Two in One – - – Twins in Limelight

9 09 2007
Hollywood’s Love for twins has always been in news . There have been several twins who have claimed to fame due to their twin status. The one main reason is the chemistry between the twins is just amazing apart from biology . Well we all now the Olsen Twins who have appeared in several TV shows and Films together . For those of you who don’t know they first appeared in the famous TV sitcom ” Full House ” in the role of Michelle Tanner . They were hired at the age of six months, and filming began when they were nine months old. The show was widely popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and both sisters played the same character taking turns during the tapings to do so, in order to comply with strict child labor laws regarding child actors. For the first year, Ashley would cry when she was brought on set to do a scene, so Mary-Kate had more screen time in the first season. Then after this they did many films and TV sitcoms together .

They established a company called Dualstar in 1993 and their brand has been sold in more than 3,000 stores in America and over 5,300 stores worldwide. Because of this, they have been on the Forbes . “The Celebrity 100 list” since 2002. In 2007, Forbes ranked them, collectively, as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated net worth of $100 million.

Well you would also remember the hit film ” Baby’s Day Out ” . The character of Baby Bink was played by the Worton twins, Adam Robert and Jacob Joseph .

Then there is “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” which is an American children’s television series that airs on the Disney Channel . The series stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse. They play Cody and Zack Martin, identical twins, whose single mother, Carey, is the headlining singer at the Tipton Hotel. Now they live in a five-star hotel in Boston as a provision of her contract. The series has spawned two video games: one for the Nintendo DS entitled “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble” and a titular release for the Game Boy Advance .
Well the trend seems to be catching in India also. The recent TV commercial of UTI Bank (Now AXIS) featuring the twin girls is been very well received among the Audience .
After Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, Sony TV is gearing for another out-of-the-box storyline with their new show, Ambar Dhara. The show revolves around twins joined at the hip, who grow up in the mountains. For all practical purposes, they are two different entities with different aspirations but share the same body. Trouble begins when their mother passes away and one of the twins aspires to be a singer. To pursue her career, she wants to come to Mumbai. Thus begins the Siamese twins’ journey in life, with twists and turns. The show, produced by Siddharth Kumar Tiwari and Vikas Seth of Swastik Pictures, will feature two newcomers. Apparently, the new actresses, tied at the hips, are finding it a bit inconvenient to shoot. The show is being shot in Panchgani.
Ambar Dhara is touted to be Sony TV’s TRP grabber even before the show has settled.