Mohini Basu is not obsessed with Anurag, but yes, is possessive: Shubh

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Shubhavi Choksey, who plays a very rich
uptown Kolkata Bhadralok lady in Star
Plus show, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, does not
regard her character as negative. "You
might call Mohini Basu greyish, for she
looks down upon the Sharmas (Prerna
family) for not being socially and
financially on par with them. But that is
how many affluent people are.
"Also, is it wrong to be very sure of what
one wants? The biggest trait in Mohini is
her love for Anurag (Parth Samthaan),
holding him above everything. I will not
call her obsessed, but yes, she is very
possessive about him.
Shubhavi has not seen the original
Kasautii, so I have no clue about how the
then Mrs Basu behaved. I'd rather create
my own niche depending on the creative
team and the director's (Muzammil Desai)
brief.
"I guess what separates us from other TV
content is the richness of scale. We all are
working very hard to fulfil Ekta's vision.
There is one major change since the days
of the original Kasautii. Today, acting has
become much more natural for sure.
Shubhavi, who began her acting career
years back with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi
Bahu Thi, is now back with the same PH.
"Balaji knows what they want and also
takes good care of their artists. Post-
marriage, I had taken a long sabbatical
and now am back with a bang.
She has no problem playing mother on
screen. "Mohini is actually a decade older
than me, but I have no issues, for being a
mother is very important in the Indian
context. And if you marry early, your kids
grow up when you are still young.
While Mohini bats for other formats that
go beyond traditional TV, where woman
are not seen only as mother and wife, she
would not be game for web series having
lots of skin show and explicit stuff.
When asked about her equation with the
leads, Erica Fernandes and Parth, she says,
"Not only with them, I share great
bonding with all the actors (Pooja
Banerjee and Uday Tikekar) who make up
my on-screen family. We share lunches
and prefer to chat in one makeup van.

http://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/celebrities/shubhavi-choksey-talks-about-her-new-show/2018/09/29.