Sonal refuses to wear swimsuit By: Tushar Joshi February 4, 2006
Sonal Pendse with a co-actor in the Saat Phere sequence shot in Goa
Even though the script required her to wear a swimsuit, Sonal Pendse, who played Neelima in Zee's Saat Phere, chose to go the other way.
The actress put her foot down when she realised the outfit given to her was not of the correct size.
Not fit to wear
"Yes, they wanted me to wear a swimsuit, but there was no way I would do that. The reason was simple — it wouldn't fit me. I didn't want to look ridiculous wearing something I didn't feel comfortable in."
Did she not want to wear a swimsuit at all? "Had I got clothes my size, I wouldn't have had issues, but how did they expect me to fit into something I hadn't even tried previously?"
Negative roles
Previously seem in Kyun Hota Hai Pyaar, Sonal currently plays the negative lead as Nandini, in Kittu Sab Jaanti Hai. The actress appeared in Saat Phere in a cameo for a couple of episodes.
"I was seen in the role of Neelima, who goes to Goa to make life miserable for Saloni (Rajshri Thakur) and Nahar (Sharad Kelkar). It was a negative role, but I didn't want to continue with the show," she explains.
Pendse is happy doing Kittu, and has got a positive response for her look as a vamp. "I am having a great time with the show. My look isn't like that of a conventional negative heroine, so it's fun."
Sonal's taking her time to choose new roles. "At the moment, I am not looking at anything in particular, but am open to roles that sound interesting."