Nia Sharma feels that people who are not associated with the investigation of SSR’s death need not add to the noise
Kavita Awaasthi (HINDUSTAN TIMES; September 16, 2020)

“I came to Mumbai 10 years ago with the dream of becoming a news channel reporter but I was destined to be an actor,” says Nia Sharma, who hails from Delhi.

Thankful for her career and success today, Sharma is saddened with the negativity around the industry. Of late, the entertainment industry is being targeted and she finds the scenario “unbelievable”.

“News channels are stooping low and people are being judged on chat shows. I wonder, if courts are required anymore,” she says, adding, “I think, people who are associated with the subject (investigation of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death) should speak up and the rest should shut up. They don’t need to add to the noise. People are tweeting from their beds just to be in the limelight. That is not needed. If ones who don’t need to, shut up, then the voices that matter will be heard. We are taking pride in digging out stuff and pulling people down.”

The 29-year-old says that now it’s become a game of “mud-slinging” and whoever jumps in also gets dragged in. “Everyone has gone berserk and people are harping on the same things till someone doesn’t collapse. No one is understanding what’s happening. We should just let people who are involved in the matter, do their bit and figure things out.”

Sharma, who got selected for the TV show Kaali after auditioning in Delhi later bagged Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai. The role established her in the industry and then “there was no looking back”.

Having done a number of TV shows such as Jamai Raja, Naagin 4 and a few web shows, too, Sharma admits she didn’t have to struggle much. “I couldn’t be happier of how my career has turned out. I was such a raw girl, who didn’t even use kajal in college, unlike many today who are so fashionable. I was an ugly duckling, a simpleton. But I aspired to be fashionable and walk out of stores with huge shopping bags. Ever since my acting career started, I have groomed myself to become the person I am today. It has been a self-processed journey,” she concludes.