This is from the Times of India:)
SHWETA TIWARI
Prerna Bajaj
of
Kasautii Zindagii Kay
Shweta Tiwari is a very humble and homely person. She says after all
her gruelling shoots and a little daughter, she has little time for anything
else.
Wanted to be a dancer
:
"I was very keen to take up dancing as a profession but ended up becoming
an actor. I was involved in theatre and did serials like
Rishtey, Aane Wala Pal
and
Daddy Samjha Karo
, besides others. Ekta
Kapoor noticed me and offered me the role of Prerna for
Kasautii.
.. for Star Plus.... I was
simply delighted. The character was a confident and strong woman, and I felt a
bit hesitant on whether I would do justice to the role, but Ekta said:
'Only you can do this role.' As for dance, I never miss an
opportunity to perform in functions."
Coping with two names
:
"Earlier people recognised me more as Prerna, but now I'm known more
as Shweta. Thanks to the media exposure and other serials, people looked beyond
the character 'Prerna'."
Life after success
: "I
can't identify much with Prerna. I don't think I can make the
sacrifices Prerna's made. Although, I do try to be a good mother and an
honest wife like her. Going out has become very difficult, as people instantly
recognise me. I have to be careful about what I wear now. I am very
comfortable in jeans but I dare not wear it out in public. Once, I shot for a
video where I wore track pants, and a person pulled his car near mine at a
signal and began to scream at me. "How could you wear such clothes,
because of you, my daughter switched to wearing traditional Indian
clothes." I was stunned but that also made me realise how I need to be
responsible to my audience who have made
me."
On
daughter:
"My daughter, Palak, is five now, and resists my going
out with her. She often tells me, 'Mamma you don't come along with
us or else we'll get mobbed.' At home I dedicate all my time to her.
I go to work only after my daughter goes to school and try to come home before
she goes to bed."
For family,
its
Shweta
: "I have been married to Raja Choudhary for six years.
He trusts me and is very cooperative, especially when I work for almost 16-17
hours sometimes. I don't go to social gatherings without him. At home too,
nobody treats me like a star. My parents and grandfather always said, 'I'm
their lucky child.' Even now, I'm often forced to attend social
family functions by my mom even if I try to reason that my presence will only
ruin the occasion. She says, 'That doesn't mean you cut yourself
off, please be there.' And, I just follow her orders (laughs)."
Homely person
: "On my
off days you'll find me tidying my house, changing curtains. I love just
lie down on the bed, watch movies and relax."
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