| Neha Bamb, who plays the starstruck Kripa in Sony€™s new show Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai, is fast learning the rigours of shooting for a serial. This Balaji daily, which went on air on March 29, sees her making her television debut.
Though she has done a handful of South films, Kripa has now realised that doing television is a different ball game altogether€ How are you coping with the switch to television?
In the South, they begin shooting early in morning and pack up by 6 pm. They go strictly according to schedule. I have been so used to this routine that the long, erratic hours of television shoots have been tiring. I have already fainted twice on the sets. Once, we shot for three days and three nights and at the end of it I collapsed.
What are the shoot schedules like?
As it is a daily, we shoot every single day, often throughout the night. Moreover, the shoots are held at various locales. The biggest problem is Mumbai€™s traffic. It takes me two hours to get anywhere. Didn€™t you expect the long hours?
I knew TV was much harder than films, but I didn€™t expect it to be so taxing. I knew I would have to shoot daily; now there€™s nothing else you can do. But then I always wanted to act, so it€™s not that I am complaining €" it€™s part of the job. How did this offer come your way?
A friend of mine works with Balaji. He gave them my clippings and I was called for the role. The unit treats me like a kid! What happens to your film career now?
With Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai, there is no time for films. So, that€™s on hold for the moment. Why didn€™t you try your luck in Bollywood?
I did a bit of modelling and that€™s how I landed up doing South films. Otherwise, I am a typical Mumbai girl. I live in Ghatkopar and have completed my SYBCom from Podar College. I plan to complete my final year privately. I am 18 but when I€™m in jeans and singlet, I could pass off as a school kid. Your surname Bamb is intriguing?
I knew this question was coming! People ask me what it means €" is it bomb and stuff like that. I€™ve become accustomed to this since my school days. But that€™s my surname and that€™s it. I come from a Marwadi family. shaheen@mid-day.com | 
