A talented actress and she knows it!
BACK in 1999 when she bagged the title role in Noorjahan, media watchers were surprised. Very few knew that Gauri Pradhan was no stranger to the arclights. Before the role fell in her lap she was already into modelling and was one of the finalist at the 1997 Miss India contest.
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But after a reasonably successful run of the historical nothing came her way. She was accused of attitude, of arrogance. Gauri doesn't deny it. She prefers to let her acting do all the talking.
And that's what seems to have paid off. After being out of work for almost a year, she now has a starring role in Kutumb, the Monday to Thursday soap on Sony. The serial revolves around the story of a young lady caught in the crossfire of rejection and isolation. Her mind wants revenge, but her heart and upbringing tug her the other way.
"The character is very close to my heart, and is just like me confident, determined and fiercely independent," says Gauri and adds she's planning to do one serial at a time. "I cannot take on too many serials because that ruins my concentration."
Despite accusations of being a recluse, her role has been widely appreciated and no one is surprised that Bollywood is opening its portals to her. But she says. "Films can wait. I still have a lot to learn in acting. I didn't want to enter films half-prepared," says Gauri confident that with her dedication and commitment there's only one way to go up, up and up.
