Manva Naik, the punjabi kudi, who is married it into a Gujrati family, has sacrificed enough for her serial 'Teen Bahuraniyan'. Here she talks about her role, past experiences and future plans.

Q: How does it feel to be a part of a successful serial like "Teen Bahuraniyaan"?
A: It feels great to be a part of a serial like "Teen Bahuraniyaan". It is a good experience working with such a good production house and Zee, which is doing so well.

Q: So what led you to the serial?
A: It is a good role that I'm playing; a highly potential role, which has many shades. As I told you, the production house is also so good and the channel is also one of the best in business. This combination is very rare.

Q: Why do you think the serial is doing well despite the fact that it is a saas bahu concept?
A: See, the most important factor is that the serial has got an element of humor. It is a lighthearted show having cheerful moments and not that crying and high intensity drama. The entire concept is very realistic and has a slice of life in it. Thus, people can identify with it. Even the characters here are not completely negative or positive; every character has a mixture of a number of qualities.

Q: How much do you identify with the tomboyish character of Manjeet?
A: (Laughs) I think the only quality that is common between me and Manjeet is that of standing up for truth. And for the tomboyish part, I am a bit like that. I would say that if Manjeet were 100%, I would be 60%.

Q: How is your chemistry with your on-screen saas off-screen?
A: On screen, Nimisha and I might not be having a good rapport with each other, but believe me we are such good friends off-screen that we share the same make-up room. I have worked with her earlier. We even share the dabba and she gets us salads. We get along very well. Even if we are not shooting on a particular day, we speak over the phone at least once.

Q: And what about the other bahus, Kadambari and Amrapalli...
A: We have become very good friends by now. I had earlier worked with Kadambari in Marathi theatre. We are always supporting and standing up for each other. If I need a leave, Kabambari and Amrapalli also request the EP on my behalf. We are having a good time together shooting.

Q: Any incident that you would like to share with us?
A: A few days ago, I was unwell due to an eye infection and needed rest. But due to some telecast problems, I had to keep shooting. To add to my miseries, I had acidity due to the medicines. It was so nice of the whole cast and crew to take full care of me.

The EP Sapna looked into the matter and ensured that my shots were over earlier. Kadambari used to drop me home everyday. I was really touched by every ones gestures.

Q: What about the scooty incident? Have you ever ridden a vehicle earlier?
A: No, I have only ridden a bike once in my life and have no practice. The second time was for my shoots. So, what happened was that I fell down twice. But again, it is not that I do not know how to ride. I can ride on the roads, but when you have the light stands and the crew around, it becomes difficult.

That is what happened on the very first day. If I hadn't fallen, I would have banged right onto the camera. So to avoid that, I had to fall. It is difficult to ride in plastic situations.

Q: We have heard that you have rejected a film offer for "Teen Bahuraniyaan"?
A: Yes, it is true that I have rejected a film offer for the show, but it is only because I believe that I should do one project at a time. Now I'm doing "Teen Bahuraniyaan" and want to give my heart and soul to it. Till the time it gets stabilized and things start working out, I will not take up any other project.

Q: So, it can be said that the film career is in the offing?
A: Yes, I'm interested in films, but as for now, I will concentrate on "Teen Bahuraniyaan".

Q: How did you get into television acting?
A: Actually, it all happened by fluke. One day I was just walking when a person came up to me and asked if I would be interested in acting. I agreed and this is how my first project came to me.

Q: Were you always interested in acting?
A: See, I come from a background of a family, which was into Marathi theatre. So I was also exposed to acting and I even did a bit of theatre. So, I thought of giving it a try and here I'm. Till now I'm happy with what I'm doing.