While Natassha, now Anita, rebuffs rumours of cold-war with Ekta, actress admits to a past tiff with her mentor though...
Reena Thapar Kapoor
Right from her onset into the world of television and films, Anita Hassanandani (better known as Natassha, but she reverted back to her original name) has had more than her share of headlines; and mostly for all the wrong reasons. Trouble first started brewing when she had a showdown with her mentor-cum-friend-cum-confidante Ekta Kapoor.
The fracas subsided due to timely intervention by Shobha Kapoor, but it wasn't long before the cracks in the relationships started to resurface again.
Recently, Anita's role in Kkavyanjali was marginalised significantly and the focus shifted to co-star actor Nandini Singh. "I admit that Nandini's role in Kavyanjali is getting stronger and bigger. But that's only because of my absence in Mumbai due to my film commitments down South," says Anita.
Apparently, Anita's absentia had reached a point when the creative team of Kkavyanjali had to go down South to can her shots. "But, I'm fine with Nandini getting a higher billing in the show," says Anita rebuffing controversies pointing to a fall-out between Ekta and her. Clearing the air, Anita vehemently denies ever having a cold war with her mentor. "Ekta and I did have a tiff. I'm not denying that we had a disagreement in the past over an important issue but it never reached a stage where we had to stop talking to each other," says Anita.
At that time, the bone of contention between the two was long working hours. "Yes, the long working hours drove a rift between the two if us. But (Shobha Kapoor) aunty stepped in and sorted the matter," adds Anita. The actress is eternally grateful to Ekta's mother for supporting her. "That's what makes Shobha aunty extremely special and adorable. She could've taken her daughter's side but she chose to support me because she thought I was in the right," she adds.
What about her alleged relationship with co-star Ejiaz Khan? "I never had an affair with him. Ejiaz is an attractive man, but we share a clean and healthy working relationship. That's about it," says Anita.
So does that mean that she has never fallen in love? "I'm a private person and that's probably the reason why one gets the impression that I'm too good to be true. Of course, I've been in love. I was seeing someone in Hyderabad. In fact, I broke up with him just recently," she explains
sources: mumbaimirror.com