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Like Jassi, we believe AmberDhara would be able to strike a chord with the male members of the family.

Novel plot A still from “AmberDhara”.

Conjoined twins are identical twins whose bodies are joined together at some point. Some of them share organs as well. It is a rare phenomenon and the overall survival rate for conjoined twins is approximately 25 per cent. However, one hears increasingly of surgery being successfully performed to separate such kids right in the early days.

So it comes as a surprise when the channel says it is the story of two young girls joined at the hip. Siddharth Tewary and Vikas Seth who have produced the show do not want to reveal anything. “The idea came to our mind after reading a news story. We were looking for a story that would break the current generic ‘saas-bahu’ trend. And we believe the indomitable spirit of “AmberDhara” will warm hearts and inspire people.”

Viju Khote, who plays the neighbourhood grocer of AmberDhara, reveals, “I agree it is a ‘rarest of rare’ case. The mother of the girls didn’t have the resources to get the surgery done.”

Kunal Dasgupta, CEO of Sony Entertainment Television (SET), says the series is once again proof that the channel is not in the TRP race. “If we had followed what was already working we would have been number one in terms of the TRPs.”

On the lack of male protagonists on the small screen, Albert Almeida, Business Head of SET, says, “Our research shows these days the remote is being controlled by slightly middle-aged women in the households. At the same time, like Jassi, we believe AmberDhara would be able to strike a chord with the male members of the family as well.” However, despite all the research both Almeida and the producers omit the point that 75 per cent of conjoint twins are females.

Vikas assures us that nothing retrogressive will be shown and the story could take a turn where their separation could become a possibility. To start with, the girls would be shown to have a singing talent. They are ridiculed by many and praised by few.

There is Anuj, played by Nasir, who feels their real talent is not singing but their conjointness, and wants to exploit it. Then there is Sonya, played by Shweta Gulati, who is jealous of the girls’ academic and extra-curricular prowess. And in between, there would be funny incidents like if one falls sick, the other has to sit at home and whether they should have a common passport.

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