Love for animals is one thing but being crazy for them is completely a different story. Akash Makhija who is playing the role of Alaukik Awasthi in the Sony Entertainment Television new show, ‘Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii’ has this crazy love for animals.

Alaukik is a very eccentric character. He believes in supernatural beings and is always trying to look for signs in everything.This is not the first Akash is shooting with an animal, in the previous episodes, we have seen him playing with insects like cockroaches.

And In the coming episodes of Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii you will see a new cast on the show and i.e. a buffalo and it will definitely be going to be a delight to watch– the chemistry between Akash and Buffalo on-screens.

Akash Makhija while talking about his scene with a buffalo says, “Now, this was something really unexpected. I mean who can think of a scenario where you are actually introduced to your fellow colleague in such a weird way, it can only happen when your fellow colleague is a buffallo. Alaukik has this weird obsession with animals, as you already know, earlier it was a shoot with cockroaches, and now a buffalo. And this was the energy everyone on set expected from me, so it was overall a challenging experience. The buffalo’s name was Sushmita and we used to call her Sushi, you know to make it friendly and familiar. We shot with her for 6-10 episodes and it was a heck of an experience. Who could think of shooting with a buffalo, as per her convenience. Ya, we had to shoot when she was ready. She also used to shit all over the set, and these were the things we had to manage as actors.”

He further adds, “We improvise our dialogues and adjust with her as she cannot stand at one place, she will move away from the mark given to her and it’s definitely a new experience to be shooting with a buffalo. As I am scared of animals, I am having a little hard time shooting with her. So far I have experienced different things on the set of Sargam ki Sadhe Satii and it’s been a wonderful experience”*

Watch ‘Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii’ on Sony Entertainment Television at 10:30 pm, Monday to Friday.

Ojas Rawal who is currently seen playing the role of Aastik Awasthi is Sony Entertainment Television’s recently launched sitcom, Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii is a well known theatre artist. Apart from doing multiple films in Gujarati cinema, he is also known for his roles in Gujarati plays. Aastik Kumar Awasthi is a modern-day brahmachari who is very obedient and is a Hanuman follower who plans on never getting married and constantly maintains a significant distance from women. Aastik follows an app called, ‘Duniya Saari Brahmachari’ to know the ways to remain celibate and preaches the same among his brothers.

The show Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii is shot on a 5-camera set up where all shots are being captured simultaneously as all the cameras are rolling together unlike, a master set-up which is followed by its respective cuts of close-ups, two-shots, etc. Having worked in theatre the 5-camera setup seems to be quite helpful to Ojas Rawal as compared to other actors in the show. He is actually applying his learnings and knowledge from the theatre’s set-up in the show Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii.

Ojas Rawal while talking about the camera set-up of the show says, *”Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii is being shot on a 5-camera setup and it has been excellent. I’ve previously experienced this format but only in theatre. The best thing about such a multi-cam setup is the speed of shooting increases multi fold. So, shooting a scene feels like performing a one-act in theatre. All actors have to deliver their best while reacting continuously to each other. We have to be cautious that we ought to act attentively and constantly as there is the minimal-to-nil scope of a safety close-up or a re-take later, just like in theatre.”*

He further shares, *” Here, my training and learnings from plays have proved to be a blessing! We rehearse the scenes just like we would for a theatrical play and then we shoot it in one-go with the 5-cam setup. For me, a day of shoot feels like a day of one-acts!”*

Watch Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii on Sony Entertainment Television at 8:30 PM; Monday to Friday.