Rati
Pandey
tells
us
that
she
refused
Dulhan
Banoo
Main
Teri
because
she
does
not
want
to
bask
in
reflected
glory
by
stepping
into
the
shoes
of
a
popular
actress
What
is
your
role
in
Miley
Jab
Hum
Tum
on
air
on
Star
One?
I
play
the
role
of
Nupur,
a
small
town
girl,
who
is
like
a
spark
of
electricity
in
the
lazy
town
of
Morena.
Nupur
is
outspoken
and
extrovert
and
has
the
uncanny
ability
to
chat
and
yap
with
any
one
irrespective
of
the
gender,
cast
or
language.
To
what
extent,
are
you
able
to
identify
with
the
character
of
Nupur
in
real
life?
I
can
relate
to
the
character
100%
in
real
life
because
like
me,
Nupur,
by
virtue
of
her
extrovert
nature
has
friends
all
over
the
place
effortlessly,
be
it
school
friends,
college
friends,
net
friends,
bus
stop
friends,shopping
friends
and
son
on.
What
did
you
like
about
the
character
the
best?
What
I
like
the
best
about
the
character
is
that
she
is
a
style
icon
of
sorts,
at
least
according
to
the
small
town
standards.
With
an
eye
for
detail
in
dressing,
Nupur
is
the
Diva
in
Morena,
or
at
least
she
believes
that
she
is
Why
did
you
flip
for
the
role
when
it
was
offered
to
you?
I
wanted
to
do
a
young
role
in
a
youthful
serial
like
Miley
Jab
Hum
Tum
after
playing
the
role
of
a
bahu
like
Prarthana
day
in
and
day
out
in
a
serial
like
Har
Ghar
Kuch
Kehta
Hai
which
was
on
air
on
Zee
TV
Considering
that
you
also
hail
from
a
small
town,
was
it
tough
to
convince
your
parents
to
let
you
take
up
acting?
I
may
have
been
born
in
a
small
town
but
the
fact
is
that
I
have
been
brought
up
in
a
very
liberal
family
where
I
was
actually
treated
like
a
son
by
my
parents.
Is
it
true
that
you
are
also
a
good
singer?
I
am
also
a
singer.
How
good
I
am
as
a
singer,
only
time
will
tell.
In
fact
I
was
to
come
up
with
an
album
of
peppy
numbers
with
Piyush
Soni
but
there
has
been
an
inordinate
delay
in
the
project.
In
any
case,
I
prefer
to
go
slow
and
steady
instead
of
zooming
to
the
top
over
night
and
crashing
down
with
a
thud
shortly.
Does
it
mean
that
you
do
not
want
to
do
a
saas
bahu
serial
any
more?
As
an
actor,
I
have
always
believed
in
taking
up
a
wide
variety
of
roles
so
that
I
am
never
bracketed
with
any
image
for
the
simple
reason
that
I
feel
it
is
a
cardinal
sin
to
be
type-
cast
since
it
limits
your
range
as
a
performer.
At
least
for
the
time
being,
I
have
sworn
not
to
take
up
any
more
saas
bahu
serial,
because
you
do
not
get
variety
if
you
get
stuck
with
a
saas
bahu
serial
Is
it
true
that
you
turned
down
the
offer
to
replace
Divyanka
Tripathi
in
Banoo
Main
Teri
Dulhan,
because
it
is
also
a
popular
saas
bahu
saga?
I
did
not
turn
down
the
offer
to
act
in
Banoo
Main
Teri
Dulhan
just
because
it
is
also
a
saas
bahu
saga.
The
reason
I
did
not
agree
to
be
a
part
of
the
popular
serial
is
that
I
was
scared
to
replace
a
popular
actress.
I
knew
that
if
I
step
into
the
shoes
of
another
actress
who
has
made
the
character
popular,
I
would
not
only
invite
comparisons
but
also
there
is
the
danger
of
me
basking
in
reflected
glory.
As
an
actor,
are
you
open
to
do
negative
roles
in
serials?
If
I
am
offered
a
role
which
is
not
only
noticeable
but
also
challenging
to
the
core
in
a
serial,
I
am
game
to
do
even
a
negative
role.
However
let
me
reiterate
that
I
do
not
want
to
be
yet
another
vamp
in
yet
another
saas
bahu
serial
Why
do
you
have
this
aversion
to
playing
the
vamp
in
a
saas
bahu
show?
I
do
not
wish
to
play
the
vamp
in
any
saas
bahu
show
for
the
simple
reason
that
not
only
most
of
the
actresses
who
play
the
vamp
in
saas
bahu
serials
tend
to
have
a
loud
make
up,
but
they
are
also
required
to
exaggerate
their
facial
muscles
by
resorting
to
mannerisms
of
all
kinds.
Is
any
vamp
an
exception
to
the
rule,
according
to
you?
I
think
the
only
exception
to
the
rule
is
Kamiya
Punjabi
who
I
feel
is
doing
a
superb
role
in
Banoo
Main
Teri
Dulhan
as
the
scheming
vamp.
Her
plus
point
as
an
actor
is
that
she
does
not
play
the
stereotyped
vamp
and
does
not
resort
to
mannerisms
or
any
kind
of
exaggeration
as
an
actor.
Have
you
acted
in
any
other
serial
earlier
besides
Har
Ghar
Kuch
Kehta
Hai?
It
was
with
the
serial
Shaadi
Street,
produced
by
Deepti
Bhatnagar
and
directed
by
Rajan
Shahi
that
I
had
actually
made
my
debut
as
an
actress
in
a
TV
serial.
It
is
unfortunate
that
the
serial
is
yet
to
come
on
air,
though
Rajan
had
shot
around
twenty-seven
episodes
of
the
show.
In
what
way
was
your
role
in
Shaadi
Street
similar
to
the
character
that
you
play
in
Miley
Jab
Hum
Tum?
Unlike
Miley
Jab
Hum
Tum,
Shaadi
Street
was
a
family
drama.
However
the
character
of
Nandini
that
I
essayed
in
Shaadi
Street
was
a
very
bubbly
one
very
similar
to
the
character
of
Nupur
that
I
am
playing
now
in
Miley
Jab
Hum
Tum
Where
did
you
vanish
after
Har
Ghar
Kuch
Kehta
Hai?
I
was
forced
to
take
complete
bed
rest
for
almost
four
months
after
Har
Ghar
Kuch
Kehta
Hai
was
off
air,
when
I
had
the
misfortune
of
getting
a
ligament
tear,
while
I
was
doing
the
rehearsals
for
the
Zee
Rishte
Awards
Is
it
true
that
you
declined
to
take
part
in
Ekta's
reality
show
Kabhii
Pyaar
Kabhii
Yaar?
It
is
not
true
that
I
declined
to
take
part
in
the
reality
show.
Vineet,
I
and
his
girl
friend
were
supposed
to
take
part
in
the
show.
I
was
quite
excited
and
had
even
learnt
salsa
for
three
months
to
prepare
for
the
show
with
Vineet
but
at
the
eleventh
hour,
the
production
house
had
an
issue
with
Vineet
and
both
of
us
were
dropped
from
the
reality
show.
Right
now,
I
am
quite
keen
to
be
part
of
a
reality
show
where
I
can
show
off
my
prowess
not
only
as
a
dancer
but
also
as
a
singer.
Are
you
also
aiming
at
films
too?
Yes.
I
am
quite
keen
on
taking
up
a
career
as
actor
in
films
too,
now
that
I
have
gained
experience
as
an
actress
by
working
in
TV
serials.
However
I
feel
that
film
is
an
altogether
different
ball
game
when
you
compare
films
with
television
serials.
I
know
since
I
have
already
acted
in
two
films
in
Telugu
How
apprehensive
are
you
as
far
as
the
casting
couch
is
concerned?
Though
I
concede
that
any
day
TV
is
very
safe
as
far
as
girls
are
concerned,
I'd
also
say
that
how
you
are
perceived
or
thought
of
all
depends
upon
you
as
an
individual.
In
any
field,
you
will
automatically
fall
a
willing
prey
if
you
show
desperation
of
any
kind.
As
far
as
Bollywood
is
concerned,
I
am
waiting
for
good
offers
from
big
banners.