TLI Staff
New Delhi: Pavitra Punia who had taken a break from Baalveer Returns to enter Bigg Boss 14 is back on the sets as evil and powerful Timnasa. The actress was happy to reunite with the entire team and was met with enthusiastic reactions from everyone.
“Everyone was jumping for joy when I entered the sets on the very first day. All that was left was for them to carry me on their shoulders and shout HIP HIP HOORAY! Everyone was waiting for me for the last three months and now that I have returned, everyone is happy and excited to work together again. The energy on the set is high and everybody is thrilled to deliver their best. My co-stars were really happy upon my return as we all share a great bond. Getting into the shoot – mode and having fun while we are at it is something I have been looking forward to,” she said.
Timnasa returns in a deadlier avatar
“On the sets, Timnasa’s place had been treasured and they have kept my room just the way that I had left it. In fact they have made few beautiful changes in my room. In terms of my character, Timnasa has not only returned, she is way more powerful and ruthless. She was and will continue to be the biggest threat to the Baalveers,” says Pavitra when asked about any changes in her character.
‘Wished I had Timnasa’s arms and ammunitions in Bigg Boss 14’
“When I left Timnasa here in Baalveer Returns and went to the Bigg Boss house, I just missed my arms and ammunitions, especially when I used to get angry. I wished to have my super power and wand during those fights,” says Pavitra.
The actress had a tough time getting into Timnasa’s skin again. She also felt uncomfortable in the heavy costumes and crown of the character as she was wearing them after three months.
“My costume is elaborate and heavy and I returned on the sets after three months. The very first day when I wore this dress, I got a severe headache, was feeling breathless and trapped inside something so heavy. I just wanted to get back to my casual clothes. Three months ago, when I used to be on set in Timnasa’s attire, in the span of 1 year, I got so used to the clothes and costume that I even wore the crown on the sets for 2 to 3 hours straight, while other co-actors used to remove their armors after a shot. On my very first day in this costume, I was removing my crown every other second. So, I really struggled adjusting to the look also the flow of character is somewhere diminished in me, I was taking several re-takes and a whole day to get back into Timnasa’s skin. It was indeed very difficult and challenging for me,” she said.
‘Reality TV is easier than fiction’
Pavitra says shooting for reality shows like Bigg Boss 14 is easier as you just have to be yourself while in soaps, you have to get into a particular character and give the right expressions.
“Reality TV, as they say is all about being real, whoever you are in reality. You have to forget about camera, there is no action or cut, no lights that you have to face. There is very huge difference when you have live cameras around. While on the sets, the action, cut, roll and reel cameras are the reality for us here. So, I just can’t compare both of them. I will say the reality TV is easier than this reel shooting, being on screen camera, getting into someone else’s character with expressions that you have to express is difficult. On real cameras, you don’t need to think before you express or say anything, you just be the way you are but on reel cameras it’s all about expression, body language and your costume with lots of cut in between the shots. So, I think the reel world is a lot tougher than the real world.
‘All the Baalveer Returns fans were waiting for me to get eliminated’
While many of Pavitra’s fans were sad about her eviction, Baalveer fans couldn’t be happier about the actress making a comeback on the show.
“As soon as I got out of the Bigg Boss house the most exciting thing was that as much as people were sad about me being evicted from Bigg Boss house they were happier about me returning to Baalveer Returns and everyonestarted asking me about my comeback. I felt like I didn’t get a chance to be sad about leaving Bigg Boss. All the Baalveer Returns fans were actually waiting for me to get eliminated and get back to Baalveer Returns,” she says.