Anya
Singh
is
currently
garnering
several
accolades
for
her
performance
as
Rajkumari
Uma
in
ZEE5's
comedy
series
Kaun
Banegi
Shikharwati.
The
actress
essays
the
role
of
the
youngest
princess
of
Shikharwati
who
struggles
with
esteem
issues,
allergies
and
is
constantly
competing
to
prove
her
worth
amidst
her
sisters.
In
an
exclusive
interview
with
Filmibeat,
Anya
spoke
to
her
about
prepping
and
connecting
with
her
character
in
the
dysfunctional
family
drama.
Speaking
on
her
preparing
for
the
character
of
Uma
in
Kaun
Banegi
Shikharwati,
Anya
Singh
said,
"You
know
I
was
actually
the
last
person
to
be
cast
and
I
remember
I
was
cast
just
one
week
prior
when
we
were
about
to
shoot
just
when
COVID-19
hit
us.
So
we
went
back
to
our
respective
homes
and
I
read
the
script.
There
were
lots
of
questions
because
Uma
is
very
different
from
I'm
and
so
when
I
reached
my
writer,
I
kept
asking
her
a
lot
of
questions.
Like
'What's
Uma
like?'
and
I
would
also
try
to
figure
her
body
language.
All
these
small
things
but
my
writer
and
co-director
Ananya
Banerjee
really
helped
me
in
figuring
out
Uma."
Apart
from
this,
the
Never
Kiss
Your
Best
Friend
actress
also
revealed
that
she
connected
with
the
character
of
Uma
out
of
all
the
four
sisters
on
the
show.
On
this,
Anya
Singh
said,
"So
when
I
had
a
conversation
with
Gauravv
K
Chawla
who's
our
director
and
he
was
telling
me
about
the
four
sisters,
I
somehow
always
connected
to
Uma.
And
I
always
wanted
to
play
her
but
at
that
point,
somebody
else
was
supposed
to
play
the
character
so
I
didn't
have
the
chance
to.
But
then
they
stepped
away
and
I
got
to
play
the
character.
But
what
I
connected
with
and
loved
the
most
about
the
character
was
that
Uma
never
gave
up.
Even
the
fact
that
she
suffers
from
various
allergies
and
she
was
at
a
physical
disadvantage
with
her
sisters,
she
converted
her
allergies
into
her
profession.
Because
she
couldn't
step
out
of
her
room,
she
used
to
play
games
and
then
she
went
on
to
become
a
professional
gamer
and
developer.
So
she
used
that
opportunity
to
portray
it
in
the
right
manner
as
opposed
to
crying
about
it.
Even
with
her
sisters
where
she
was
being
stubborn
and
saying
that
I
don't
need
anyone's
help,
she
was
just
trying
to
prove
her
point.
But
there's
a
lot
of
hurt
in
her
in
terms
of
why
did
her
sisters
stop
speaking
to
her
or
why
did
they
not
care
about
her
and
I
think
a
lot
of
her
traits
are
relatable
to
anybody.
Because
there
are
a
lot
of
times
in
your
life
when
you
feel
really
low
and
question
your
equations
with
your
loved
ones
but
she
stands
by
what
she
thinks.
She
uses
all
her
opportunities
for
the
best
and
that's
what
I
love
about
Uma."
Talking
about
the
show
Kaun
Banegi
Shikharwati,
it
also
stars
Naseeruddin
Shah,
Lara
Dutta,
Soha
Ali
Khan,
Raghubir
Yadav
and
Kritika
Kamra
in
the
lead
roles.
The
show
was
released
on
ZEE5
on
January
7,
2022.
It
has
been
helmed
by
Gauravv
K
Chawla
and
Ananya
Banerjee.