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Bollywood News : April 2007
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Hindi soaps inspire Bangladesh TV personality
Dhaka, April 22 Watching popular Hindi television soaps inspired
her to create similar sets and use music in order to appeal to
her audience, confesses Chayanika Chowdhury, one of Bangladesh's
most successful television writer-directors.
Chowdhury says she feels vindicated on choosing to follow the
set-up of Hindi soaps as her colleagues who initially criticised
her use of promotional songs and flashy titles were now taking
the same route to popularity.
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"Yes I do give the setting a lot of importance. Watching Hindi
serials I've always wondered why they appealed to the public,
despite having the same old story. I realised that people liked
the way the set-up looked and I followed the same track. People
want to be entertained and I was going to give them that," she
told The Daily Star.
"Today I see many of my contemporaries, who have criticised me,
following in the same footsteps. Many directors are now using
songs in their TV plays, besides emphasising on the setting. I
consider it a success," says Chayanika, who has made a mark in
the male-dominated field.
However, others attribute her success to her husband Arun
Chowdhury, a successful scriptwriter and TV play director and
editor of "Anandodhara".
Chayanika says in her defence: "I have completed 47 serials and
most of them have been widely accepted. As much as I love my
husband I don't believe Arun's name single-handedly could have
gotten me this far. I'm grateful to my actors and my audience.
They were ready to work with me when I was new. And now I have
my own style which appeals to the public."
Her future plans include emerging as a filmmaker. "My dream is
to make a movie. Not an offbeat movie but a pure commercial one
that will touch the heart of millions."
Chayanika studied at Shantiniketan in India, but could not
complete her studies after her marriage. Her big break as a
director came in 2001 when she wrote "Shesher Bela".
IANS
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