Mona Singh, who was last seen on TV in the show Kavach…Kaali Shaktiyon, is set to return to the small screen after five years to host the crime show Mauka-E-Vardaat. Even though she was away from TV, the actress says that she hadn’t taken a conscious break, it’s just that she wasn’t tempted enough to take up the projects that were offered to her.

On the personal front, she tied the knot in December 2019 with Shyam Rajagopalan. Mona says that she is yet to go on her honeymoon. She adds, “A couple of months after we got married, the Coronavirus pandemic struck and then came the lockdown. We haven’t been able to go for our honeymoon yet, but that can wait, I want the world to heal first.”

Mona has kept a low profile post her marriage, but she is content and glad that they got to spend a lot of time together over the past year-and-a-half. So, where did they first meet? “We met at a common friend’s birthday party. Then we met again when the same friend was getting married. Every time we met, it was because of her. Eventually, he got my number from her, thankfully! And the rest is history,” she says.

Recalling the time when they were initially dating, Mona shares, “When we met for the second time, I remember he said I was such a down-to-earth person just like Jassi (her character from the popular show Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin). So, I was like, ‘Hain!’ And then I thought to myself, yes, maybe that is the case!”

While many thought that Mona’s husband is a banker, she clarifies, “When I got married, this news spread that he is a banker, but he isn’t. He is from the entertainment industry. He’s a producer and directs advertisements.”

On the work front, while the actress has been a part of OTT shows, she hasn’t been seen in a daily soap for sometime now. Ask her the reason, and she says, “A television serial takes a lot of time; one cannot do or explore anything else when you are shooting for a show. Also, I don’t find anything on television interesting enough these days to watch. So, if I am not watching it, why will I be a part of it? All the shows and actors on TV look the same to me.”

Talking about how the crime genre has always intrigued her and the reason she decided to take up Mauka-E-Vardaat, she says, “I have done comedy, dance and talent shows, but I have never been a part of any crime show before. So, I decided to take it up because this is one genre that has always intrigued me.”