Shweta Tiwari News

By: Vickey Lalwani
May 22, 2007
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Shweta’s six-year-old demanded a holiday in Hong Kong to do a commercial

IT’S MY WAY: Palak with her parents Raja Chaudhry and Shweta Tiwari

Shweta Tiwari’s (Prerna of Kasautii Zindagii Kay) six-year-old daughter Palak has done her first commercial, Gala Brush, but not before blackmailing her parents!

Lavu (Palak’s nick name) demanded that she would shoot for the advertisement only if her parents (Shweta and Raja Chaudhry) take her to Disneyland in Hong Kong during her ongoing summer vacations. Shweta and Raja had to accept her demand.

All together now

The ad, which features Shweta and Raja too, was shot at Jaipan Studios last Friday. Shweta and Raja have done Surya Bulbs, Progressive Paint and Divine Pendant ads together, but this is for the first time that Palak is also with them.

They play a family in the ad. Lavu learnt about Disneyland Hong Kong on a game show where the winner would win a free trip to the place. “Mujhe bahut achcha laga TV mein dekhkar aur main chahti thi ki main bhi wahan jaun,” she tells HiTLIST.

Jo vaada kiya…

Raja says, “She did what we told her. Now we have to fulfill our promise. I don’t know if we can leave this month, but we’ll definitely go next month. It will be fun.”

Shweta says that she has done many ads before, but this one was special. “Lavu was with me. And that made it very exciting and entertaining.”

“And yes, we will abide by the shart (condition) Lavu laid down to do this ad. I will not face any problem in getting around eight days leave from Kasautii Zindagii Kay. I will utilise the non-block dates for the holiday,” Shweta adds.

Lavu’s sure

Asked what would she do if her mom and dad break their promise, Lavu shoots back, “Aisa nahin hoga. Woh myjhe zaroor le jayenge.”

Kasautii bitiyaan ki!
By: Vickey Lalwani
May 22, 2007
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Shweta’s six-year-old demanded a holiday in Hong Kong to do a commercial

IT’S MY WAY: Palak with her parents Raja Chaudhry and Shweta Tiwari

Shweta Tiwari’s (Prerna of Kasautii Zindagii Kay) six-year-old daughter Palak has done her first commercial, Gala Brush, but not before blackmailing her parents!

Lavu (Palak’s nick name) demanded that she would shoot for the advertisement only if her parents (Shweta and Raja Chaudhry) take her to Disneyland in Hong Kong during her ongoing summer vacations. Shweta and Raja had to accept her demand.

All together now

The ad, which features Shweta and Raja too, was shot at Jaipan Studios last Friday. Shweta and Raja have done Surya Bulbs, Progressive Paint and Divine Pendant ads together, but this is for the first time that Palak is also with them.

They play a family in the ad. Lavu learnt about Disneyland Hong Kong on a game show where the winner would win a free trip to the place. “Mujhe bahut achcha laga TV mein dekhkar aur main chahti thi ki main bhi wahan jaun,” she tells HiTLIST.

Jo vaada kiya…

Raja says, “She did what we told her. Now we have to fulfill our promise. I don’t know if we can leave this month, but we’ll definitely go next month. It will be fun.”

Shweta says that she has done many ads before, but this one was special. “Lavu was with me. And that made it very exciting and entertaining.”

“And yes, we will abide by the shart (condition) Lavu laid down to do this ad. I will not face any problem in getting around eight days leave from Kasautii Zindagii Kay. I will utilise the non-block dates for the holiday,” Shweta adds.

Lavu’s sure

Asked what would she do if her mom and dad break their promise, Lavu shoots back, “Aisa nahin hoga. Woh myjhe zaroor le jayenge.”

I will drive Saif-ly: Prerna
By: Vickey Lalwani

Tiwari is taking driving lessons for her role in a upcoming film

Racing Ahead: Shweta Tiwari

After Saif Ali Khan in Ta Ra Rum Pum, it’s now Shweta Tiwari’s turn to burn some wheels on the race track.

The actress has been practising driving for her Raja Chaudhary’s Hinglish flick My Second Owner, revolving around car racing.

Tiwari may not have the extravagant canvas of Yash Raj Films which Khan had, but she has the moral and financial support of her producer husband.

Going professional

The practice sessions are being conducted by professional race experts (who also act in the film) Mihir Dharker and Sameer Sayyed.

About the film, Raja says, “Shweta and I play a married couple in the film, who own four cars including a Toyota Trueno.

We are about to sell off the Toyota Trueno when a friend advises us not to sell it off and suggests some modifications for the car. After doing the rehaul, Shweta and I win a race each- driving that car.”

Raja will be getting the modifications done on the Toyota Trueno (owned by the couple) from a workshop in Santacruz. The cost of modifying the car is 10 lakhs.

Man on a mission

Following Him: Saif Ali Khan

Talking to us after her practice session.

Shweta laughs, “Raja is on a mission.

He is like a man possessed when it come to upgrading his cars.

It’s an expensive indulgence but I can’t stop him.

I like to drive slowly and carefully but I have little choice now that I am acting in a film that is all about speed.

I am taking lessons to drive this car which I haven’t driven much before.

I usually  prefer to practise in the mornings.”

Another round of practice sessions will be required when Suraj completes the modifications on the Toyota Trueno. “Shweta has a lot of hard work on her hands.

She is not used to driving this car  but she has taken to her training like a duck takes to water. I am so proud of my wife,” Raja signs off.

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Look no further

In a candid conversation, Shweta Tiwari (Prerna of Kasautii Zindagii Kay) talks of her definition of love and playing grandmother to seven girls in the serial

By: Kshama Rao

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THE print and the electronic media descended at a suburban studio (at the back of beyond in Saki Naka Andheri) on a sweltering Wednesday afternoon on the sets of Ekta Kapoor’s Kasautii Zindagii Kay.
Prime time prima donna Prerna was expected to meet them. The protagonist of the six year old show has just won yet another long jump television race (the show has leaped by 20 years once again) and Prerna is now grandmom.

Alas, even as the journalists waited patiently munching cold samosas and cups of tea, Madame T (that’s Shweta Tiwari) showed no signs of coming. After over an hour, the channel PROs (now visibly embarrassed) informed that the star is incommunicado. But no sweat, the seven grand daughters of Prerna and old guard Hiten Tejwani who’s just walked in, in bleached hair and golden brown lens, were available for interviews.
Not wanting to give up, we messaged Tiwari later in the evening. We tell her about how everyone waited to meet her and could she at least do a telephonic interview? And surprise, surprise, five minutes later, she calls up and chats right away.

Tiwari’s character post the gen-leap will that be of a tough disciplinarian. Having gone through a lot of heartache and betrayal, Prerna will now be “anti love. She’s not against men. She only wants her girls to be cautious. She doesn’t want them to interact with boys at all. Because if they do, then they will fall in love and love will only get them pain.”

What does Shweta think of love? “Love is selfless. Love is not sex. When attraction comes into play between a man and a woman, then it becomes lust,” she simply says.

The actress, who is married to her childhood sweetheart Raja Chaudhary, says she is in a permanent “state of in love. I keep falling in love all the time.” Before you rub your hands in glee expecting some masala, she says, “I love my unit, I love my friends, my daughter, my dog.”

Er, how about falling in love with a co-actor? “You mean, getting attracted to them? Then that’s not love, that’s lust. I told you in my definition — love is selfless, it’s caring for, getting concerned about the person you care for. It’s much more than being attracted to someone. And for attraction, I am attracted enough to Raja at home,” she chuckles.

But what about childhood crushes? “Yes, I have had those.” Is she demonstrative in love? “You tell me, from the way I am talking to you, what do you think? Yes, I am the demonstrative kind, the huggy-kissy type. I can be very loud in showing my love for my people. But I don’t mwah mwah just anyone. I can’t fake my feelings.”

Serendipity, Notting Hill and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge are her all time favourite romantic/love films. In the new scheme of things, Anurag Basu (Cezanne Khan) and Mr Bajaj (Rohit Roy) will not figure in Prerna’s life. Won’t she miss them? One could sense her facial muscles tighten as she says, “The only thing I would miss in Prerna is the excitement in her role, in her character and Ekta has assured me of that so there is no question of missing anyone else.”

Playing mom to children of her age was alright but a grandmom to seven girls? “I know. I kept asking Ekta how will I pull it off… I didn’t want anyone to call me dadi or nani on screen so she said, ‘Don’t worry, they will simply call you P.’ That’s better, no?”

She signs off on that note. And by the way she neither told us why she didn’t show up at the press conference nor offered an apology. Is that what you call a star?

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She smsed and told us that she won Fave Maa by the way. And she also danced to Saiyan re from Salaam e ishq but wasnt too happy with it as she was ill. Do leave get well soon messages for her; and let her know that her dance was terrific; its uploaded in the forums!

This week we try and figure out how Shewta Tiwari-Choudhary is different from Mrs.Prerna Bajaj.

On-Screen: Prerna Bajaj
Prerna Bajaj is the main protagonist of Kasautii Zindagi Kay. Earlier, she was married to her boyfriend Anurag Basu but thanks to the twist and turns, she becomes Mrs. Prerna Bajaj. The story revolves around Prerna and takes Kasauti of her every time. But she is like Tulsi and stands by the truth and fights for it. She has sent her own son-in-law-Sharad (Karan Singh) to jail because he raped her driver’s daughter Mukti (Tina Parekh). She is the ideal woman of Kasauti or as her son Prem calls her “Mother India.”

Off-Screen: Raja Chaudhary speaks on Shewta Tiwari
“She is altogether different. Prerna is more mature whereas Shewta is very childish. Earlier, I was amazed with the role of Prerna and I asked her whether she will be able to do this role properly or not. But I was wrong, she is a great actress. Her off-screen image of a mother is similar to that of Prerna as she is very close to our daughter– Palak. She can’t live without her. For her Palak is her life line.”

Does he watch Kasauti?
“Yes sometimes me and my daughter see the serial and in certain scenes, I even criticised her performance. But she convinced me that it was the requirement of the character and, in the end, she wont the argument.

What about your Bhojpuri film?
“Of course she is acting in it. The movie is called Hamar Saiyan Hindustani , which is ready for release next month. Her character name is Radha and it is completely different to Shewta. In real life, she is more practical and professional.

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Not with my husband!

Apparently Shweta Tiwari created a ruckus when she saw her husband do an intimate scene with his heroine

Earlier we had Abhishek Bachchan objecting to his then-fiancee Ash getting into a lip-lock with Hrithik Roshan on screen in Dhoom 2. Now, we have Shweta Tiwari objecting to her husband.

Raja Chaudhary was getting passionate with his heroine Raina Mukherjee during a lovemaking scene for his film Kuch Khel Kuch Masti.

A source from the sets says, “Raja is paired opposite this new girl Raina Mukherjee. His wife Shweta visits the sets whenever possible. Once, during the shooting of an intimate scene between Raja and Raina, she got pretty upset and created a huge scene on the sets. There was chaos after that. She made her displeasure very clear, in loud words, and there was tension all round, on the sets. The shoot was stalled while Raja took her to a corner and tried to convince her about the scene.”

However, when contacted, Raja Chowdhury obviously had a different version of the same story. He said, “Yes there is this one song where I have very intimate scenes with the leading lady Raina. However, I told Shweta about it before, and she understood.”