Close up : Neha Bamb

Neha Bamb
Actress

Q. How did television happen to you?
I got the first call for auditions from Balaji productions after someone noticed me at their office, when I went to meet a friend of mine who is a part of the team. But I could not give the auditions as I was down with jaundice. After my recovery, Balaji called me again for an audition. I appeared for it and was selected for the role.

Q. Apart from television, what other projects have you been involved with?
I have done a considerable amount of work in the South Indian film industry. Apart from commercials, ramp walks and teleserials, I have done one film in Kannada and five in Telugu

Which are your ongoing projects?
I am shooting for my next Telugu movie in Hyderabad, which will be my 6th, and I am doing the serial Mayka. These two projects absorb a lot of my time.

Q. Tell us something about your character in Mayka.
My character is a very sweet, talkative girl who has a sudden major change in her life.

Q. How do you relate to your character?
I do not relate to her at all! I am quite different from her in real life. I am short tempered

Q. How did you feel when you faced the camera for the first time?
I was petrified! I wasn't able to say a single line of my dialogue. My make-up and hair itself took 3 long hours! I was only 15 years old then and was doing a South Indian movie with big stars. It meant a lot to me but I was so nervous that I could not utter a word.

Q. What are your future plans?
I would like to continue working, as long as the work that comes my way, interests me. I am grateful that I have accomplished so much at the young age of 21.