Neha back on Zee's Maykaa - article

After being associated with Balaji Telefilms for close to two years, Neha Bamb — lead actress of the hit serial Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hain — is returning to the small screen once again in a lead role in the new daily soap Maykaa with another production house.
"Maykaa is a girl oriented show. It deals with the dilemma and problems faced by young girls. I am playing the lead character. She's cool, chilled out kind of girl. I took up this role because she is of my age, I can relate to the issues she would face," says Neha.

It's been three months since Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hain went off air and Neha was waiting for an offer. Luckily for her Anjana Sood, the creator of Maykaa, zoomed in on her. But the shoot was postponed due to financial issues. "I am enjoying my time on the sets. If the show had got delayed further, I would have gone to the South again as many Telugu movies are in the pipeline," says Neha. Her look in this serial is very different from her earlier hit. She plays a Punjabi girl who largely wears only salwaar kameez. News is Zee has assembled a big star cast for this show. But Neha isn't aware of many details as she's just begun shooting a few weeks ago.

Many say this serial is very similar to Zee's old show Amaanat. "Let the show air first, then start comparing. Why are you speculating? I agree the storyline of both shows concentrates on the father-daughter relationship and it's a Punjabi family, but they are different in their own ways," Neha clarifies. Does she miss Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hain? Any regrets leaving Balaji? "It was a good show and I adored being part of it. But everything that begins has to end; that is the rule of life. I feel good that it ended with good ratings rather than being cut off by the network.

"I have no regrets leaving Balaji. I learnt a lot during my stay there but they weren't generating enough roles for me. Every actor wants to work with a production house which gives him/her quality work," she said. Neha is also happy about the fact that in her latest serial, her voice hasn't been dubbed unlike in Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hai where throughout it was dubbed. "It's upto the creators of the show. They felt in KYPH they needed a soft voice. My voice is husky, so they changed it. It felt weird, seeing myself on television and hearing someone else's voice but then I got used to it. In Maykaa, you will here my original voice again. That is another good reason for my fans to wait for my new serial," smiles Neha.