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The audition which Renuka Shahane considered his biggest mistake, became the turning point of his life! The script for the show ‘Surabhi’ forgot, yet made record!
TV’s iconic show … (Photo courtesy-imDB)
Highlights
- Renuka Shahane had forgotten the script in the audition of ‘Surabhi’.
- ‘Disaster’ himself told audition
- Creator gave TV’s iconic show!
The ‘Surabhi’ show telecasted from 1990 to 2001 was a historic stop of Indian television. It was not just a show, but a cultural document in the diversity, culture and history of the country. The pair of Renuka Shahane and Siddharth Kak brought the show to the Limca Book of Records – it became the highest audience response show in Indian TV history.
Audition was completely flop
In an interview, Renuka revealed that ‘Surabhi’ audition was the worst experience of her career. At that time, she was shooting for the show ‘Circus’ with Shah Rukh Khan and after that she came to audition. The script had a long paragraph at the Brihadeshwar temple, which she would remember, but would forget as soon as she went in front of the camera. Laughing at herself, she says, “I forgot my line and I started forgetting more laughing.”
Muskan got the biggest show in TV history
Why did Renuka get the show even after such a big lapse? The answer is- their smile. The producer of the show Geeta Doctor liked Renuka’s smile so much that she ignored the mistakes of the audition. This smile later became the identity of ‘Surabhi’. The show first started coming on Doordarshan and later on Star Plus.