Nia Sharma, one of the first TV actors to resume shooting in the ongoing pandemic, triumphs in the special one-month edition of KKK
Akash Bhatnagar (MUMBAI MIRROR; August 31, 2020)

In 2017, Nia Sharma participated in Rohit Shetty’s stunt-based reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi (KKK) Season 8 and finished fifth. This year, she returned to Khatron Ke Khiladi—Made In India, and took the trophy home. “Midway through season 8, it was only about winning. This time, it was 20 days of fun, filmi style,” she says, admitting that the last time, her fear of water ended her journey prematurely. “It has haunted me for the last three years. This time, I overcame my fear and performed only to win.”

The actress insists that the pandemic didn’t deter her from participating in the show. “I was one of the first from the TV industry to resume work and had been shooting for the last month-and-a-half for Naagin before KKK. I wasn’t afraid. Once you step out of your home you have to set your fears and inhibitions aside,” she reasons, calling Rohit, the “pillar of KKK”. “He is a mentally amazing person, who personally invests in the show. This time, he even brought his own stunt team and made us feel so comfortable.”

Nia shares that the semi-finale task was the biggest challenge. “There was a plank in mid air that I had to cross to enter the Top 3. It was raining and the plank was shaking so hard. Once I completed the task, I cried,” she says proudly.

A celebration is pending, given the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. “I would like to go to Lonavala with my friends and stay there for some days,” she says dreamily. “The Film City helipad, where I have shot most of my scenes in fiction shows, will now be my winning spot. Whenever I go back there, I will remember it as the place where I killed it in the finale task. For now, I’m tending to my injuries.”

Having been part of two of the biggest shows on Colors, Naagin and KKK, will she now complete the trifecta with Bigg Boss? Nia breaks into peals of laughter, “I do shows that I am convinced of. If you don’t see me in a certain show, it’s because I said no to it.”