FINALLY!!! CHECK OUT HER RESPONSES, MY LOVES...I knew I was defending the right person! 😉
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Mona Singh is slowly edging out of the Jassi persona and living life on </>her own terms.
Brat attack: I was quite a brat as a child. My father was in the Army, hence we kept moving from one place to another and all I remember is that I would always be making new friends.
Teen queen: I was a real terror in college. I studied at Saint Meera's College, Pune. For the first two years I stayed in a hostel since my parents had not shifted to Pune. It was here that I broke all the rules.
I had five sardarni friends and we were a group with whom no one dared to mess. At that time, I wouldn't have been able to accept a character like Jassi, serious, studious and subdued.
I was not like that at all! Professors used to be scared of us! Either we would be in the class or they! I always wanted to act, in college I found those avenues in the form of fashion shows, dramas, and stage shows.
Mumbai masala: A friend gave me Deeya Singh's number and fixed an appointment for me to meet her. When I went to her office, I tripped and fell in front of so many models! I was embarrassed and wanted to run away.
I lost all hopes of making it but was taken aback when they called me for a screen test. I love wearing jeans and skirts but a month later they called me for an audition and asked me to wear a salwar kameez. I didn't like it. After the audition, before I realised what was happening, they were rejoicing over selecting me as Jassi.
Reincarnation as Jassi:
My parents were, at first, very uneasy with it. They didn't like the concept of not revealing my identity and found it difficult to cope with.
They didn't realise to how popular the serial was and the acceptance that Jassi got from people. Now they have learned to cope with it. My father tapes the serials regularly and sends the cassettes to my elder sister in New Zealand.
Where Jassi becomes Neha Shastri: I was not really happy with the transformation. I refused to walk out of the marriage. I was not convinced with the scene (leaving the wedding) and put my foot down.
But the director insisted that Jassi, being as she is a weak character, would only run away from the situation. Frankly speaking, I have finally come to the conclusion that a lead protagonist can never be happy.
She has to live only on sympathy. Finally, it's a TV soap, a drama and not a reality show. Even the Jassi Fan Club was very upset with her running away from the wedding!
There were tons of mails protesting this spineless behaviour. The makeover too was not accepted and they were very angry. But, I realise now everybody is slowly accepting Jassi as Neha and once again enjoying the serial.
Spot Analyses: Would I leave a wedding if my would-be husband suspected me? No, I would never walk away. In fact, no middle class girl would ever leave her parents at the wedding hall.
I would confront my would-be husband and refute any disreputable claims but never walk out of the wedding hall! I would be with my parents and we would face the accusations together.
Beyond Jassi: I have signed Bobby Pushkarna's next film, but the script is still being finalised. I am not allowed to talk about the character I am playing in it but all I can say is that it's going to be drastically different from Jassi!
Films are of course one step ahead but what matters to me is my desire to act. If I get a good TV soap, I am open to it too. I am grateful to Jassi as it has given me the best opportunity possible.
But before I get on to my next assignment, I am planning to go on a long, long vacation! I need to relax as I am working from 6.30 am to 11.30 pm. It's just crazy and once the serial is over, I need to get it out of my system!
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