And that perhaps explains why people like her so much too. “What I like about Gombe is that she is straight-forward, modern, sensitive and has her heart in the right place. Does Shruti discover that Chandan is married to Lacchi? Will Lacchi tell Shruti that she is actually married to Shruti’s lover? 999 episodes later, one is still waiting to know what will happen to this triangle. What happens to this rather complicated and bizarre story forms the rest of the ongoing serial. Soon after the wedding, Lakshmi runs away and is later discovered by Shruti or Gombe, who develops a special bond with her. A chance encounter in a temple leads to a wedding between Chandan and Lakshmi (Lacchi), a girl from a small village.

Chandan and Shruti (Neha) are in love with each other. Lakshmi Baramma, touted as one of the popular shows of Colours Kannada (erstwhile ETV Kannada) is the story of a love triangle. The director was so friendly and the character of Gombe was unique. “I wanted to become a fashion designer actually and had sort of decided that television was not meant for me. This was also a time when Neha was finishing her B.Com degree. Little did she know then that she would soon become a household name, a person people would aspire to follow. But my father was keen that I continue acting,” says the 24-year-old actor. There was no seriousness when I used to go to the set while shooting for my first serialĭeepavu Ninnade Gaaliyu Ninnade. Neha’s tryst with television was a rather reluctant one. Lakshmi Baramma, Neha was on the sets of a Tamil serial when I phoned her for an interview. It’s so overwhelming when this happens,” she says. There was another time when I was in a mall and people walked up to me to tell me that they want a daughter like Gombe. I kept telling her that she should come inside the car but she was so excited to see me that I couldn’t dissuade or interrupt her.

“She was standing outside my car, drenched, banging on my window to catch my attention.

Lakshmi Baramma, a popular television serial on Colours Kannada, was taken aback when a lady came up to her car, drenched from head to toe after walking in torrential rain, just to tell her that she is an ardent fan of Neha. Gombe, after you?’ Neha Gowda, popularly known as Gombe or Shruti from

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