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Compared to TV shows, I was offered peanuts in films-Nausheen Ali Sardar


Tanvi Trivedi (BOMBAY TIMES; August 14, 2024)

Not many know that Nausheen Ali Sardar, best known as television’s KKusum, had tried her luck in Bollywood and even acted in five films.

In a recent chat with us, the actress revealed, “Between 2005-2011, I did five films, but unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. The first film took five years to complete, the second, which was a Vikram Bhatt film, didn’t work due to a poor marketing strategy. Later, I acted in two more films; one with Irrfan and Lucky Ali, which was shot in 2007, but released in 2021!”

‘There is no money for newcomers in films’
Talking about her endless wait, she said, “I just got tired waiting for the films to release. TV actors say it is not easy for them to get into movies, but I didn’t face that problem... I faced other issues. While I got good work easily, I realized that people have a wrong notion that acting in films is lucrative. I was a star on TV at that time, but when I acted in films, I was offered peanuts! I feel there is no money for newcomers in films, only stars earn in crores. In comparison, TV actors get more stable income. Of course, after the pandemic, things changed because budgets were slashed.”

Meanwhile, Nausheen has returned to TV with the show Vasudha and is looking forward to a new stint. The actress says, “It’s an interesting role with scope to perform. I have always been choosy about the roles I take up.”

‘I don’t want to compromise when it comes to choosing a life partner’
On the personal front, Nausheen reveals that she has frozen her eggs. She says, “I want to get married and have kids someday, but I want to meet the right person and I’m willing to wait. I don’t want to compromise when it comes to choosing a life partner. I froze my eggs because I didn’t want to worry about my biological clock ticking.”

Nausheen Ali Sardar reveals that an accident compelled her to go under the knife

Nausheen Ali Sardar and Hiten Tejwani
Noticed anything different about Nausheen Ali Sardar’s face lately? The telly actress reveals an accident compelled her to go under the knife
Letty Mariam Abraham (MID-DAY; August 11, 2016)

It has been over a decade since Nausheen Ali Sardar first entered our drawing rooms, courtesy Ekta Kapoor’s hugely popular show, Kkusum. Last seen in Adventures Of Hatim two years ago, the actress has now returned to the tube with a cameo in Gangaa. Over the years, she has undergone a physical transformation, but of late, there has been buzz about a cosmetic surgery gone wrong. Nausheen claims that she indeed went under the knife, but it was due to compulsion and not by choice.

She says, “I have not denied opting for a surgery procedure for my face, but there’s nothing cosmetic about it. I met with an accident in 2003. I sustained fractures in my skull and collar bone while the nasal septum had deviated, leading to breathing problems. When you all saw me [in Kkusum], I was young. Now I’m a woman, so, my look has changed with time. It happens with everyone, but I wonder why people think actors are not human. I used to be a tomboy earlier, now I behave like a lady. Only my weight has been fluctuating and that’s about it.”

Nausheen plays a mentor to the lead character on the show, but as per the latest revelation, she also shares a past with Hiten Tejwani’s onscreen character. “Recently, a report claimed that I have a hot and steamy scene with Hiten, but people don’t even bother checking with me for facts. We are reuniting on reel after 12 years, and only share a few cute, romantic scenes. There is no nudity or obscenity the way people are making it out to be. It’s a Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore kinda love story,” she explains.

Nausheen, after working with Ekta Kapoor in Kkusum, was reportedly never considered for any other role by the producer. While there was speculation that the two didn’t see eye to eye, Nausheen clarifies that people love creating drama on and off screen. “We used to share a professional relationship and continue to do so. People love to cook up stories and dramatise stuff. My personal and professional life are going fine. I did a show, left it and we moved on; there are no skeletons to dig. I still respect her as a producer,” adds Nausheen.