A
few
weeks
ago
we
had
informed
you
about
Shenaz
Treasuryvala
featuring
in
the
popular
American
soap
opera
'One
Life
To
Live'.
We
caught
up
with
the
chirpy
actress
who
is
busy
shooting
for
the
show
in
New
York
for
a
quick
tÊte-À-tÊte.
Read
on...
First
things
first
Shenaz,
how
did
you
bag
this
TV
show
One
Life
To
Live?
A
few
months
ago,
I
came
to
the
States
for
a
wedding
in
San
Diego,
after
which
I
flew
to
New
York
to
visit
friends.
My
co-star
in
Delhi
Belly,
Poorna
(my
darling
super-talented,
best
friend
and
angel)
introduced
me
to
her
agent
who
sent
me
to
an
audition
for
'One
Life
To
Live'.
It
was
my
first
audition
in
the
U.S.
and
I
went
in
for
fun,
not
expecting
anything,
which
is
probably
the
best
attitude
to
have.
As
luck
would
have
it,
I
got
shortlisted
and
called
back
the
next
day
and
then
got
called
back
the
next
week
again
to
meet
producers,
after
which
I
had
to
do
another
screen
test.
The
audition
process
itself
took
a
couple
of
months,
so
I
extended
my
trip
and
subleased
an
apartment
here.
By
this
time,
I
really
wanted
to
get
this.
I
went
through
many
rounds
and
out
of
1000
odd
girls
in
LA
and
NY,
they
chose
15
and
then
9
and
then
finally
2.
I
was
one
of
the
two.
I
waited
a
few
weeks
with
bated
breath.
And
then
you
bagged
the
coveted
role...
Well
not
really...you
won't
believe
it
but
in
the
end,
they
called
me
and
told
me
I
did
NOT
get
the
role
of
Aubrey
Wentworth
because
I
just
did
not
suit
the
character.
She
needed
to
be
Caucasian.
And
the
role
I
auditioned
for
went
to
the
other
girl,
Terri
Con
who
is
an
Emmy
award
winning,
gorgeous,
blonde,
famous
soap
star.
We
have
since
become
good
friends
and
I
love
her.
Of
course
at
that
time,
I
was
disappointed
and
was
ready
to
return
to
Mumbai
with
my
tail
between
my
legs
but
they
stopped
me
and
said
they
are
writing
a
role
especially
for
me
because
they
really
liked
what
they
saw
of
me.
My
agent
told
me
I
was
very
lucky
because
this
has
never
happened
before.
Of
course
I
was
over
the
moon.
So,
I
decided
to
go
home,
say
bye
to
friends
and
family,
pack
up
my
bags
and
move
to
NY
for
the
winter
months
to
do
this
role.
We
started
shooting
in
December
last
year
and
I'll
be
here
till
March.
Wow...that's
some
tryst
with
destiny.
So
tell
us
more
about
your
character
in
the
show.
It's
a
soap,
so
nobody
is
what
they
seem
(laughs).
Everyone
is
scheming,
devious
and
a
tramp.
I
play
Rama
Patel-
sexy,
manipulative,
man-eating,
and
artful
with
stars
in
her
eyes.
She
is
a
tiger,
ripe
and
ready
to
have
an
affair
(smiles).
Could
you
tell
us
a
bit
about
the
show
One
Life
To
Live.
What
do
I
say?
It's
the
longest
running
and
most
famous
soap
in
America.
It's
been
on
since
1968.
And
finally
who
are
your
co-stars
on
the
show?
There
are
a
lot
of
big
names
associated
with
the
show.
Some
of
these
people
have
been
on
the
show
for
35
years,
before
I
was
even
born.
Many
have
won
Emmy
awards
and
are
very
famous
here.
I
have
a
very
interesting
story
line
with
Terri
(who
plays
Aubrey
Wentworth),
the
role
I
initially
auditioned
for.
We
were
in
school
in
Paris
together
and
share
many
dark
secrets
about
each
other.
Now
I'm
black
mailing
her
(laughs).
Besides
when
I
did
my
final
screen
test,
I
auditioned
with
an
icon
Erika
Sleazak.
She
has
portrayed
the
role
of
the
central
heroine
Victoria
'Viki'
Lord
on
'One
Life
To
Live'
since
March
1971.
She
has
won
a
record
6
Daytime
Emmy
Awards
for
her
role.
She
is
the
Amitabh
Bachchan
of
Soaps.
Story first published: Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 16:44 [IST]