It is very intoxicating for me to see things through camera: Raj Desai
India has been witnessing the new and young blood showing their talent and performing sensibly in recent time. Raj Desai is one of them. He is by his age only 20 but his vision for art and cinema would amaze you. By this age he has created a few miracles. We can hope on him that he would be turned out as a great film director in the future. He has made a short film whose credit line goes like this: PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER, CINEMATOGRAPHER, EDITOR: RAJ DESAI. He has also worked as an Assistant Director with Sidhhartha Kak. He is indeed a versatile artist.
Dramas will sustain against films: Sharad Sharma
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Sharad Sharma is an actor of Gujarati drama. He has also acted in few Hindi films such as My Friend Ganesh Part 3, Page 3 etc. He has few Gujarati films too under his name. In recent comedy film ‘Adla Badli’, he plays a role of Yama, which is says is very hilarious.
He was in our town Rajkot recently for his drama ‘Dikri No. 1′, and we had a chance to catch up with him. |
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Interview of drama artist Riddhi Dave

Riddhi Dave
Riddhi Dave is an young and enthusiastic theater artist, born to celebrity parents Ketki Dave and Rasik Dave. She has acted in a popular play “Mummy 20ni Dikri 40ni” with her mother. She recently came to Rajkot for her play “Dikri Number 1“. Rupal Tank, SpeakBindas Volunteer Correspondent got a chance to chit chat with her.
I will suggest not to think that RJs are made somewhere: RJ Sameer
You yourself are an RJ, just that it depends on how naturally you represent yourself on Radio.
RJ Sameer is an owner of quite a catchy voice, that has led him to Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM where he hosts ‘Bumper to Bumper’, a 4 to 9 pm band show. Switching to RJ career from a journalist, he also carries a hobby of wildlife photography, and has invented a new dish to which he calls ‘Maggi-Pasta’ which is a combination of Chinese and Italian dishes!
Adhirajsinh Jadeja, SpeakBindas correspondent had quite an interesting chat with him.
You can not afford waking me up in afternoon: RJ Nishit
And like Speak Bindas, do not scare, do not worry what others will feel about what you speak.
Nishit Parekh, popularly known as RJ Nishit is combination of humor and talent. By profession, he is a Radio Jockey at Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM Rajkot station where he hosts a morning 7 to 11 show called ‘Hello Rajkot‘, which is quite a popular show as Nishit shares interesting information on Rajkot, brings local celebrity for the interview and much more.
My ambition is to perform a prostitute’s role: Apara Mehta

Apara Mehta
Nationalism is the biggest religion
Apara Mehta is popularly known for her character of ‘Savita’ of daily television serial Kyunki Saas bhi Kabhi Bahu thi which lasted for years making a history in hindi television. She also acts in Gujarati dramas and considers it as her acting experiment platform. Wife to Darshan Jariwala, who has won national award for his performance in film ‘Gandhi My Father.’
Always running with a tight schedule and these days playing short tracks in various serials, she was in Rajkot city for her drama ‘You Turn.’ Speakbindas correspondent Vikas Rajpopat talks to her with intense questions, which she answered very joyfully, sheding lights on some of her unknown shades of life.
I am a symbol of unity between Hindu and Muslim: Farida Mir

Farida Mir
અજબ આ જગત છે, ઉંડા એના પાયા
આ બધુ જાણવા છતા મુકાતી નથી માયા.
Farida Mir is a popular name among Gujarati community for her art of singing. Despite being belonging to Muslim community, she sings Hindu hymns, which hurts to some orthodox people. She belongs to Mir cast which is said to be have art running in their blood. It is quite fascinating to know how her singing journey started when she was a teen.
Not only she is a good singer but an actress in Gujarati films. She leads quite a famous life and hence controversies too are a part of her professional life.
Interview of Jethalal Gada fame Dilip Joshi

Dilip Joshi
Dilip Joshi is a popular drama artist, who has successfully acted in some of most famous Gujarati dramas, one of them being બાપુ તમે કમાલ કરી with Sumeet Raghavan and Amit Mistry, the trio known for their television serial Shubh Mangal Savadhan. He also directed this play. Dilip has always been good at comedy, rather we can say that comedy is his best area for acting. As a comedian he can make people laugh just with facial expressions.
Little laughter champion - Jay Chhaniyara

Jay Chhaniyara
A person is never a handicapped. Handicapped is the society who calls a person a handicapped.
Some are born with physical disability, widely known as handicapped. But rare are some diamonds who overcome the same with their natural talent. Jay Chhaniyara is such a jewel kid who suffers from Celebral Palsy - (a kind of disorder caused by brain damaged occuring at or before birth and marked with Muscual impairment) and has undergone 11 surgeries of his both legs, right hand and the right eye at that phase of life where kids are without any burden of life and when life means enjoyment, virtuousness, delight and innocence.
But his natural talent of being a Mimicry Artist has brought great fame and relief in his life.
I had only 160 rupees in my pocket: Milan Trivedi
Milan Trivedi is a multi-dimensional personality. He is a television anchor, a drama artist, a writer, an actor and lots more inside. He has earned many certificates as educational background, worked in a total different profession and at last came where he really belongs! He is also a successful host of few Television programs.
He shares some of bitter and tough experiences of his life with Speakbindas Correspondent Vikas Rajpopat.

Devang Vibhakar