Actress and former Bigg Boss contestant Nehha Pendse, who got married to Shardul Bayas in January last year, has often been a target of trolls. Shardul is divorced twice and has one kid from each marriage. The trolls have been targeting her husband and mocking her marriage for some time now. We ask Nehha if the trolling has reduced, and the actress says, “No, it hasn’t. I think the trolling can never stop. They find one or the other reason to troll you. But my husband and I have learnt to ignore them. Initially, the trolling used to affect my husband as he is not used to all these things. But now, it doesn’t affect us anymore.”

Nehha has been shooting for Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai! as Anita bhabhi, the character played by Saumya Tandon earlier. When asked if it gets to her when people constantly compare her performance with Saumya, even after a month of shooting for the show, she says, “I was mentally prepared that people will draw comparisons; it’s such a popular show and people are attached to the characters. However, the comparison will never affect my performance. It’s been more than a month that I have been shooting for the show and I think people have now realised what I can bring to the table. Initially, I agree that the audience was a bit reluctant in terms of accepting me as the new Anita bhabhi, but now when we look at the TRPs going up, I think things are changing, and slowly people are accepting me.”

Talking about the challenges she had to face in showbiz, she shares, “As a woman, in any workplace, if you are vulnerable, people try to take advantage of you. People have tried to take advantage of me. However, I think that all these incidents make you stronger.”

While highlighting pay disparity in the entertainment industry, she adds, “As a woman, initially, you are not taken seriously. You need to prove yourself time and again. This is a sad reality. But once you have done that and made a space for yourself, you can demand as much money as you want. I think it’s all about how much you deliver, which ultimately determines your worth.”