‘Mona Singh was scared, broke down on first day of Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin,’ recalls Virendra Saxena

Prominent film and TV actor Virendra Saxena has opened up the time he shot to fame for his performance in TV show Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin. The actor revealed that when they first started shooting the show, Mona Singh, who was the lead actor on the show, used to quite nervous and scared.

Virendra revealed that on the first day of the shoot, Mona was almost in tears because she forgot her lines. He shared with Digital Commentary, “We used to improvise a lot. We weren’t too many people on set… I remember how scared Mona was initially. In our first rehearsal, when she forgot something, she almost broke down. I told her not to worry, to see her lines and say, and that nothing would happen. I was there for her.”

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Virendra played Jassi’s father Balwant Walia in the show. He added, “She’s mentioned me a lot of times, saying ‘guruji helped me a lot.’ I don’t think I helped her. I had understood that she is a bacchi (young girl) and has never done such a big role. I didn’t even know the kind of work she did earlier. I think she used to do fashion shows. However, she turned out to be such a fine actress.”

Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin was the Indian adaptation of Ugly Betty, which aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 2003 to 2006. It was one of the most loved shows of that era. Mona later appeared in many films including 3 Idiots, Laal Singh Chadhha among others.