before we start doing scenes Shabbir have this habit of asking
do you want to do the lines ones and I haven't thought that in so long
so I miss that, I miss everyone
kind of felt so helpless in that moment that I couldn't took this
I started crying
you ended up crying
ya and our director he very very nice director called Muzamil
Muzamil Sir came and he is like okay we'll break for lunch and
and Shabbir just said come will eat food and we didn't talk about it
There's no Pragya in Abhi's life and there's
he has whole of the world for him still miss Pragya
and same for Pragya it doesn't matter how many people come into their life, what she has
Hi Guys. Welcome to PINKVILLA
today we have very beautiful and extremely talented
Sriti Jha with us
Finally I think this is first time she is on PINKVILLA with us
so welcome to PINKVILA Shriti Thank youfor doing this
Thank you Bhavna, Thank you for having me
you have been associated with Kumkum Bhagya for the longest time
I think none of your projects
you never gave too much time to your other projects
does it ever gets monotonous as an actor
not really because fortunately with Kumkum Bhagya
the show and Pragya which is my character
goes through something
something really big at least
instinct for 8 months and there's a complete transformation so
the character keep evolving and there are always new sync too
so that's very interesting
also specially in daily soap we are
I think I, because that's all I have done
I have this habit of playing each day of character
so this happened and that happened and then there's this big leap
and then again it's one day after another
and I have been very comfortable in that space
because I have not gotten to do that in any other show
because none of my other shows I have done for more than a year
so this is my first show where I am in my comfortable space
where I have known every day of Pragya's
I am more comfortable than bored of it
but are you missing that set because
spending half I think most the time on sets
it becomes second family and now
the past 2 and half months there's been no action
there is no one to say cut
what I miss is
for me start doing scenes Shabbir has this habit of asking
do you want to do the lines once
and I haven't thought that in so long so
I miss that, I miss everyone
and because we had such a good time shooting for Kumkum Bhagya
and it's a brilliant bunch of people and fun bunch of people \
that I have come across to make the show
so yeah I miss everyone everyone
I miss being Pragya
but tell me what's your favurite memory of Kumkum Bhagya
it's been 4 years or 5 years now
6 years now
6 years
it started in 2014, we started
so 6 years of show do you have one particular memory
which is very close to you or
memory which comes to your mind everytime someone says Kumkum Bhagya
6 years it's been practically my life
it is my life for 6 years
so to point of one little moment from all that i
it's little so so difficult
Oh my go I can't point out one
everyday is full of so many of moment which we
but do you have particular scene, which was perhaps little difficult to shoot
or something which perhaps did not
you could not understand the scenerio for say as Sriti
but you had to do it because obviously that's the character
so yeah, there was this scene
long ago when the show started
there was a scene where
Abhi is driving and he splashed mud on me
because he is driving his car really fast
and I gave him this long lecture the scene was really nice
I can disagree with the scene
it is really nice and really sweet scene
and I had this long chunk of line
where I tell him that you are going for a concert and
you are going to earn what from that concert
My mother's made Bhurji, my mother's bhurji is priceless
if that is cold and it was like really long chunk of line
and I just couldn't do it sometimes I could remember the lines
I wouldn't get the emotion right, and one and the other and I could see
my director was losing his patience with me
and I had done lot of takes and we were shooting in the sun so
there was lot of things happening
so eventually I got I felt so helpless in that moment
that I couldn't took this I started crying
you ended up crying
and our director he is very very nice director called Muzamil
Muzamil Sir came and he is like okay will take a lunch break
and Shabbir said come come will eat food and we didn't talk about it
we just ate food and then we came back to set and
I hope that scene went well
I don't know if people liked it but I tried to do it again
I have to ask you on sets I mean Abhi and Pragya as
as an on screen couple as much loved
how do you see them their graph
how do you see it
okay I can't see it objectively because it's so close to my heart
but for me I think Abhi Pragya are very very good friends
and as much because Kumkum Bhagya is about phase
the twist of place that has gotten to a phase
very unlike people to each other
but they are helplessly attracted to each other and
they understand each other like no one else does
so there is no Pragya in Abhi's life and there is
he has whole of the world for him he still miss Pragya
and same is for Pragya it doesn't matter how many people come into her life
what she has if Abhi is not there, there is a vaccum in her space
I think they together make each other cool
how has your equation with Shabbir evolved over this 6 years
because obviously the chemistry we see on screen
is also the by product of the part that you share off screen
I am very fortunate to have a co actor like Shabbir
Shabbir is very very spontenious so that has contributed
a lot to creating that chemistry and over the last 6 years I have
sort of thought on that spontenity
because before Kumkum I wasn't that spontenious
Now I try to be and I think I am getting it
so ya that helps and we have
because we have so much history
to now put in every scene
so that scene glows because of the history also
also the way the character was edge by the writers
both the characters
and how they have grown together how they have been comfortable
being friends they fighting
in this awkward married relationship
then there have been children out now there are children
but they miss each other
so there has been growth easily writing also
also Shabbir and I have become better friends over the years
so that really reflects on screen
that's for sure but how often do you guys
have disagreement when it comes to
say to a particular scene ever happened
Shabbir and I
no no with writers
we have some times we have disagreements
I have disagreements but
thankfully it's been a very collaberative
show where we get to speak to our writers and
if there is something we are not convinced about
we try to change it but it goes other way also
we also have lot of faith in writers because
they have got it right for a really long time
so that is something they are doing right
it's disagreement of both
but it's collabirative show and that is what to happen
and everything is for the show
what are the kind of shows that you are watching during this Quarantine
what has really struck with you
the one show that has really struck with me is Bojack horsemen in Netflix
I think it's really well written show
it's my therapy
I think I identify with so many characters
that show I really love
I also want to know web is the new thing right now
everyone is looked on to web and they want to work in web also
are there any plans how do you look at this
love the content that is happening on web in India right now
there is so many good shows and good work is happening
and there is certain amount of freedom I think writers get to write
the creators are getting what they want to
so I had love to be in that screen but you can;t really plan anything
choice of career that i Have made
so I would love to do something like that if it happens
but do you have any reference of course you said entagency is one that you want to
but apart from that is there anything else then character in mind which you would like to play
something similar
not really I can't point out one thing that I really want to play
everything I want to play everything
this brings me to non payment of news
very source subject right now because people
I read so many reports of people committing suicide
because they didn't have money left with them
how do you see the situation
I know in TV for the matter of facts the credit dates that we have
there is huge gap between work and payment right
how do you see the change post this
I think most people are trying to pay out people
right now because it is a difficult time so people are trying to payout
as far as I know and
it is a very difficult time
what we need to consider is we are fragile beings
so we have to put it out there we have to talk to all our friends
let them know we are there, constantly talk
if there is problem e]reach out for help
I think I put the thing on my story today there are
organization that are only helping artist
they are giving grocery for artist one who not being able to buy grocery
because ours is very uncertain industry
and right now you can't even audition for anything
so it is a really difficult time
but there are organization that her continoulsy helping
and I have posted about it online
so reach out for help, don't be scared shy
asking for help it is a difficult time
we need to stick together and fight this
that's so true thank you so much Sriti for talking
it was a pleasure really
No it was pleasure talking to you
Thank you so much