Daily Soap Is Very Demanding, The Commitment Is Very High: Sakshi Tanwar

Actor Sakshi Tanwar says the mantra of 'less is more' has helped her pick up exciting characters and stories in her career. The Alwar-born actor became a household name with 2000 daily soap 바카라˜Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki바카라™ and followed up the success with another show 바카라˜Bade Ache Lagte Hain' which ran between from 2011 till 2014.

She then moved to the OTT space with web series 바카라˜Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat바카라™, which reunited her with 바카라˜Bade....바카라™ co-star Ram Kapoor, and 바카라˜The Final Call바카라™. Tanwar, whose next digital outing is thriller movie 바카라˜Dial 100바카라™, said streaming platforms have given her the opportunity to play diverse roles while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

"'Kahaniii...' I did it for eight years and then I disappeared for two and a half year. Then I did 'Bade Ache Lagte Hain...' and fortunately that also did extremely well. After that, I knew I couldn't work at this pace anymore. I believe everybody needs to slow down. Daily soap is very demanding, the commitment is very high," the actor said.

"When OTT happened, the platform suited me more as I was able to portray more characters in less time. I also got the opportunity to explore more stories. The commitment is now in terms of months not years and that's more like me. I'm secure and content with what I've done," she added.

Tanwar started her journey on television in 1998 as a presenter on Doordarshan's film songs based programme 바카라˜Albela Sur Mela바카라™.

In over two decades, apart from starring in two popular TV shows, she has appeared in pivotal roles in superstar Aamir Khan-led biopic 바카라˜Dangal바카라™ and Sunny Deol's 바카라˜Mohalla Assi바카라™. Tanwar said her friends always told her that she is being "lazy about" her career, but the 48-year-old actor believes the slow pace has worked in her favour.

"My friends used to tell me that 'You're giving up so much work and being lazy about it'. And I agree with them. I've been lazy about even meeting people sometimes. But now when I think about it, everything has turned out in my favour," she said.

Her choices are instinctive, but are exciting enough to push her to give 100 per cent as an artist.

"I choose as per my mood, and mostly I'm not in a mood to work. I just want to relax and be in a lazy mood all the time. But in that process, what has happened is that when something has really excited me, then only I come onboard. I believe when something really excites someone, they give their 100 per cent to it and things fall in place. And this is what has worked for me, "she quipped.

Working for two months and then taking an equally long break, is what Tanwar is trying to do as she tries to spend more time with her daughter Dityaa.

"I want to be with my daughter and family. That's one of the reasons why I don't take a lot of work because I enjoy being with her. I need something very engaging to bring me out of my home," the actor added.

And mystery thriller 바카라˜Dial 100바카라™, directed by Rensil D'Silva, offered all that and much more to Tanwar. The film, a story of one night, follows police officer Nikhil Sood (Manoj Bajpayee), who gets a call on the police helpline from a woman (Neena Gupta), who wants to commit suicide. As secrets from the past are revealed, Nikhil races against time to save his family.

"'Dial 100' perfectly suited what I wanted to do at that time. It was the combination of Manoj sir, Neena ji. Rensil sir and a great story that made me say yes to the film. I couldn't have asked for a better team."

Backed by Sony Pictures Films India in collaboration with filmmaker Siddharth P Malhotra and Sapna Malhotra바카라™s Alchemy Films, 바카라˜Dial 100바카라™ is currently available on ZEE5.