Friday,
August
31,
2007
Anita
Hassanandani
has
come
a
long
way
from
being
a
model
to
debuting
in
Balaji
production
"Kabhi
Sautan,
Kabhi
Saheli",
to
featuring
in
films
like
Krishna
Cottage
and
Koi
Aap
Sa.
Now
she
is
all
set
to
enter
"Kyunki
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Bahu
Thi".
Anita
speaks
about
her
onscreen
experience
so
far.
You
will
be
entering
"Kyunki" soon,
how
did
you
get
this
offer?
They
called
me
up
and
I
too
was
interested
in
the
offer
since
I
had
not
been
working
for
a
long
time.
I
knew
that
I
am
not
doing
a
lead,
which
would
have
required
me
to
work
around
the
clock
for
25-28
days
a
month.
That
was
another
reason
why
I
accepted
the
cameo
role.
What's
your
role
in
the
serial?
As
I
said,
I
am
doing
a
cameo.
I
play
Nakul's
love
interest,
a
very
simple
character
who
changes
his
life.
I
have
a
regular
part
which
will
last
at
least
two
to
three
months.
What
made
you
shift
from
modeling
to
acting
in
serials?
One
has
to
move
ahead
and
keep
experimenting.
I
was
interested
in
acting
so
I
started
giving
auditions.
What's
your
role
in
Sanjay
Gupta's
Dus
Kahaniyan?
The
film
is
a
compilation
of
10
stories.
I
am
playing
a
newly-wed
in
one
of
them
titled
"Gubbare".
My
co-actors
are
Nana
Patekar
and
Rohit
Roy.
How
was
the
experience
of
working
with
Nana
Patekar?
It
was
brilliant,
I
had
apprehensions
before
but
they
were
cleared
once
I
started
working.
Nanaji
is
a
phenomenon.
One
gets
to
learn
so
much
from
him.
Do
you
think
you
will
be
able
to
work
both
in
films
and
television
at
the
same
time?
I
would
love
to
do
both.
But
it's
very
difficult,
especially
if
you
are
playing
the
lead
in
a
serial.
A
lead
actor
in
a
daily
soap
is
required
to
work
25-28
days
a
month,
which
makes
it
impossible
to
commit
for
any
other
project.
You
made
your
debut
with
Balaji
Telefilms
and
since
then
you
have
worked
with
them
on
many
occasions.
How
has
your
experience
been
of
working
with
Ekta
Kapoor?
It's
been
a
wonderful
experience
for
me
till
now.
Balaji
is
a
nice
production
house
and
things
get
executed
according
to
plans.
Ekta
Kapoor
personally
takes
care
of
everything.
I
am
aware
of
various
actors
who
have
said
it
was
tough
to
work
with
Balaji
Telefilms,
and
that
it
was
too
tedious.
Well,
I
have
never
had
any
tiff
with
them
to
date,
and
as
far
as
the
word
hectic
is
concerned,
whichever
production
house
you
work
with,
if
you
are
playing
the
lead
role
in
a
daily
soap
you
will
definitely
run
short
of
time.
It's
hectic
everywhere,
not
just
in
Balaji.
Your
future
projects?
Actually,
I
haven't
worked
for
a
long
time,
so
at
present,
I
am
enjoying
working
in
'Kyunki'.
I
am
not
involved
with
any
other
project
as
of
now.
Your
inclination
is
towards
movies
or
television?
As
I
said,
I
would
love
to
do
both,
but
yes,
I
am
more
inclined
towards
films.