Primetime Saga
Anita Hassanandani
It’s a family drama all right, but this time Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji buddies will fight the epic battle not in her soap operas, but in mythological daily Kahaani Hamaaray Mahabharata Ki on 9X.
While the other characters had already been finalised, the queen of soaps has zeroed in on her close friend Anita Hassanandani to play Draupadi.
Having bagged the coveted role, an excited Anita said, “I was shooting for Fear Factor in South Africa when Ekta called and I simply accepted the role.”
When asked who is her favourite out of the five brothers, she replied, “Yudhisthir, for his honesty.”
The big question: who will step in as big brother, Yudhisthir?
—Aditi Pai
19
June
