'Sinndoor'set to make its mark

Zee TV's mega launch Sinndoor - Tere Naam Ka will launch on 21 March. Sinndoor is a daily serial about Vedika, played by Gurdip Kohli, who has the phobia of the traditional auspicious symbol of sinndoor. The serial deals with her marriage to a sane man. So will it remind the audience of Koshish Ek Aasha? "In Koshish.., the sane girl was trapped in the marriage, but in Sinndoor.., the sane husband and his family feel trapped," explains co-producer of the serial, Jay Mehta. He expects to pull crowds in the pre-primetime zone with this serial. "The serial is a combination of Koshish Ek Aasha and Sadma," reveals Gurdip. She asserts that her role is unlike that of Shraddha Nigam in Choodiyaan, that was aired on Sony a few years ago. "My role is that of a grown up girl with the innocence of a child. I dress up like a grown up," she says. "This role will be better than that in Sanjeevani- a medical boon. The serial shows the girl getting into bouts of fits. This requires a lot of energy," she laughs. The serial has veteran actress Tanvi Azmi playing mother-in-law to Gurdip. Tanvi is back on the small screen after Family No. 1 on Sony. Tanvi will be seen flaunting huge bindis of the same colour as her sari. "I usually experiment in my roles. In Family No.1 I wore jeans. In this serial I will be wearing bindis of the same colour as my sari. Also, the pattern of blouse that I will be wearing is different. I am experimenting a lot with my looks in this serial," she elaborates. Kirti Gaikwad, the protagonist of Zee's Kammal, plays Gurdip's elder sister. "This serial is re-launching me," says Kirti, who was on a brief break from the screen for almost eight months. The rest of the cast includes Naresh Suri, Shweta Gautam, Jayati Bhatia (of Vagina Monologues fame) Sachin Shroff and Kishori Shahane. This serial is a milestone in Gurdip's life too as it marks the beginning of another journey from Sanjeevani to Sinndoor, from Star to Zee.