Chaitan Papnai
She was hardly 18 when she gave her first shot for the serial Parvarish. 'I was not at all nervous; I was calm, composed and well-rehearsed. The theatre background had given me enough practice,' says TV-actress Shraddha Nigam. Today at 28, Shraddha maintains the same energy, and is known for her roles in serials like Choodiyan, Maano Ya Na Maano, Kahaani, Darna Mana Hai, Krishna Arjun, Tu Kahe Agar, Saathiya, Dekho Magar Pyar Se and many more.
A science student, Shraddha got into acting at a very young age. 'I had developed this passion for theatre right in my college days. I used to participate in many plays and during one of my plays, an assistant-director spotted me, and from then onwards my acting career kickstarted on television. People spotted me on a Zee TV show called Parvarish and there has been no looking back since then,' says the stunner. 'I don't want to achieve anything now, but I just want to do better work and try to give my best to the audience.'
Shraddha has great hopes with the TV industry. 'As far as TV is concerned, I think it's great and developing fast. Nowadays, serials depict reality more than the movies do. TV industry is much bigger, as far as the work-culture and employment are concerned.'
Says Shraddha, 'I am an actor by profession. So I love to play different roles and what ever comes my way, I will always give my best to please the audience.' The actor has no plans to step into the field of direction right now, but yes 'one day I will definitely step into the field. But I'll never stop acting; both the things will go simultaneously,' she says.
Shraddha's next stop is Bollywood, with two lucrative assignments in hand. 'I can't disclose much about that except that one is a comedy in which you will also see many other TV stars,' she says.
Currently she is busy shooting for Pyar Ishq Mohabbat, a serial on Zee next. What kind of serial is it? 'I am playing the character of Kiya, who is intelligent, cute and a bit confused at the same time. My life revolves around my sister, Sanaa Bollywood actress. I play the secretary of another Bollywood star Angad, played by Sachin Sharma. There is a twist in the story when Kiya falls in love with her boss, who is also her sister's boyfriend. So it's basically a love triangle kind,' reveals Shradha.
Shraddha is not seen on Saas Bahu soaps. 'I prefer reality shows over these,' she says. She is also doing a chat show, a programme on the contestants of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. 'It is amazing talking to the all contestants. They all are simple and down-to-earth people. It is nice to know about the struggle they all went through to reach here. We have a script and everything is done impromptu.'
Shraddha's boyfriend Karan Grover Singh has given her another reason to be happy. 'I've met Karan before, but once we met in a party, and spoke to each other for the first time and it has continued since then. One day we started chatting on the phone at night and the conversation ended up in the morning around eight.' Is Karan a better lover than an actor? 'As an actor he is quite talented and hard-working and as a lover he is also nice but I think he is much better as an actor. I am really excited to have Karan in my life.' She signs off smiling
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