MOVING AHEAD WITH ZEST
Dr. Jai Maharaj
By Malathi Rangarajan
The Hindu
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Ajay, who plays Aditya in the daily soap, 'Kolangal,' has
arrived.
COMPLETELY CONFIDENT: Ajay
The young man rushing towards the protagonist with
menacing eyes and reckless rage manages to stir you out
of your supine posture and mid-evening lethargy in front
of the idiot box.
The tele-serial is 'Kolangal,' where Ajay plays Aditya,
an unscrupulous, up and coming businessman.
"The channel's (Sun TV) reach is amazing ... in a matter
of days I became a household name," laughs Ajay. On the
Hindi film and television fronts he is known by his
original name, Gaurav Kapoor. "But in the South I thought
people would relate better to a name like Ajay, so ... "
he smiles, as we settle down for a tête-à-tête in his
apartment one morning. You had earlier seen him as Gaurav
Kapoor in Dharan Mandrayar's 'White Rainbow'
('Shwethambhar' in Hindi) opposite Sonali Kulkarni.
Around the same time you had noticed Ajay coming out with
a sensitive portrayal in 'Agni Sakshi,' the Tamil version
of the Hindi soap 'Kora Kagaz.' Ajay did Salil Ankola's
role in Tamil. ("It was too good a chance ... one I
couldn't resist," he recalls.)
It's not often that you see a guy from Mumbai enter the
Tamil fray and making it here. In that, Ajay is unique.
The 'Kolangal' craze
The suave looks are anything but villainous, yet in
'Kolangal' he is making it big as the bad man! And what's
more surprising is that Ajay himself dubs for his role in
'Kolangal.' " When I began working in 'Kolangal,'
director Thiruchelvam tried out 20 voices to dub for me,
but he wasn't satisfied with any. Out of the blue he
called me up one day to say that he planned to make me
talk my part," smiles the effervescent actor.
Ajay heaps praise on Thiruchelvam, the writer-director of
'Kolangal.' 'Kolangal,' you hear, is a major draw in the
Telugu and Malayalam belts too.
'Selvi,' the next step
Ajay is a consummate villain in 'Selvi,' a Radaan TV
production. Why is he so keen on playing negative roles?
"Simple ... there are many shades to an anti-hero role
and I find them interesting," is the reply.
But when the actor is so keen to make it in films, would
not over-exposure on the small screen hamper his chances?
"I don't take up more than two serials at a time.
Eventually God decides what to give you and when," he
says.
Ajay was a big hit in the Hindi version of the Tamil
"Chiththi," where he played Riyaz Khan's role. 'Choti Ma
- Ek Anokha Bandhan' on Zee enjoyed sustained viewership.
"Any UTV project I'm counted in," laughs Ajay. His Telugu
TV appearances include 'Rajugari Koothurulu.'
Movie roles
Actually Ajay's debut appearance was in Priyadarshan's
'Gardish,' where as a 16-year old, he played Jackie
Shroff's brother. "In 'Hungama' I played Paresh Rawal's
son and when Dharan Mandrayar gave me 'Shweth ... ' I was
thrilled."
Another niche film that Ajay worked in was 'Nakshatra
Kadhal,' a poignant story on AIDS awareness. He has done
a couple of tele-films too. But he cannot forget the role
of a subtle villain that he did in 'Ooty,' his first
Tamil film, which had Murali as hero. "Director Anwar
cast me in a solid role in my very first film. It's sad
it didn't do well," he reflects. Ajay is also a busy
dubbing artiste for Hindi films. "Recently I gave my
voice for Madhavan for the Hindi version of 'Anbae
Sivam,' " he informs. Recently Ajay got married to model
and TV actress Nisha. Funnily he plays her brother in
'Kolangal'! "It's only a role after all," he laughs.
"One reason for TV stars not being considered for films
could be that their dates are totally blocked for
television serials, where they work through the year on a
9 to 9 shift. So I keep at least 10 days in a month free
and I'm waiting. Probably soon a big director will notice
me on the small screen and offer me a good character role
... " Ajay flashes a confident smile. Meanwhile the
enthusiastic actor will continue to hone his skills on
the small screen.
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Do you think a man becomes elevated by those around him if he has a
heart of hatred and false judgement ?
61) Jesus said, "Two will rest on a bed: the one will die, and other
will live." Salome said to him, "Who are You, man, that You, as though
from the One, have come up on my couch and eaten from my table?" Jesus
said to her, "I am He who exists from the Undivided. I was given some
of the things of my Father." <Salome said,> "I am Your disciple."
<Jesus said to her,> "Therefore I say, if he is <undivided>, he will be
filled with light, but if he is divided, he will be filled with
darkness." Gospel of St Thomas
In Christ's love
Carol T
Dr. Jai Maharaj
"cteas...@gmail.com" <cteas...@gmail.com> posted:
> Dear Dr Maharaj,
>
> 61) Jesus said, . . .
The terrorist mission of Jesus stated in the Christian bible:
"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not so send
peace, but a sword.
"For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the
daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in
law.
"And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
- Matthew 10:34-36.
Jai Maharaj
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti
Rally_Round
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>> Dear Dr Maharaj,
>>
Zest is good soap. I highly recommend it.
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>>> Dear Dr Maharaj,
>>>
>
> Zest is good soap. I highly recommend it.
Get that Zest glow, from head to toe.
Z-E-S-T, Zest!
Jez
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>>> Dear Dr Maharaj,
>>>
>
> Zest is good soap. I highly recommend it.
Nah, Yaoh Hemp soap is best.
http://www.yaoh.co.uk/
--
Jez, MBA.,
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'Realism is seductive because once you have accepted the reasonable
notion that you should base your actions on reality, you are too often
led to accept, without much questioning, someone else's version of what
that reality is. It is a crucial act of independent thinking to be
skeptical of someone else's description of reality.'-
Howard Zinn