Pooja Kanwal plays the character of Deepika, a schizophrenic patient with a split personality, in the serial Sanskaar Dharohar Apnon Ki on Colors. The actress who's back after a one and half year `baby break' has also lost oodles of weight for the role.

She was last seen in Naa Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha on Colors against the main lead shooting till the fifth month of her pregnancy. As a dedicated professional, she returned to acting as soon as her daughter turned one, as Deepika opposite the hero in Sanskaar Dharohar Apnon Ki.

Elaborating on her role, she says, `Playing a schizophrenic patient has caught the attention of audiences. And interestingly, I am now playing much younger roles. `

`Earlier, I played Jai Soni's bhabhi in Sasuraal Genda Phool and now I am paired opposite to him. Whenever we're doing romantic scenes, he calls me bhabhi and we both burst out laughing,` she chuckles.

Talking about her character, Pooja reveals, `The minute I hold my chain, I start feeling possessed. People meet me and say that they wait to see what I am going to do next the minute they see me holding my chain. This gesture seems to have made an instant connect.`

Pooja has drawn inspiration for her scenes from Vidya Balan's role in 'Bhool Bhulaiya.' She says, `Very often we do scenes where I get hysterical attacks. But it takes a while for me to get out of this state. My body trembles and my heart rate is fast for several minutes after doing such scenes.`


To get into the skin of the character Pooja has done a lot of research on schizophrenia. `I spoke to a friend who is a psychotherapist to learn about the behavior of schizophrenic patients and also some parents of such children.`

The track was supposed to be a cameo for a month, but looking at the audience reactions it has gone on much longer and people are loving it. `A comeback can't get better than this,` Pooja signs off.