Channel: Colors TV | Genre: Comedy / Family Drama
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Bareilly Ke Bacchan Gossip: Why the Cast is Secretly Dieting
On screen, the family in Bareilly is constantly fighting over food. But what happens when the director calls 'cut'? Welcome to your daily dose of bareilly ke bacchan written update telly updates gossip! Today, we're taking you behind the scenes to reveal a hilarious secret: the entire main cast has had to go on a strict, off-set diet just to survive the show's intense filming schedule.
The Real Food Rule
If you've been reading our recent telly updates written updates, you know that almost every major comedic set-piece on the show happens around the dining table. Unlike many soap operas that use plastic food or cold, inedible props, the producers of this show insist on using real, freshly cooked, heavy North Indian food for every scene.
"The director wants genuine reactions," the actor playing Rajat revealed in a recent live stream. "When we are fighting over a plate of Chole Bhature, he wants us actually eating it so our mouths are full and the dialogue sounds realistically muffled." While this makes for great colors tv telly updates comedy, it has become a massive occupational hazard for the actors.
The Multiple Takes Hazard
The problem arises from the fact that comedy scenes require multiple takes to get the timing exactly right. "During the infamous 'spicy tap water paneer' scene," the actress playing Simran explained, laughing, "we had to shoot the dinner sequence from six different camera angles. And for continuity, if you take a bite in the wide shot, you have to take a bite in every single close-up."
She admitted that during one particularly chaotic scene involving a massive platter of jalebis, the cast collectively consumed over four kilos of sweets in a single afternoon. "By the end of the day, we couldn't even look at sugar. Bauji's actor actually fell asleep in his chair from a sugar crash between setups."
The Secret Salad Club
To combat the daily onslaught of heavy, rich on-screen food, the actors have formed what they jokingly call the 'Secret Salad Club.' When they aren't filming, the vanity vans are strictly off-limits to anything fried or sweet.
The younger cousins on the show apparently act as the 'diet police.' If they catch Rajat or Simran's actors snacking on set during their breaks, they threaten to post embarrassing blooper videos on social media. "It's the only way we can still fit into our costumes," Rajat's actor confessed. "We eat like kings on camera, and we eat like rabbits the second the director yells 'Cut!'"
Frequently Asked Questions
They are dieting off-screen to balance out the massive amounts of heavy, real food they are forced to eat during filming.
No, the director insists on using real, freshly cooked North Indian food to get genuine, comedic reactions from the actors.
Because comedy scenes require multiple takes from different angles, and actors must eat in every take to maintain visual continuity.
The cast had to do so many takes that they collectively consumed over four kilos of jalebis in a single afternoon.
He experienced a massive sugar crash and literally fell asleep in his chair between camera setups.
It is a joking name the cast uses for their strict, off-set diet where they only eat light, healthy food in their vanity vans.
The actors playing the mischievous younger cousins monitor the adults to make sure they aren't snacking between scenes.
They threaten to post embarrassing blooper videos of the adult actors on their social media accounts.
Yes, they admit it makes the acting much more fun and natural, even if it means they have to eat salads all weekend.
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