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Back after a small hiatus, the TV babe Shraddha Nigam talks about her new show with Rashmi Hemrajani

MUMBAI: She is not one of those bahus, nor is she amongst those who enjoys a college romance. Yet, Shraddha Nigam gets all the limelight by just playing the characters she has believed in.

Shraddha who had started her career by doing theatre and auditioned for a show on Zee and that head-started her career. Shraddha plays one of the leads in 'Pyar Ishq aur Mohabbat', her show on Zee Next. Shraddha elaborates, "Kiya is a girl whose life revolves around her sister, Sanaa, a Bollywood actress. But the twist is that Sanaa falls in love with her sister's boyfriend, Angad, played by Sachin Sharma."

Apart from being on Indian television Shraddha has captured airtime on Pakistani television as well. She has recently returned from Dubai where she was shooting for a Pakistani series titled, 'Kabhi Na Kabhi'. The story is about three sisters who are in search for their soulmate.

"I play the role of the youngest sister, who is a loveable brat she is spoiled at the same bullied by the elders." Shraddha starred alongside Tina Parekh and Himani Shivpuri and a host of Pakistani actors. The show was produced by Mushroom productions and was shot in Dubai.

So would movies be the next step? "Yes I am doing a couple of movies, but cant talk about it now," she signs off.

Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1143460

No to saas-bahu soaps: Shraddha

Shraddha Nigam can't stop talking about the love of her life – Karan Grover.

She reveals, "We've been seeing each other for a couple of months and I've found a very understanding friend in him. I feel surprised to see him playing a romantic character in Dill Mill Gayye . When I see him on the television, I sometimes start thinking that it is real."

Sparks flew when the two met in April this year and Shraddha unapologetically adds that it was Karan, who was in a hurry to pop the question.

Best remembered for her role in Choodiyan , Shraddha will now be seen in Pyar , Ishq Aur Mohabbat . She plays a girl who loves her best friend but the guy is fond of someone else and yet has feelings for the character Shraddha plays. What would she do if she faces such a situation in real life? "I'll get dark circles and will spend sleepless nights thinking about what to do next," she says.

The actor's main concern is not to get typecast in a slot. "I have this urge to do something new each time. I can't repeat myself. If I am not doing anything new, I feel I'm not doing anything at all," she says. But why has she maintained a safe distance from the saas-bahu soaps? "It is simple. I can't relate to the stories. These soaps may be hot but I can't be a part of them."

Ask her what is keeping her busy and she says, "I am working in two comedy films." Does that mean she's thinking Bollywood? "Not yet. TV consumes a lot of time. When I will get offers for good films, I will have to cross the bridge, but right now I am happy striking a balance between films and TV soaps."

source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/No_to_saas- bahu_soaps_Shraddha_/rssarticleshow/2625620.cms

'I love to splurge on gadgets'
11 Jan 2008, 0000 hrs IST,TNN

Having starred in over 100 commercials, a couple of music videos, Telegu flicks, and more recently as the leading lady in television soaps like Rishton ki Dor and Pyar ki Kashti Mein; Sampada Vaze seems to have added many feathers to her hat.

The picture-perfect actor who'd taken a brief sabbatical after her marriage last year seems to be back to the place where she belongs:the studios. As she juggles hectic shooting schedules, she admits that having a supportive husband who understands the demands of her profession is all that she could have asked for, "He has been very supportive of the long hours and the uncertainties of acting as a profession. I think I am very lucky to have such an understanding partner."

A corporate turned television star, Sampada might have been coaxed into modelling, but she enjoyed acting as well.

A Virgo, Sampada also confesses that she never hesitates to speak out and has a "lot of interests outside work as well."

She also points out that over a period of time, she has said 'no' to plenty of Bollywood offers. "I had been putting these offers aside as I felt it would be difficult for me to balance career and my marriage. Moreover I am happy doing television. Now, however, if something interesting comes up, I will take up the offer. I am confident now that I will manage to balance my time", she says.

Quiz Sampada about her reported car fetish and she says sheepishly, "I am not very tech-savvy, but I love to splurge on all the latest gadgets. I already own the latest i-phone that has just arrived in India."
Apart from being tech savvy, Sampada pronounces her love for books as well and admits to finding Vikram Chandra's 'Sacred Games', totally engaging. She says, "I read quite a bit. I have a small library of 500 books at home. I carry books on journeys and to the set as well."

She also admits to being choosy about work and enjoys doing comedy roles. That apart, she finds adventure reality shows to be really exciting. "I am keen on participating in an international adventure reality show like Survivor. Having to go to the jungle and surviving all alone is an arresting thought," she signs off.

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"It's human nature that when you see others rising you tend to compare that with yourself," says Krishna.



We hear you turned director on the sets of your show Pyar Ishq Mohabbat...
Yes, that's true. My director Iqbal Rizvi was coming from a night shoot and was extremely tired and we were shooting a very important party sequence in one of the Juhu nightclubs which was available only for a day. So I just volunteered to help him in his work and he was more than happy as he knows I come from a fiction background.

Pyar Ishq Mohabbat is a comedy. Isn't this the first time you've attempted comedy?
It's a romantic comedy. I have done comedy in some shows previously but never of this kind. And moreso when you are opposite actresses like Sampada Vaze and Shradha Nigam it becomes more interesting.

What do you prefer — serious or comedy?
Both have there own charm. Both entertain their side of audiences. I love doing both. . With serious roles I have made people cry and with comedy made them laugh. You see I can make you cry and laugh at the same time!

A career in television does have its share on ups and downs... how do you cope with it?
Frankly, I do not think too much about it. I concentrate on what I am doing and not what others are. It's human nature that when you see others rising you tend to compare that with yourself. You feel you are going downwards and vice versa. I think you should only think about what you are doing and compare it with your ambitions. That way you'll always be at the top.

Has the change in name from Sachin Sharma to Krishna helped you?
My friends still call me by my old name. But otherwise it's Krishna all the way

Source:Times of India