Two-timing

A serial on twins joined at the hip, Ambar Dhara is coming up and the actresses are finding it a bit inconvenient to shoot.After Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, Sony TV is gearing for another out-of-the-box story line with their new show, Ambar Dhara. The show revolves around twins joined at the hip, who grow up in the mountains. For all practical purposes, they are two different entities with different aspirations, but they share the same body.Trouble begins when their mother passes away and one of the twins aspires to be a singer. To pursue her career, she wants to go to Mumbai. Thus begins the twins' journey in life, with twists and turns.
The show, produced by Siddharth Kumar Tiwari and Vikas Seth will feature two newcomers. Apparently, the new actresses, tied at the hips, are finding it a bit inconvenient to shoot. The show is being shot in Panchgani. Mona Ambegaonkar is playing the mother of the twins and Paintal is playing the adoring grandfather. Viju Khote essays one of the key characters in the show. The rest of the cast includes Shweta Gulati and Harshad Chopra.
Mona Ambegaonkar says, "I am playing the mother in the show. Both the girls in the show are new. I cannot reveal anything about the story line as I have been told by the channel not to do so."
It is said that two directors have already left the show midway. According to a well-placed source in Sony, "First, it was Hemant Prabhu, who was roped in to direct the show. But, he left it after the pilot was shot and the second one has already quit. Now, the channel has roped in Bhushan Patel to infuse some energy in the show. Directors are really apprehensive about the subject, which is first of its kind on Indian television." When contacted, Hemant said, "Yes, I shot the pilot. But, I left the serial for some personal reasons. I don't know who is doing the show right now."