Published 20:41 IST, April 14th 2020
Archana Puran Singh says she used to call Rakesh Bedi 'Dil' on 'Shrimaan Shrimati' sets
In an interview with a leading daily, Archana Puran Singh talked about Shrimaan Shrimati's rerun and said that good writing has survived the test of time.
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Actor Archana Puran Singh has lauded quality of humour that her popular 1994 sitcom Shrimaan Shrimati has carried along with it. She fondly describes show as memorable and magical w with its return to Doordarshan among many ors amid Coronavirus lockdown. cult comedy show Shrimaan Shrimati cast included Singh along with actors such as Rakesh Bedi, late Jatin Kanakia, and late Reema Lagoo.
Archana Puran Singh on Shrimaan Shrimati's return to TV
Talking to a leing daily, Archana Puran Singh said that choices were very limited at that time and when y me shows, y h idea that y may turn out to be so iconic. She said that y just got toger and did our best and said that show was a weekly show and has w turned into a daily show. Singh feels that y were able to maintain quality of ir comedy because y only shot for four to eight days a month.
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Archana Puran Singh also remembers how actors h a ball right from working on improvisations to developing tonality of characters. She shared that she remembers working on pilot and she improvised with Rakesh Bedi. She revealed how her name was Prema Shalini and Bedi's name was Dilruba aka Dil and when y started shooting she called him Dil and he responded with Doll.
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re were a lot of contributions from actor and re was or character that was based on a Bollywood actor in industry. She said that y created characters and went along with it. Archana Puran Singh also talked about how re were a lot of lines to learn and re were teleprompters to help.
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Archana Puran Singh feels that good writing always survives test of time and that is why show has reached great heights. She shared how so many fans still DM her telling her that y still watch Shrimaan Shrimati on YouTube. She also shared how her son found a scene from show "really funny" when he was watching in on YouTube. Singh also revealed that earlier she could t catch show but will definitely watch it w.
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20:41 IST, April 14th 2020