My success is a combination of luck and patience: Kritika Kamra.

Kritika Kamra, who first shot to
fame with Kitani Mohabbat Hai, is
among the few TV actors who have
stayed away from mundane TV stuff
and have always come up with
different kind of shows. After playing
a young doctor in love (Kuch Toh Log
Kahenge) with a older man to a
reporter on a new channel
(Reporters) she is now reprising the
iconic warrior princess Chandrakanta
on Life OK. We entered into a candid
chat with her.
Why did you opt for the role in
Chandrakanta?
After having doing my fair share of
fiction, I did not want to do one more
kitchen drama, rather was on the
lookout for something different.
Doing a costume drama (my first) in a
titular role of an iconic character was
just what the doctor ordered. This
genre is not easy, besides the physical
stress, you also go through a lot of
mental endurance as these projects
take a lot of time. Having said that I
have liked the different shades I am
getting to play from a spoilt princess
to a warrior queen complete with all
the horse riding and classical music.
What was your biggest challenge to
enact the role?
I was wondering if public would
accept me in this avatar after seeing
me in more modern settings , but I
am glad to have been showered with
praises. There is also a great deal of
connect on social media which gives
us a sense of what is working and
not.
Do you think super success of
Baahubali 2 will give impetus to the
costume drama genre?
Cinematic influences do trickle down
to TV. The super success of S. S.
Rajamouli's vision will surely lead to
more similar kind of shows on the
tube as well and yes existing projects
with larger than life fictional character
sets and costumes will get more
traction. As of now this genre has
become the new favorite. One other
thing what is leading to resurgence
of this genre is that producers have
the resources to fund the bigness
required for the same on the screen
and yes most importantly the
audiences are lapping it up as well.
Another Chandrakanta will soon
come on Colors... any competition?
I started immediately after being
signed so had no time to think about
anything else. Having said I am very
excited to see how they present the
show for this iconic saga can be
interpreted several times like Devdas.
It all boils down to the maker's vision.
We have not mirrored the original DD
series or the book written by Devaki
Nandan Khatri rather tweaked some
of the characters, adding more magic
and CG aka producer Nikhil Sinha
(Mahadev-producer) style, also adding
a prelude if you remember.
You don't go the normal TV route
and yet have succeeded?
A combination of luck and patience.
In an environment, where you want
to keep working for big bucks it gets
quite tough to be choosy. I have said
no to a large number of projects
waiting for something juicy, but this
does not go down well with the
industry. Keeping with my above
thought process, I have gambled and
done experimental clutter breaking
shows (Kuch Toh Log Kahenge and
Reporters). The fact that after a
decade (debuted with Yahan Ke Hum
Sikandar on Zee Next) I am still
playing lead characters, means I am
doing something right.
So you don't succumb to the out of
sight, out of mind syndrome?
TV unlike cinema is a daily grind, so
you can't be forgotten. Even now
audiences remember me as Arohi
( Kitani Mohabaat Hai) and Dr. Nidhi
(Kuch Toh Log Kahenge). On the
contrary it is important to give
yourself and the audiences a break
thereby getting time for reinvention.
None of your shows have been
blockbusters?
I have no qualms in admitting
Reporters was not a big hit but yes it
was again different as per my vision.
You never had a character in aviator
glasses and torn jeans talking about
national issues and yes falling in love
with her boss. Over the years I have
realized one thing that actor's don't
bring TRPs , content does, so why
overburden myself yourself? The only
option left is keep trying stuff what I
find interesting.
What else apart from television?
Besides TV, I will continue to dabble
in the web and short stories format
for it really excites me. I don't want to
be known only as a small screen actor
but rather an actor who can play with
all formats. We are infamous for
perception that TV stars don't have a
personality or can only do loud type
of acting. I want to break that
notion. I have done three short films
which have got good hits, big film
critics have reviewed them and they
have got good comments as well
from viewers as well. So, hopeful for
the best.

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