Shilpa clears the air

Shilpa Shinde has been in a dilemma since quite some time. Firstly, she was unhappy about her character in Maayka on Zee TV. She was even contemplating on quitting the show. Then she agreed to do the new reality dance show on Sahara One Saas v/s Bahu but soon she was in two minds about it. After which the actress wanted to do a new soap Waaris on Zee TV but it being a daily, dates were a big hurdle. Isn't she the most confused girl in this world? Well she was until some time back. Now her dilemma is over. She has decided to continue with Maayka, snub Saas v/s Bahu and do Waaris. Want to know why and how? Here is Shilpa Shinde reasoning her decisions exclusively on Tellychakkar. Why were you unhappy doing a popular show like Maayka? I am an actor who has a craving to do different and challenging roles. My character in Maayka is a cliché. It was not exciting me so I had a yearning to do something new and different. Why did you back out from doing Saas v/s Bahu? When I was approached for it, I made it very clear to them that the concept doesn't sound interesting to me but I would think over it. Earlier, I thought of doing it because it was at least different from playing a weepy bahu. Wasn't Shoma Anand upset with you as the two of you were supposed to participate together in Saas v/s Bahu? Yes, she is a bit upset with me. Now the production house is looking for another girl who can replace me and participate with Shomaji. I want her to participate in this show and do well. Why did you choose Waaris? I don't have to wear jewellery and heavy make- up for this show. My character is quite natural. I expressed my desire of doing something different to Zee TV and they offered me this role. Though Waaris is more male oriented I have an important role to play. Don't your dates clash betweenMaayka and Waaris? Yes, my dates do clash between the two shows. It is tough to manage. Is the production house of Maayka happy with your career move? Not really. I can sense a slight unhappiness on their side. Obviously, they want me to devote more time to Maayka and they would be glad if I do only Maayka but when I am working so hard with both the shows, I don't think they should have any problem. From what is shown in the promos, you and Iqbal in Waaris look similar to Abhishek and Rani in Yuva. Our roles are similar to that of Yuva. The characters that Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherji played in Yuva were the most prominent ones among all the characters of that movie. We play a romantic married couple with a lot of intimacy but there are a few differences between us