Interview of ARUNIMASHARMA--Sonu

B eing model Dipannita Sharma's sister, model- ling would have been a foregone conclusion for Aruni- ma Sharma. She reasons, "I wasn't model material. Neither do I have the height nor the looks." Instead, she did her masters in Food, Science and Nutrition. And then she got married. Shar- ma says, "I wasn't doing any- thing after marriage. I decided to give acting a try. But I was clear that I didn't want to be just another face in the crowd. I got pictures shot, distributed them to various production houses. In no time, I had landed my first job." Though she debuted in Remix ( Star One), she treats Kasamh Se (Zee) as her big break. She remarks, "I had to audition for Raano's character. Initially, I'd never thought that viewers will like my character so much.Each character has been well etched out. Hard work and sincerity pays. All the praise is extremely flattering." She describes Raano as a seri- ous and righteous person. The earlier episodes showed her as an insecure character but now Ranno is shown well groomed and confident; "I'm not at all similar to Ranno. She is stu- dious, but I'm not all that seri- ous. I think Ranno is a hard-line character because she bottles up her emotions which make her rude and angry. I am more chilled-out and express my feel- ings easily," she says. Sharma empathises with her character but insists, "Unlike her, I can see the grey shades in a person and a situation." Her camaraderie with her on- screen sisters Prachi Desai (Baani) and Roshni Chopra (Piya) is something she boasts of: "We all have sisters in real life. It's easier to get the chemistry right on screen." Saying she relies on Dipanita, she adds, "She doesn't give me acting tips. But I make sure to follow her make-up tips." Happily married, Sharma also depends on her husband Amit Verma's support. "We've been married for three years now. Amit works for a multinational company. Initially, the erratic schedules were difficult for him to handle because he's got a nine to five job. "But now, he's adjusted to it, thankfully. I do get annoyed at times because I would have loved to have some time for my family and myself. Then I think, it was a well-thought decision on my part to act in serials so I should not complain," she smirks. Besides infrequent appear- ances in Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki (Star Plus), Sharma isn't asking for more. "Its simply not possi- ble," she concludes.