Shreya
Narayan,
who
plays
the
leading
lady
opposite
Sukhwinder
Singh
in
Kuchh
Kariye
tells
this
correspondent
that
Ash
isn"t
her
inspiration
but
actresses
who
have
sustained
themselves
in
the
field
of
acting
beyond
their
ages
and
beauty
like
Merryl
Streep,
who
at
the
age
of
63
is
still
playing
the
lead
in
Hollywood
blockbusters.
Is
Kuchh
Kariye
your
first
film
as
an
actress?
What
is
your
role
in
it?
Kuchh
Kariye
is
not
my
debut
film
as
an
actress.
I
had
made
my
debut
with
Ek
Dastak
in
the
lead
with
Vasundhara
Das
and
Narendra
Jha
three
years
ago
but
felt
that
I
was
yet
another
actress
in
the
film
and
hence
decided
to
take
a
break
and
now
am
re-emerging
with
Kuchh
Kariye.
I
play
the
role
of
Alpana,
who
wants
to
explore
her
talent
as
a
singer
though
she
is
living
as
a
live
in
partner
in
a
small
town
like
Dehra
Dun
with
the
well
known
singer
Rishi,
played
by
Sukhwinder,
who
is
making
his
debut
with
the
film
as
a
leading
man.
Rishi
is
already
a
well
known
singer.
Alpana
and
Rishi
decide
to
migrate
to
Mumbai
to
explore
their
potential.
To
what
extent
do
you
relate
to
your
character
in
the
film,
in
real
life?
Till
a
few
years
ago,
Alpana
in
the
film
was
actually
me,
unsure
and
trying
to
explore
myself
in
the
field
of
education.
I
could
easily
identify
with
the
milieu
in
which
the
film
has
been
set
and
the
insecurities
which
Alpana
undergoes
and
hence
I
could
relate
to
Alpana.
I
confess
that
though
I
did
my
education
as
per
my
parents" desire,
I
became
a
rebel
and
told
my
parents
that
I
wanted
to
be
an
actress.
I
am
glad
that
I
was
lucky
to
have
got
an
opportunity
to
pursue
what
I
wanted
to.
Considering
the
fact
you
hail
from
Bihar,
were
you
allowed
to
do
what
you
wanted?
My
grand
mother
was
the
grand
niece
of
India"s
first
ever
President
Dr
Rajendra
Prasad.
Women
in
our
family
did
what
they
wanted
to
do
and
were
never
told
what
they
should
do.
What
do
you
think
is
important
for
a
girl
to
become
an
actress
-
beauty
or
talent?
Though
I
do
not
think
that
beauty
is
a
criterion
to
be
an
actress,
I
know
that
till
you
get
many
opportunities
here,
even
talent
isn"t
considered
important.
You
learn
through
awareness
from
life.
I
learnt
that
acting
isn"t
elusive
and
you
can
learn
it,
even
if
it
isn"t
in
your
blood.
I
learnt
acting
from
Neeraj
Kabhi.
Kareena
or
for
that
matter
Karisma
Kapoor
are
not
great
actresses
just
because
of
their
talent
but
because
they
belong
to
the
Kapoor
family.
How
is
Sukhwinder,
who
is
a
good
singer,
as
an
actor?
Sukhi
observed
all
of
us
on
the
sets
almost
for
a
week
and
after
a
week,
he
picked
up
nuances
of
acting
and
even
turned
the
table
on
us
by
proving
to
be
even
better
than
all
of
us.
Sukhi
is
not
required
as
an
actor
to
show
off
his
body
in
the
film
because
the
character
that
he
plays
does
not
require
him
to
do
so.
In
any
case,
I
think
that
the
lean
era
is
now
in
as
far
as
men
are
concerned.
Do
you
believe
in
being
fit
to
click
as
an
actress?
As
an
actress,
your
job
is
very
demanding
and
hence
you
have
to
be
fit.
I
am
fit
but
I
feel
that
a
woman
with
a
little
meat
will
look
better
any
day.
It
is
sad
that
all
rules
are
meant
only
for
women.
You
find
all
kinds
of
actors
but
poor
actresses
have
to
abide
by
the
image
of
what
a
heroine
is.
Did
you
fall
in
love
with
Sukhwinder
while
acting
in
the
film?
I
was
with
the
theatre
group
Act
One
in
Delhi
as
well
as
Pravah
Theater
Lab
of
Neeraj
Kabhi
in
Mumbai.
Since
I
hail
from
theatre,
I
could
easily
resist
real
life
temptation.
I
know
what
is
reel
and
what
is
real.
I
was
focused
on
things
which
I
wanted
to
do
and
hence
I
confess
that
I
missed
the
bus
as
far
as
having
a
boyfriend
was
concerned.
I
think
I
need
romance
in
my
life
now.
What
is
your
take
on
love
and
lust?
When
you
are
in
love,
you
should
build
some
thing
together
and
work
on
the
same
goal.
There
should
be
an
ideological
meeting
point
when
two
people
are
in
love.
I
feel
that
love
without
respect
is
nothing.
It
is
like
a
meal
which
you
enjoy
just
once.
Lust
is
just
transitory.
It
is
something
which
just
fades
away
sooner
than
you
think
it
will.
Are
you
okay
as
far
as
a
live
in
relationship
is
concerned?
A
place
becomes
small
not
because
of
hemisphere
but
according
to
your
thinking.
A
live
in
relationship
is
quite
possible
in
Dehra
Dun
or
even
Mussoorie
but
not
in
Bareilly
or
for
that
matter
Muzaffarpur.
I
do
not
believe
that
you
have
to
be
married
to
live
with
some
one
you
love.
What
one
does
spontaneously
is
more
important
than
following
the
diktats
of
the
traditions
and
rituals.
To
what
extent,
are
you
ready
to
flaunt
your
skin
on
the
screen?
For
me
body
is
just
another
vehicle
of
an
actor.
If
I
play
a
prostitute,
I"d
be
ready
to
titillate
a
part
of
the
character.
If
I
play
a
diva
or
a
swimmer,
I"d
be
game
to
appear
in
a
two
piece
bikini
too,
because
I
like
to
be
true
to
my
character.
Though
as
an
actor,
I
do
not
have
inhibitions,
as
Shreya
Narayan,
I
have
inhibitions
in
real
life,
because
the
character
I
play
in
a
film
could
be
bold
but
I
am
not
as
bold
as
Mallika
Sherawat
is.
Mallika
has
a
different
sensibility
than
most
of
the
other
actresses.
Does
it
mean
that
you
are
not
scared
of
the
syndrome
of
the
casting
couch?
To
tell
you
the
truth,
in
the
first
few
years
after
I
came
from
Delhi,
I
would
not
even
go
to
meet
people
because
I
was
scared
of
the
casting
couch.
The
more
confident
I
became
of
myself,
the
more
did
I
lose
my
fears,
because
I
came
to
know
myself.
I
worked
a
lot
on
my
mind
and
insecurities.
Fame
is
the
test
that
you
have
to
pass.
Till
you
become
famous,
you
will
continue
to
be
humiliated.
After
you
become
famous,
you
will
be
judged.
Hence
it
is
difficult
for
me
to
be
in
comfort
zone
as
an
actor,
because
people
will
always
test
you
to
know
what
kind
of
a
person
you
are
and
what
kind
of
milieu
do
you
come
from.
They
think
you
are
easily
available,
if
you
are
an
actress.
It
helps
me
that
I
have
a
mind
of
my
own
and
am
assertive.
I
do
not
get
frazzled
in
front
of
people
because
I
cannot
be
made
to
feel
lesser.
I
have
been
a
loner
but
never
lonely.
Which
are
the
films
that
you
have
up
your
sleeves
now?
I
am
acting
in
Maqsad
directed
by
Sudanshu
Jha,
as
an
ACP,
with
Parveen
Dabas
and
Yashpal
Sharma
as
my
co-actors.
I
am
also
acting
in
Tanu
Weds
Manu
opposite
Jimmy
Shergill,
beside
a
small
role
in
Prakash
Jha"s
Raajneeti.
I
may
also
be
doing
a
mini
series
in
Hindi
for
BBC.
It
will
be
an
adaptation
of
a
cult
show
in
BBC,
UK.
I
believe
in
the
sensitivity
that
acting
is
bigger
than
big
names
and
therefore
I
believe
that
it
will
make
me
stay
longer.
Ash
isn"t
my
inspiration
but
actresses
who
have
sustained
themselves
in
the
field
of
acting
beyond
their
ages
and
beauty
like
Meryl
Strep
who
at
the
age
of
63
is
still
playing
the
lead
in
Hollywood
blockbuster.