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Bride has a day out!

Neha, a resident of Delhi is the new screen-bride contender for Roshesh in the popular Star One comedy, "Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai"

THE DELHI CONNECTION Neha cooked pasta and wrote a poem to impress the "Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai" family

Her eyes have been set on the entertainment industry for quite a while. A graduate of Delhi University, Neha, technically, took the plunge a year and a half ago. She hosts shows for an event management company in the city. But what she was on the lookout for was a big break, something that would catapult her to instant limelight.

So, when she saw the promos on television this January asking for contestants to take part in a hunt to become the on-screen bride of Roshesh, a character in the popular Star One comedy, "Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai", Neha relates, she at once jumped at it. "I thought, this is my chance! I always wanted to come on TV and this has been one of my favourite serials, so I thought why not?" states the wannabe.

Having admitted to have always "loved to grab attention on stage", Neha, a resident of Delhi's Jangpura area, says, now that she has made it to the finals to woo and impress Roshesh, an aspiring poet and a dreamer, and the devoted youngest son of Maya Sarabhai, she feels, "the doors would soon open" for her in the TV industry.

"It is a big platform and obviously, it will have its benefits," she adds. And now that the episodes have begun to go on air, she is receiving a lot of interest from inquisitive friends and relations. "But I have not reached a stage when people recognise me on the street. Those will be the days," she ponders.

Pasta and poem

To impress Roshesh and his mother in this hunt called "Sarabhai Swayamvadhu", Neha read out a poem to Roshesh and cooked pasta for him.

"Since he likes poetry, I thought that would be the best thing to impress him, and I cooked pasta for him keeping in mind Maya Sarabhai's love for things western. Since I watch the serial, I know he is a mama's boy and if mama likes me, he will say yes to me," reasons Neha. The result is a laughter-filled episode, she claims, but the real test still lies ahead. She has three more finalists to deal with to grab the coveted Sarabhai surname.

SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY

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