EXCLUSIVE: Kanika Maheshwari opens up on her decision of choosing TV show: Don’t want to restrict myself

Actress Kanika Maheshwari, who is known for her role in Diya Aur Bati Hum, shares her thoughts on returning back to television after three years.

Updated on Jan 26, 2021  |  11:14 AM IST |  483.6K
Actress Kanika Maheshwari opens up about her career
EXCLUSIVE: Kanika Maheshwari opens up on her decision of choosing TV show: Don’t want to restrict myself

Kanika Maheshwari, known for essaying the role of Meenakshi in the hit show Diya Aur Baati Hum, is all set to make a comeback on television after 3 years. She will be next seen playing a pivotal role in the new show Kyun Utthe Dil Chod Aaye on Sony entertainment television. Set in the backdrop of 1947, pre-partition India, Lahore, Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye is the story of three women and their journey to conquer their dreams.

The actress talked about her decision to pick a TV show in 2021. She said, 'I agree we must adapt to the changing times but television will never be old school, even a decade later, shows will be made & some fantastic actors will emerge out of it. The kind of love, exposure, monies that good actors on television & reality shows would make would be more & wider in terms of reach as compared to your movies or web series'.

She further added, 'A daily soap is the kind of content a family can sit together & watch, people in smaller towns & also the remotest of the villages are heavily influenced by actors, by their style, they find is easier to relate to characters. It gives them hope & a dream. As an actor, I'd never restrict myself irrespective of the medium as long as it has scope for me to grow'.

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2020 got lucky for the actress as the actress got her breakthrough through the world of the web when her short film was premiered on OTT channel. Kanika had worked through her pregnancy followed by a sabbatical where the actress ventured into writing and producing, her movie Forever Whim won awards at various film festivals across the globe.

ALSO READ: Diya Aur Baati Hum fame Kanika Maheshwari is EXCITED as her film 'Forever Whim' is set to release digitally

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