Fame is there today, it may be gone tomorrow Nausheen Ali Sardar, best known as Kkusum, in a candid chat

Fame is there today, it may be gone tomorrow

Nausheen Ali Sardar, best known as Kkusum, in a candid chat

You were last seen playing the role of a mother-in-law in TV soap Beend Banoongaa Ghodi Chadhunga. What next? The serial got over some eight months ago. I was not too happy doing it and after it got over, I felt like I had come back to the same spot where I was before.
Were you unhappy because you ended up playing mother to grownups? I don’t have a problem playing a mother, but playing mother to actors who are just a year or two younger than you, can be a little strange. Actually, I didn’t know the children would be that old. Also, I was under the impression that I had just one son, but later learnt that my character has three children. That’s when I had second thoughts about the show, but the production house managed to convince me.
So, are you going to be more careful now? Yes, I am very careful. I have been offered similar roles, which I have declined. The trend of mature love stories on TV started a little later. By then I was already doing Beend Banoongaa..., hence I couldn’t take up the offer that came my way, which I regret.
A few years ago, when the going was good for you on TV, you quit it for films...
I didn’t quit TV for films. I quit Kkusum because of the time leap. I was 19 when I took up the show.
Your stint in Bollywood was short-lived. That must have been very disappointing... Everybody wants to do films, but the film industry is not easy to crack. Even after one hit, you are not assured of a place in Bollywood. I did five films, out of which two released. But I don’t let things affect me. I remember, when I just got into acting, I saw a big star of yesteryear who nobody even looked at. Fame is temporary, it’s there today, it may be gone tomorrow. The way I look at life is that at the end of the day, it’s not about how big a star you are, it’s about the human being that you are and finally, the impact you leave as a person on the world when you are gone.
What’s on the personal front? I am single today. I was seeing Prashant Chainani, but he had to shift overseas and things didn’t work out between us.
Currently, you are doing your third play Kiss Kiss Ko Pyaar Karun... It’s my first comedy, which is a different ball game altogether. It’s been a pleasure working with my co-star Aasif Sheikh.

Nausheen Ali Sardar