"I've received threatening messages for playing a negative character in YHM,"...

The recently concluded track of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, where we saw the other doting daughter of the Iyer family, Mihika (Avantika Hundal) turn a vamp, turned out to be one of the biggest plot twists that the makers had planned.  

Mihika, who was shown to have turned negative and to have sided with Ishita's (Divyanka Tripathi) arch enemies Simmi (Shireen Mirza) and Param (Anurag Sharma), played her biggest trump card when she revealed that she was all this while siding with her sister Ishita only.

And with the track extending for a very long time, some ardent fans who were not ready to buy the fact that Mihika could ever turn her back on her sister, grew convinced and believed that the worst divide between the Iyer siblings had indeed happened.

We got talking to Avantika Hundal who plays Mihika in the show about her experience and and feedback on her small but impressive vamp portrayal.

Says Avantika, "I've played grey shades earlier. I enjoy playing any character, positive or negative as long as it challenges my potential. If I'm happy at the end of the day, that's all that matters."

Moving on to Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Avantika revealed, "Playing a negative character in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein was too much fun, although it was temporary and all planned. Mihika is a positive character, but if she turns grey there has to be a solid reason or plan behind it."

As for the feedback, Avantika has something interesting to share, "I'm very elated with the feedback. While there were a set of people sending me threat messages on social media platforms, there were others who understood it's all acting and very kindly appreciated my work and loved the shades I've added to Mihika's character."

Well, as they say, Hard work pays off. The role of Mihika was earlier played by actress Mihika Verma, but she quit the show and made way for Avantika to step in. The lady has ever since, been appreciated by the show's huge fan base for her portrayal of the character.