Karan Kundrra and Tejasswi Prakash are one of the most talked-about celebrities in town these days. Painting things red with their mushy mushy love, these two are keeping their fans updated about their love story. Recently Karan was in Lucknow where he interacted with ETimes and had a heart-to-heart conversation. Talking about his connection with the city, he said “I have been coming to Lucknow from the start of my career. I don’t think there has been a show or a film that I have not promoted here. I have been to Lucknow to be part of several events too. In fact, I was here a few months back for an event.”
Hosting the dance reality show Dance Deewane Juniors, the Kitani Mohabbat Hai actor shared, “I am hosting a full-fledged show for a proper GEC (General Entertainment Channel) for the first time. Hosting ki meri journey shuru hui thi Gumrah End Of Innocence show se. I have been hosting this show very differently. Since this is a children’s reality show, the sensibilities change a lot. Bachche bahot sensitive hote hain. Hosting a show with kids is definitely a lot of fun but at the same time kids, especially younger ones, do not know how to react on stage, in case they have won or lost. They are not very well versed with the nitty-grities of a reality show.”
Ask Karan if he likes and loves hosting or acting more and pat comes the reply, “It is like asking a father to choose between his two kids. You can’t! Hosting is a great challenge for me and I like competing with myself. I want to grow bigger and bigger, career-wise. Abhi tak response bahot achha hai but if you ask me that kya main isko apni rozi-roti banaunga then I don’t think so. I am also made for bigger things. Now if you tell me to leave films and start only hosting shows that will never happen.”
Last seen in the Bigg Boss Season 15, Karan says he has changed a lot post the reality show stint. “I think now I am calmer about my life post-Bigg Boss. What happens in a format like Bigg Boss is that whatever decisions you take in a show like that are very pure as there is no outside influence. So you get to know that actually mein mujhe kya chahiye. You learn a lot about your ethics, principles, what kind of people you like, what kind of friends should one have – a lot of such things about yourself you come to know. So when you come out of the show, you are more sure of yourself,” he says, adding, “Also, I don’t repent doing anything that I shouldn’t have done inside the Bigg Boss house. In fact, maine apni zindagi mein kuchh repent nahi kiya. Yes, about the mistakes that I have made, I have either been unapologetic about them or extremely apologetic about them.”
Last seen in the fictional show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, the actor talks about his choice of fiction shows, as he says, “When it comes to fiction, it is my forte. But now I also need to be part of good stories. I have promised myself that I will not do any faltu ke projects. There are two kinds of people – ek jo aapke paise banane ke liye hote hain aur ek jo aapko grow karane ke liye. For example, when Rajan Shahi sir (producer of Yeh Rishta…) offered me the role, he gave me more than what he had promised in terms of my character. Film mein makers focus more on characters but TV shows are all about leads. But Rajan sir had sketched my character very well for the show and he asked me if I would like to continue till a certain time and when I said no he agreed and gave a khatarnak ending to my character. The same is with Ekta (Kapoor) ma’am.”
Talking about the recently blossomed love in his life, Karan, who is n a relationship with actress Tejasswi Prakash, says, “We don’t hide anything. We are taking it slowly. As far as marriage is concerned, madam ke pass time kahan hai. (laughs). Har interview mein woh mere upar phenk deti hai and now I will be putting it on to her. The funny part is that our parents meet each other more than us as they have more time. But we are going with the natural progression as of now.”