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Oh! the family is here again baby!

"Baa Bahoo Aur Baby" has just been launched on Star TV. Is it any different from the routine stuff? Find out...

THE TRIO Benaaf

They make you laugh; they have left you in tears too. If they love each other, they have their share of fights too. In short they exemplify the essence of life. Meet the star cast of the newly launched Star serial "Baa Bahoo Aur Baby" who insist that they are just like any other family.

"`Baa Bahoo Aur Baby' is a story of everyone. It is about a joint family ruled by their mother who besides being very sure of the rights and wrong is also of a loving nature. Unlike other serials she shares an amazing relationship with her daughter-in-laws. This serial depicts the problem of a middle class family in a real way," emphasises Lubna Salim, who is playing Leela Thakkar, the eldest bahu in the soap.

Agrees J.D. Majethia who along with Aatish Kapadia has made the serial and is playing Harshad Thakkar in the show, "It is a character-based story and an only serial where all the characters can do comedy."

Lubna Salim

The warmth has its touches on the sets as well. Says 18-year-old Benaaf, playing the title role of polio-affected, Baby in the show, "I am really pampered on the sets. Everyone here now calls me Baby."

Talking animatedly about her role she says, "This is my first serial where I have to speak all the time in Hindi. I am playing a role of polio-stricken girl who is not intimidated by her condition. It is a challenging role but I never had a problem playing it except that my hands have become sore holding the crutches!"

Baa, or, Sarita Joshi puts forth a feminine angle.

Sarita Joshi

"A woman in real life lives quite timidly. In this serial I am playing a strong woman who has worked very hard to raise her kids, as her husband is a good for nothing man. If she is of a dominating nature, she is also practical and gracious in accepting her mistakes," she said.

So wasn't treading a beaten track of saas-bahu and a Gujarati joint family a risky endeavour?

"Not at all. A soap has to be around a family. To connect with a serial one need to see it three-four times. Only then you will be able to discern the difference," Majethia points out.

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