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Rochelle Maria Rao, one of the finalists of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2012, poses for the cameras during a photoshoot.
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(L-R) Sonam Pachey, Sneha Upadhyay, Shamata Anchan, Sana Khan and Ruhi Singh, the finalists of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2012, during a photoshoot by renowned photographer Dabboo Ratnani.
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WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT: It's a new age for the television heroine
Pallavi Kulkarni returns in Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar
A determined Anjali Singh Rawaat crosses a perilous gap between two snow-capped mountains and the couch potatoes sigh in relief. The show is Ashutosh Gowarikar’s all-new television show Everest, and Anjali’s mountain-high adventure is also used to subtly put across a relevant message.
The heroine, played by former beauty pageant Shamata Anchan, treads the rough Himalayan terrain only to win the heart of her chauvinistic army officer father who desperately wanted a son to carry forward his military lineage.
The drama capturing emotions of a daughter despised by her father is a clear departure from the routine TV shows that the audiences have been watching for the past one decade. The simply-dressed female lead, celebrating her graduation ceremony and making up her mind to meet a Himalayan high, was refreshing for the audience, tired as they were of heavily decked up, bhajansinging protagonists and eye-rolling vamps.
Female protagonists on the small screen have been identified with regressive, teary traits and over-the-top appearances.
With the advent of a few fresh faces and new concepts, Indian shows are slowly undergoing a facelift. The positive si