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There is no substitute for hard
work. Nothing is di cult — it all

depends on the right time and

right place.

taking pictures with her. That same moment took a 360 degree
turn during my Uttaran days, when I was attending a lm premiere
and a woman came up to me and told me that she was my fan. That
woman was Seema. This moment has stayed with me till date and
reminds me of why I love my job.

Is it true that TV stars have to work long hours? If so, how do
you balance work and personal life?
Yes, TV actors have to work long and erratic hours. It is a part and
parcel of the job. Irregular hours happen because of the technical
issues we face due to weather conditions and so on. As an actor,
you can’t do anything about it. You also can’t a ord to fall sick as
you need to deliver something every day, since the episode is
telecasted the next day. As far as my personal life is concerned,
every job and profession comes with its pros and cons. Because
the digital medium has immensely grown, you always need to
actively promote yourself. You don’t have time for many personal
plans, as a lot of money is riding on you and the audience is
waiting for your next performance. This is the price you have to
pay to be famous.

Do you feel that Indian daily soaps have room to improve? impressed by our short lm, and by how technically strong it was.
There’s always room for improvement. Nothing can ever be The end result was better than what we expected. I am working on
perfect. If I could, I would want to change the story progression more digital content currently with my production house which we
of daily soaps. Instead of all the shows being endless, it would be have already nalised and will begin shoot soon.
better if they were divided into seasons and had a xed storyline.
Currently, it all comes down to the audience. For example, if the Where do you see yourself in the next ve years?
public demand is high for a certain character, the story will be It is better to ask an astrologer that question! But wherever I am, I
altered and does not end the way it was originally intended to. know I’ll be happy. I don’t regret any decisions I have made. I know
that my hard work and e orts will be paid o . There is no substitute
I absolutely enjoyed watching your short lm, Girl in Red for hard work. Nothing is di cult — it all depends on the right time
(2016). How did the process come to be? Why did you also and right place.
decide to produce this short lm?
The Girl in Red was a remake of another short lm. Writer and Meet Nandish Singh at the upcoming Bridal PRIVÉ Diaries
director, Saurabh Varma of Mickey Virus (2013) fame, bumped lifestyle exhibition on 22nd and 23rd September 2017 at
into me at an event. We got to talking about a collaboration, Radisson Blu Plaza Bangkok.
and that was the beginning of our joint venture. Everyone was

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