Ankita’s refusal to shoot a scene
Could this possibly be the unveiling of a new side of Archana’s personality?
Whatever the case be, actress Ankita Lokhande who plays the role of Archana was not in the least amused when she read the screenplay of this sequence at a recent shoot.
“Are you serious, guys? Archana is the epitome of everything the ideal Indian woman stands for. People have deep faith instilled in her. Women look up to her, admire her, emulate her. I am not about to let thousands of my fans down by shooting a sequence where I am seen to be pushing my mother-in-law into a burning kitchen!” said a worried Ankita.
She refused to shoot and reports have it that it took a lot of convincing by the director to finally have her shoot the scene.
While the channel and production house are tight-lipped about this mysterious promo, sources reveal that as per the current track of the show, Usha Nadkarni’s character Savita Tai has Alzheimer’s and is disoriented, suffering from acute depression and has lost the will to live.
As her caring, supportive bahu, Archana will be shortly seen stepping into her house and acting in a manner that will provoke and instigate her to bounce back and react in her typical, loud, brash manner.
It’s the methods adopted to bring back Savita Tai to normalcy that have Archana all worried about her image ….
Usha Nadkarni burns her fingers
Could this possibly be the unveiling of a new side of Archana’s personality? Whatever the case be, here’s what happened while filming the scene.
After actress Ankita Lokhande (Archana) pushed Usha Nadkarni (Savita tai) into the kitchen, the pyro technicians set the kitchen partially ablaze.
Sensing the sudden heat, Usha ji panicked and darted to a corner that she thought was safe.
Unfortunately, her saree came in contact with a burning ember and the poor lady simply freaked out. In a bid to put out the flames that had caught on to her saree, she ended up burning her fingers.
Since Ankita was closest to the door, she flung the door open, rushing to Usha ji’s rescue. She helped extinguish the flames and calmed Usha ji down by giving her water to drink and applying a soothing ointment on her fingers.
Ankita’s presence of mind in controlling the situation helped to put all at ease and avert a disaster on the sets.
She didn’t leave Savita Tai’s side till the veteran actress was back to her jovial self.
