I used to quickly remove the nose ring the moment my shot got over. Also, because I always suffered from cold, so that bothered me. Since it was a Bengal based show, we had to wear a nose ring in the middle of the nose throughout. If given a chance to go back to your debut role, what would you like to change or do better? Working with already established names at that time and then not having an ounce of nervousness, was something that makes me feel lucky.ĥ. Doordarshan was the only running channel that time. How was the rapport with your co-stars?Ĭonsidering it was a childhood part, so the kids who were playing the childhood characters of the entire cast were my co-stars. I never went through any manager or agency. Considering I’ve always been a director’s actor, whatever I was asked to do, I did. Ultimately, I was a part of at least eight episodes. And in those days, acting was quite a taboo, not everybody appreciated it. We were not ready for that because I had school. But Praveen ji took such a liking towards me and my performance, that he extended it to a couple of more episodes.
I was supposed to be there for one episode. The atmosphere which we worked in was very homely. I refused to go on set if they did not give me mangoes. They used to treat me like their daughter I was so pampered. I remember there used to be karonde (type of berries) which I plucked and ate. So there was a school set up with all the boys going there. The set up was that of the 19th century when girls were not allowed to go to schools. My first day of shooting was somewhere in Madh Island. What do you remember of your first day on set? So, to be a part of a show with such stalwarts was a blessing.Ģ. The show had a huge star cast – Irrfan Khan, Mrinal Kulkarni, Rita Bhaduri, Tiku Talsania, AK Hangal and Ajit Vachani.
I was playing Raj Lakshmi’s younger version. It was about how Raj Lakshmi (Sujata Mehta) nurses Shrikant (Farooq Sheikh) during a plague. The show was based on a novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya. I was basically selected on the basis of the length of my hair because I had long hair. Praveen Nischol, Navin Nischol’s brother, was the director, and Bimal Roy’s daughter was the controller of the look of the show. So, I got selected for this TV show called Shrikant. They used to just see you because you were a baby. Those days, sometimes there were no auditions also. My mom used to send my pictures to every production house. What was your first acting project? How did the project come to you?
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