Mumbai: In an exclusive interview, Shabir Ahluwalia and Ashi Singh discussed their show "Uff Yeh Love Hai Mushkil". They shared insights into their characters, Yug and Kairi, and the storyline. Ashi compared her current role to previous ones, highlighting Kairi's unique traits. The duo emphasized how their show stands out from others, citing its fresh take on love and relationships. Shabir and Ashi's chemistry and contrasting characters add depth to the narrative.
00:05Tell me, I mean, you've married the love of your life.
00:08Is love that much more?
00:09And what about you?
00:09Do you think love is much more too?
00:11I just feel that love will be much more if you take it too seriously.
00:14I mean, love is something that just blossoms.
00:20It's not about, it's not about, if you expect too much from love, I think it can get much more.
00:26If you just be and let be, I think it's just beautiful.
00:31I feel love is little much more.
00:33I can say that I'm a little bit of a real life.
00:37I feel it's difficult, so I don't know.
00:40But what about Yoke and Keri?
00:43I think from Keri's point of view, I feel it's not that much more.
00:48But to love Yoke, oh my God.
00:52I wouldn't if I was Keri.
00:54What about Keri?
00:55It's a real life.
00:57Keri's point of view is love.
01:00Life, the world, everything.
01:01Love is everywhere.
01:03And I don't know how to love Yoke's point of view.
01:07Yoke is difficult to love.
01:08But maybe when she knows Yoke's point of view, Yoke has a lot of emotional layer.
01:14And why she's like, why she's like, that's a big reason.
01:18So Keri's point of view is that she'll get more love.
01:21I don't know.
01:22I don't know.
01:22No.
01:23It wouldn't be wrong to call you the superstar of television.
01:27You've given such amazing characters.
01:30It wouldn't be wrong.
01:31And women of all ages spoon over you.
01:33Be it Pura, be it Somil, be it Amiket, R.C.
01:37And R.C. is a film.
01:38You've, I mean, all the characters that you've played.
01:42Will women spoon over Yoke as well?
01:45I'm hopeful.
01:46But I really don't know.
01:47I mean, it's a character that's not run of the mill.
01:50It's something that is, he's a very guarded guy.
01:54Yoke is very cynical about life.
01:56And these are characters that, in the first glance, you won't be really attracted to a character like this.
02:04But that's the beauty of this character that if I can get them to like Yoke, then fingers crossed.
02:11And hopefully they do.
02:12Because it's, it's a, it's a really layered character.
02:15And he's, he's, I feel he's one of the nicest and the loveliest characters I've played till date.
02:23Also, if we talk about Aashi.
02:24Aashi, your work includes amazing shows like,
02:27Yeh Undanuti Baat Hai, Nei Taladin.
02:30Then when we talk about, Yeh Lof Kihe Laat Hai Mushkil.
02:33How different has that, those work has been like from, to this?
02:37So, all of my characters have been very different from each other, luckily.
02:45And this is also very different from my other characters.
02:48In fact, when they ask me, how do you relate to the character, I don't really relate to any of the character.
02:55Carrie is my first character, I personally relate to her.
02:58And she talks, she walks, or whatever she does, I do, like she's very expressive.
03:07And I'm also like that.
03:08If I want to express, I'm very expressive.
03:11Yes.
03:11Yeah.
03:13So, that's it.
03:15Can I ask you a question and you'll be honest about it?
03:18Yes.
03:19See, every time when we see a romantic show, like based on, you know, youth or our age people,
03:26somewhere down the line, it turns down into a very large.
03:30What would you do with this show?
03:30What would you do with this show?
03:31No, it's not.
03:34And for the show, this husband is very dangerous.
03:39So, there is no scope of it going into a zone where it will be a regular daily show because we don't have the characters.
03:46We don't have the promise.
03:48The show doesn't have that promise.
03:49And even if we plan to do that, we will be deviating like from north to south.
03:54And there's no scope to do it.
03:56It's a show that has begun with the characters that are very different from what you generally see on television.
04:02It's a show that showcases two mad families coming together.
04:06So, we've already shown what the characters bring to the show.
04:10And I don't think there is much scope to do anything that is regular.
04:15And we don't do regular.
04:17For sure.
04:18But then there's been an influx of romance on TV, romantic shows.
04:23How is this so different?
04:24And why should people watch it in the first place?
04:26Because there's so much already offered.
04:28A, because it has shudder.
04:31Yeah.
04:31I would say that the story is entirely, I mean, I haven't done a story like this in my life.
04:39I haven't played a guy who's so cynical about life.
04:42He's got his quirks and it's very difficult to break through him because he's so guarded.
04:50So, for me, a show like this that has such varied characters and how everyone's journey influences,
04:58it's all interpersonal, you know.
05:00So, one person's mistake or whatever could have a ripple effect on everyone.
05:07It could be me, it could be Yogi, it could be any of the brothers, Mairi.
05:11And also, it's a show that's not just made for people who want to watch a family drama or a love story.
05:18It's a show that's made for everyone, right?
05:22From the pota poti to the nana nani, dada dadi.
05:25Because it has so many different emotions that are coming through to this show.
05:30In terms of, there is, it's a rom-com.
05:34It's being treated like a slice of life kind of a show.
05:37There is no regular taking.
05:39We've kept, our taking is so different from the other shows.
05:43The characters, they are just in a very natural space, in a very real space.
05:49And we keep it that way because that's the promise we've given with our very first teaser.
05:53So, I think there is too much.
05:55There are too many things that can work in favor of why the audience should watch this show.
06:00And it's been a month.
06:02The audience have, the response that we've gotten from the audience is really encouraging.
06:06And that is why we are here in Delhi, in a place where the show is based.
06:12Because I feel that this show has great potential in future.
06:17But is it scary that, you know, considering that there's so much of content already out there,
06:22be it on, like, how there's an OTT boom and then cinema, everything is so diluted right now.
06:27Does it scare you that TV is kind of like, you know, on the sidelines, people have seen or not.
06:33Does that scare you, both of you?
06:35I think there could be nothing more scarier than choosing to be an actor.
06:40That's the most scariest thing a person can do in his life.
06:43Because it's a profession where you really don't know what's going to happen the next day or the next project or the following year.
06:53You just, everyone, if you're an actor, you try and put your best foot forward and you hope for the best.
06:57So, there is nothing in your control.
06:59All you can do is put in your energy in making a good show, making great content.
07:03And that's what we believe in.
07:04We want to do something that is different, that is entertaining.
07:08And it is different, but yet in a space that is very family-oriented and not going crazy in the name of creating content.
07:19So, I feel that if you have a great story, if you have great content, there will be takers.
07:27No matter what the medium is.
07:28It could be a film, it could be television, it could be YouTube, it could be OTT.
07:34Just believe in yourself and the project.
07:37And then hope for the best.
07:38And that's it.
07:39Ashi, what do you have to say about this fight for the value?
07:43So, definitely, whatever you do, whatever I do, I just have to do my best.
07:49And I can't really predict the future of my show or anything.
07:53If TV is unsafe, so is OTT or film or anything we do as an actor.
08:01No one can predict if this will work or this will not work.
08:05So, people decide.
08:06They choose what they want to see.
08:08And if we work in a good show and if we create a good content, people will watch it.
08:13So, I just wish and I just try to do good work which satisfies me and then it will satisfy my audience is what I feel.
08:23And there is really nothing I can do about if something is not working.
08:27So, I just said that you are the superstar for television, right?
08:34You have done amazing shows.
08:35The characters are obviously…
08:37Rishi Garewar was like everybody's crash come on.
08:40Yeah.
08:40Right.
08:41Yeah.
08:42So, you have been very hyper-selective with work.
08:45You've made films, you've made TV, even OTT you did one.
08:49Why is that?
08:49Because I really believe that I want to be a part of a project in which my character makes a difference.
08:59And if I don't believe in a subject, how will I convince my audiences, my viewers and my fans?
09:05I feel I owe them this because they have stuck by me for so many years.
09:11And I really, while selecting my scripts, I also, in my head, I have this baggage where I feel that I am liable to entertain my audiences and to make sure that, you know, they stay by me.
09:29It's about, when you act over the years, it's about entertaining generations.
09:35Because every three years, every four years, every five years, the generation is changing.
09:40You know, you've got to reach out to them in whatever way possible.
09:43So, for me, I just feel that put your best foot forward.
09:47Make sure that you select the right project.
09:50And there's a huge power in saying no.
09:53You know, it takes a lot.
09:55It's scary at times.
09:57You know, you feel like, oh, shit, why did I say no to this?
10:00How is it going to translate in future?
10:03But it's about conviction.
10:04It's about God.
10:05It's about your fans, your viewers.
10:07Believe in yourself.
10:08There is nothing more purer than your instinct.
10:11You know, when you read a script or when you get a narration, your instinct tells you what's going to happen.
10:17Listen to that.
10:18Everything else follows.
10:19But in terms of films also, you've just been like into, I think.
10:24Yes.
10:24And then with the first film, you created a huge impact.
10:28Yes.
10:28People loved you as RC.
10:30Yes.
10:30Why did you like not do more films?
10:33Because I believe in scripts.
10:35When those kind of scripts didn't come my way, I didn't want to do movies.
10:38I didn't want to do it for the sake of doing it.
10:40A lot of films came my way.
10:41But it's not the subject that I wanted to do.
10:43It's not the roles that I wanted to play.
10:45And I wouldn't do it just for money or just to be in a movie or just to be in an ensemble.
10:50I want to do it because I want to make a difference to the project.
10:53I want to make a difference to the character.
10:55My character should take the story forward.
10:58And it should be something that moves the audiences.
11:01If I think I can't do that in a movie or in OTT, I will not do it.
11:07I will do it in whichever medium, but I do it to entertain my fans.
11:11But then at the same time, when people's audiences' attention span so little,
11:15how would you keep yourself, both of you, relevant if you're not doing constant projects?
11:21I believe in just doing good work when it comes.
11:24In trying to be relevant, you become irrelevant.
11:28And that could be in any field.
11:31You could end up just trying to do stuff that, oh, I need to be seen.
11:36I need to be doing projects with this person, that person.
11:38I don't believe in that.
11:39I believe in my conviction.
11:41I believe in doing work that I like to do at my pace.
11:44And whenever I do it, I know I'm going to try and get the best out of me
11:49and the project from my fans in the US.
11:51What about you, Ashu?
11:52What do you think?
11:53Do you think constant projects should be done for staying relevant?
11:56At this stage, yeah, I do feel that I need to be very much seen
12:01and visible, but at the same time, I don't really feel like doing anything for the sake
12:06of just doing it.
12:08So I use my Instagram to do that, basically.
12:12I genuinely do that.
12:13So if I'm not doing any project, I just get very active on Instagram
12:18so that people can see me or I can interact with the people I was not able to before.
12:24And that's how I feel I can be relevant.
12:26And even if I can't be, I don't know, maybe after a few months, I'll do a project
12:31which will make me relevant again.
12:34So I don't take much stress about it.
12:38All right.
12:38There's no truth to it.
12:39But then Kyuki Saad, Gabi Gauti is coming back and you played Aniket.
12:43How do you feel about the whole show coming back?
12:45Do you think that it will run now considering that it's just, again, so much?
12:48It's been a milestone, a landmark show.
12:51And obviously when we come back, when they come back with Kyuki 2,
12:55it will be something that they'll present in a time that is relevant to now.
13:00So I'm really looking forward and I think the audience is also going to be looking forward
13:04to seeing what this hysteria of Kyuki was.
13:07So I think it's a great...
13:08I'm just hoping for Aniket to come back.
13:10I'm just yug now.
13:12Yeah.
13:13I'm yug.
13:14All right.
13:14I'm almost done with my interview, guys.
13:16Is there anything else you'd like to after this?
13:19It's just, one thing I just want to tell my viewers and the audiences
13:24is, it's a, it's a great show.
13:26It's, uh, Ye Love Hai, Uff Ye Love Hai, Mushkil.
13:29It comes on Sony, sir, 8 o'clock, Monday to Saturday.
13:33It's been a month and the response that we've gotten is really, really encouraging.
13:38And, uh, guys, please watch it.
13:41I'm sure you guys will like it.
13:43And, uh, yeah, if I have it, promise ka guarantee, push it right now.
13:48But it is, it is something that is, uh, uh, for everyone, the entire family to watch.
13:53So, pleased to watch it.
13:54What about you watching, what episode?
13:55Same, ditto.
13:56Like, he, he, he's covered everything.
13:58So, yeah, do watch, Opie, Love Hai, Mushkil On, Sony, sir, 8 p.m.
