| There was a time when Shweta Keswani was enjoying a good spell on the small screen, doing meaty roles and suddenly she was left dry with anchoring, finally leaving her to take a sabbatical. But now this sexy Sindhi has decided to pull up her socks and how!
She has taken up two shows - Star's Ba Bahu aur Baby and SAB's Mohalla Mohabatt Wala. In the former she essays a traditional cute Sindhi gal and in the latter, a leading role of an ultra hep loving girl, for whom all the mohalla guys have the hots for. "The best part about doing both these shows is the total contrast in characterisation, "says an excited Shweta.
It was speculated some time back that she has bid adieu to television in lieu of films. What about that buzz? "I want to make it clear. I will never quit television. Even the so called break we were discussing was due to my show, Arranged Marriage on Star Plus which never took off. Nobody can ignore the idiot box these days, the industry is flourishing and it's big money," is her take.
This actor with a few films (Jack Pot, Chor Mandali, and Love in Nepal) in her kitty is very furious with the way television actors are discriminated when it comes to Bollywood. "It's totally biased. When film stars (Big B, SRK, Poonam Dhillon, Chunky Pandey, Rati Agnithotri…) do television, its is okay, but when we wish to get into their territory, we are pulled down. The length of your role is always under the scanner. It's just because of this attitude, that, I prefer off beat cinema to main stream, at least there I am given a decent chance," explains Keswani. She continues in the same breath, "Why are we given only one choice, TV or cinema? We are actors and should be free to play around with all mediums. Why can't it be like Hollywood where Jennifer Aniston can easily dabble with both TV and films?"
Nevertheless, Shweta has enough reason to revel in the happiness of her re-kindled career |
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