TV is growing younger with every season and if viewers are watching with great interest the story of a 12-year-old daughter-in-law in Balika Vadhu,I could pass off as a daddy too! says Mahesh Thakur,in Lucknow to promote Star Plus Sasural Genda Phool,which started this week and has the 40 years old actor playing the father of a modern girl married to a geek from a traditional family. Now where have we seen that! Think Do Hanso Ka Jodaa on NDTVimagine. Our serial is different in that it is happy. The scenario is free of tension and as the girl comes to term with the reality of life,she has her family as well as her in-laws supporting her and easing her into the fold, justifies Thakur,who has appeared in a number of TV series,including Tu Tu Main Main,Sparsh,Sailaab and Astitva. I am here for the sheer love of acting. I was brought up in Panama,Central America and came to India for acting and after a few not so successful films,I dabbled with theatre and began acting in TV series, says Thakur,who is presently staging in various cities the play Saath Rahega Always,acting opposite Padmini Kolhapure and Tina Parikh. Two of my forthcoming films are Office Office The Movie and Zokkoman,in which I am the father of a superhero played by Darsheel Safari of Taare Zameen Par-fame, shares the actor,who favours love marriage over arranged. All parents must see the point of view of the young who want to marry the person of their choice.
