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TelevisionactressBenafDadachandjiisquiteunlikeherDhadkanZindaggiKiicharacterinreallife.”WhileAditi(hercharacterontheshow)isanoldschoolgalwhothinksmarriageisforkeeps,ifthingsarenotworkingout,Iwouldcallitquits.Whytortureyourselftobewithsomeonewhodoesnotcare?” reasonsBenaf,whilespeakingexclusivelytoFilmibeat.
BenafDadachandjiismarriedtohusbandNormanHouinreallife.”Butyes,thepathologistAditiisnotyourdoormatwife.SheputsherfootdownonDr.Vikrant’s(RohitPurohit)requestfordivorce.Shetellshimthathecan’twalkoutona10-yearrelationshipandexpectshimtoworkwithhertosavethemarriage,” saysBenaf,speakingabouttheshow.

Vikrantwantstoreunitewithhisex-flameDrDeepika(AdditiGupta).”TherearemanywomenouttherelikeAditistuckinalovelessmarriage,soitisaveryrelatablecharacter.Also,itbettersuitsmyage.ItisgoodthatTVisfinallycomingaroundtohavefemaleleadsbeyond17-20yearsofage.Ifeelthatwomencomeintotheirownafercrossing30,havingseenlove,careerandkids.Youngergirlswillnothavethatexperienceandworldview,” opinesBenaf.
“DhadkanZindaggiKiiismorefun(toworkon),forwealsoneedtogetthemedicaljargonright,anotherfarcryfromthemundanesaas-bahusagas,”addsBenaf,whowaslastseeninYehMohMohKeDhaageyonSonyTV.
Benaf,whobeganasachildartisteinadsandthenintheNationalAward-winningSantoshSivanfilmHalo,followedbyRajkumarSantoshi’sfilmChinaGatebeforefindingfamewithBaaBahooAurBaby,isyettogetherduedespitebeingaroundforyears.
“Goingahead,IamlookingforjuicyandmeatierroleslikeAditilikeinDhadkanZindaggiKii,”saysBenaf.Infact,shefeelsthat”Dhadkan…mightheraldanotherphaseinmycareer.Ialsoneedtogetbacktoworkpostlockdown.Iamthankfultothemakersoftheshow,NilanjanaPurkayassthaandHerumbKhot,forgivingmethischance”.
AskBenafaboutherrelativeabsenceonsocialmedia,andshesays,”Iknowit’snotagoodthing,butjustthatIcan’tbeselfishenoughtokeeptalkingaboutmyselfsanswork.”
ApartfromTV,shealsowantstobeamoresignificantpartoftheOTTcrest.”Thisnewmediumallowsmanygreatconceptsacrossfilmandseriesformats.IhavealreadydabbledwithwebseriescourtesyofAltBalaji’sBaarish.AlthoughDhadkan…isnotratingwellonTV,itsOTTperformancemightgivetheshowanextension,”saysBenaf.
Theshowrecentlyhada25-episodeextensionandwedohopeitgetsanotherround.
Photo:BenafDadachandjiwithhusbandNormanHou.
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