Giving her best shot

Giving her best shot She has managed to get a foothold in both the gentleman's game as well as in acting. And now she wants to give her best shot in the two diverse fields. Roshni Chopra created quite a flutter when she first appeared on Doordarshan presenting cricket along with seasoned commentators Charu Sharma and K. Srikkanth. And there has been no looking back for this Delhiite since. Roshni is now dividing her time equally between serials and films. She made her debut in the recently released film "Let Us Enjoy". "Both cricket and acting are poles apart but they are equally challenging. During the cricket commentary I play myself, while in television serials I go into another zone. I want to do both jobs simultaneously," says Roshni who was in the Capital this past week. Any comparison with television presenter Mandira Bedi pushes Roshni into a combative mood. "I do not want to be compared with Mandira. Cricket is a religion in our country and everyone has an opinion on it. I am only doing a presenter's job in which I put questions before the former cricketers," adds Roshni. Before every cricket match Roshni makes it a point to do plenty of research work. As television is a visual medium, she wants to not only look good on screen but also speak articulately.

Roshni says she began acting at the age of five. "Acting comes naturally to me. I was invited by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Production to do an audition in Mumbai. After my performance, I was offered some projects, including films. But I declined the film offer as I wanted to do things gradually," says Roshni. At the moment, she is pinning her hopes on "Kasamh Se" on Zee TV. -- Madhur Tankha