I WANT TO DO SUBSTANTIAL WORK, SAYS SHWETA

Basking in the success of her stage debut, actor Shweta Rohira is in no hurry to sign projects

Attempting something for the first time usually makes us nervous, but when the end result is good, one feels happy and confident. Something similar happened with actor Shweta Rohira, when she decided to make her stage debut with Bharat Dabholkar’s That’s My Girl. Performing for the first time to a live audience did make her jittery, but when her acting was appreciated, she was on cloud nine.

“I received so much love that I have no words,” says an emotional Shweta. “Being able to deliver with the likes of (actor-director) Ananth Mahadevan, (actor) Ananya Dutta and being directed by Bharat sir, I had so much to learn. I think stage fright will always be there, but the positive reactions I received from the audience will also remain with me. I could hear laughter and applause, complimenting my act. Some even told me that I looked like a 19-year-old, which is the age of my character. After the show got over, an old lady came and hugged me. She said that I look like her daughter. It was the most amazing feeling,” adds Shweta.

Along with the positive feedback, Shweta has been receiving offers for other plays. “But, I will take up whatever excites me. I’m in no hurry. Doing substantial work is what matters to me. Right now, I’m concentrating on upcoming shows of this play and my writing and painting assignments,” reveals actor Salman Khan’s rakhi sister.

Meanwhile, Shweta also did a short film, last year, titled Parineeti, alongside actors Kanwaljit Singh and Kitu Gidwani. So is she open to doing more short films? “Yes, why not? Along with stage offers, I’ve been approached for short films and web series, too. And the offers have been coming to me since Parineeti. Right now, I’m reading them and also trying to find out which one I should take up,” says Shweta.