Neha
Marda
who
is
playing
the
role
of
Gehna
in
the
popular
serial
Balika
Vadhu
is
quite
excited
at
the
fan
following
that
she
has
been
receiving
for
her
performance
in
the
serial.
The
sprightly
lass
has
signed
on
the
new
show
Jo
Ishq
Ki
Marzi
Woh
Rab
Ki
Marzi
slated
to
go
on
air
on
Sahara
One
and
is
enjoying
this
phase
of
her
career
now.
Not
many
are
aware
of
the
fact
that
Neha
had
actually
started
faced
the
camera
for
the
first
time
as
a
little
kid
with
her
stint
as
a
participant
in
the
popular
dance
show
Boogie
Woogie.
Then
followed
yet
another
dance
show
called
Kaboom.
Besides
the
dance
shows
Boogie
Woogie
and
Kaboom,
Neha
has
also
acted
in
quite
a
few
serials
till
date
including
Ek
Thi
Rajkumari
which
as
on
the
now
defunct
channel
Zee
Next.
"Though
it
was
Ek
Thi
Rajkumari
which
had
me
playing
the
title
role
for
the
first
time,
I
also
enjoyed
working
in
the
serials
like
Saath
Rahega
Always
and
Ghar
Ek
Sapna
too."
Neha
is
playing
a
very
challenging
character
in
the
new
show
Jo
Ishq
Ki
Marzi
Woh
Rab
Ki
Marzi
too.
"I
play
Sunaina,
who
is
only
19.
She
is
a
live
wire,
full
of
energy,
outspoken,
witty
and
highly
adventurous.
Music
and
dance
runs
in
her
blood
and
she
is
very
passionate
about
it.
Life
however
takes
a
sudden
twist
and
the
two
love
birds
are
separated
for
ten
years.
The
show
is
all
about
how
Sunaina,
with
her
faith
in
Sumer's
love
and
their
relationship
since
their
birth
is
ready
to
face
all
adversities,
in
their
only
desire,
to
be
one
forever".
Though
she
has
acted
in
a
few
serials
earlier
and
is
not
a
new
comer,
people
presume
that
she
has
actually
made
her
debut
as
an
actress
with
the
serial
Balika
Vadhu,
because
it
has
become
quite
popular.
Neha
confesses
that
though
acting
in
Jo
Ishq
Ki
Marzi
Woh
Rab
Ki
Marzi
was
like
a
picnic,
it
is
quite
tough
getting
into
the
skin
of
her
character
in
Balika
Vadhu
as
the
innocent
young
girl
Gehna
who
is
married
off
to
an
elderly
widower.
Neha
confesses
that
it
is
not
a
cake
walk
as
far
as
preparing
for
the
character
of
Gehna
is.
"The
first
brief
that
I
was
given
was
that
I
had
to
watch
the
CDs
of
Shekhar
Kapoor's
controversial
film
Bandit
Queen
,
because
the
film
also
deals
with
the
issue
of
sexual
harassment
in
an
adult
manner.
"
It
is
interesting
to
note
that
Neha,
as
a
part
and
parcel
of
her
preparation
for
the
character
was
also
asked
by
the
director
to
maintain
a
safe
distance
and
not
to
become
very
friendly
on
the
sets
with
the
actor
who
is
playing
the
elder
brother
Vasant
who
forcibly
gets
Gehna
as
his
second
wife.
"Since
I
had
to
get
into
the
mood
of
the
character,
I
prefer
to
even
keep
a
distance
from
Surekha
Sikriji
who
is
playing
my
mother
in
law
in
the
serial.
I
just
make
it
a
point
to
walk
up
to
her
when
the
shoot
starts
and
just
say
a
Hi
Ma'm."
Neha
admits
that
it
was
after
her
episodes
in
Boogie
Woogie
were
telecast
that
Sahara
One
offered
her
the
role
in
Saath
Rahega
Always.
Besides
Saath
Rahega
Always,
Ghar
Ek
Sapna
and
Ek
Thi
Rajkumari,
Neha
has
also
acted
in
a
documentary
directed
by
Harsh
Chhaya.
"I
played
an
18
year
old
drug
addict
girl
who
gets
molested
mentally.
It
was
after
Rajesh
Chaddha
of
BAG
Films
saw
the
documentary
and
asked
me
to
do
an
audition,
that
I
was
selected
for
Ek
Thi
Rajkumari."
Neha
says
that,
as
an
actress,
she
yearns
to
bag
a
role
which
will
allow
her
to
display
her
prowess
in
dancing,
since
she
is
proficient
in
dancing
.
"I
feel
that
dancing
is
actually
related
to
acting
in
many
ways.
I
have
learnt
Bharat
Natyam
for
nine
years,
Kathak
for
seven
years,
jazz
in
four
years
and
Salsa
in
three
years.
For
three
consecutive
years,
when
I
was
17,
18
and
19,
I
was
lucky
enough
to
win
the
hat
trick
in
the
Boogie
Woogie
dancing
competition
on
Sony."
Though
as
of
now,
Neha
is
quite
busy
round
the
clock
working
in
two
daily
serials
at
the
same
time,
she
asserts
that
she
is
keen
on
acting
in
films
too.
In
face,
recently
though
she
had
bagged
a
very
plum
role
in
a
South
Indian
film,
she
had
no
alternative
but
to
forego
the
role
because
she
could
not
get
off
from
shooting
for
both
her
serials.