl got into acting
by fluke. We are talking about Geetanjali Mishra who plays Maithili in Colors popular show Rangrasiya
who comes across as a natural talent. However the story behind her
entry into acting is quite interesting and she shares it with us, "I
never dream't of being an actor. One day almost eight years back my
neighbor, the noted director on Indian Television Seema Sharma called me
home saying she needed my help. She told me that one of her actors had
ditched her at the last minute and the next thing I know was that I was
loaded with makeup, clothes and accessories and acting in a serial! It
was a shock to me too since till then I had never ever seen shooting in
real life and was far away from the glamor world!"
Geetanjali's first show was Zee TV's
Piya ka Ghar, after which she never looked back. One show lead to
another and they almost fell in her lap without any hard work says
Geetanjali, "I entered the Piya ka Ghar when it was about to end so mine
was a small character which lasted only for a month or so. When this
show got over I got Ek Ladki Anjaani si where my character lasted for
8-9 months after which I got a show Jaane Kahan on DD and then one thing
just lead to another. Life was easy for me and I didn't have to
struggle or give auditions at all since I always got a new show when my
on-air show ended."
It took some time for her to get used to
being an actress and she groomed herself as she continued working, "I
consider my show Sangam on Star Plus
to be the first daily soap which I enjoyed acting in. Till then I had
learned a lot about acting but with Sangam I could relate with what I
was doing."
However, Geetanjali was noticed and is remembered for performing quite a few bold roles in various stories of Crime Patrol: Dastak on Sony TV and Savdhaan India @ 11 on Life OK.
She seems to get into the skin of the character and is a natural in
these roles which have got her lots of popularity. "Crime Patrol Dastak
and Savdhaan India are shows which are very realistic since they are
based on true stories. I have to be in minimal make up, natural dressing
and they are shot at real locations so the entire experience is real
and I enjoy doing them. It helps that they are episodics so even now if I
am offered a role I can easily shoot for them."
Totally opposite to these roles is her current character of Maithili in Rangrasiya. She is shown to be a strong support to Paro (Sanaya Irani) and Rudra (Ashish Sharma) but is quite submissive when it comes to her relation with her saas (Ananya Khare). With her background of playing strong characters how does she feel playing a character like Maithili? "As Maithili in Rangrasiya I feel restricted but then actor wahi hota hai joh har character mein dhal jaaye
and I am doing my best. As an actor I have to understand the viewers
thought process, and then think about how I am going to portray the
character in a way that will be liked by all.
At present Maithili is entirely positive busy playing a typical Rajasthani good bahu
who takes care of her family. I don't know as of now but I think there
will definitely be a change over after some time because how long will
someone suffer in silence. She will reciprocate and not take things
lying down. Also I have a bold image otherwise so it will be easy for me
to change."
Geetanjali who now understands the nuances of
acting further adds, "I definitely enjoy portraying more of bold or
negative roles. There is so much more an actor can do in such roles.
While playing Maithili I feel very limited as an actor since I have to
restrict my movements, my voice and expressions too. I have to always
tone down my acting skills whereas in a bold or negative role you can
express more and thus I enjoy doing it. Even my fans remember me in my
bold shows despite the fact that I have done so many daily soaps which
are aired on prime time from Monday to Friday as compared to the 20-25
stories on shows like Crime Patrol and Savdhaan India. They ask me about
those bold roles and want to see me in similar characters."
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