Says Nandini, "It feels good to be back ...It's like home. I never had any problems with Ekta, Mrs Shobha Kapoor or their team. In fact I didn't take up any tv offer outside Balajee because I was sure I'd be back one day...And now the bad phase is over I'm back."
"Bad phase" as Nandini calls it was her co-star Nikhil Arya. "A lot of misunderstandings between Balajee and me were created by Nikhil Arya. I never got along with him. We should've been professional with each other.
But he was a problem from the start, taking his own sweet time to get ready, passing nasty comments at me. And If I didn't come to his birthday parties he'd get nastier.Eventually I had to give up Kesar."
However Nandini returned to Kesar. But had to leave. "Things got really ugly and out of control. He'd pass cheap comments like 'Kya lagti hai.' And there would be heated arguments. Then he instigated the management against me.
I did meet Mrs Shobha Kapoor. But it didn't help. I eventually even went and lodged an FIR against him for harassment. I withdrew into a shell. He used my silence against me. I become thoroughly distrustful of everyone. I don't know why he stooped to this level. There were times he'd pretend to be concerned about my family problems.
But he used even that against me to instigate the management. He didn't seem to understand he
was harming not just me but also the serial. I can't believe I went through this. But the whole horrific experience has made me wiser."Once Nikhil Arya left Balajee Nandini decided to return. "I messaged Ekta and we met up. Thanks to the blessings of Lord Shiva I've got another chance. We sorted out all the differences that were created between me and Balajee by this person. I feel I'm born again."
Nandini's new serial is yet to be worked out. "I'm just excited to be back with Balajee. I'll leave no stone unturned to be professional."
Talking on why the lead pair of Ekta Kapoor's serials don't get along as a rule Nandini shrugs, "I don't know. It's one thing not to get along.It's another to work against your co-star' s interests.
Nikhil Arya enjoyed Balajee's trust. He shouldn't have misused them. My grandma who brought me up is call ed Karam. Her good karma is finally shining on me."
