‘Anas and I are professionals’

Deepika Singh who plays Sandhya in Diya Aur Baati Hum and was in the news recently for slapping co-star Anas Rashid clears the air about their brewing rivalry and talks about the show’s six-year leap. Also, on playing an onscreen mother. Are you cordial with Anas now?

Anas and I are professionals at the end of the day. We had a misunderstanding, which we have sorted out. We wouldn’t want our personal differences to reflect on screen. I would like to tell our fans that we have resolved our differences. Were you apprehensive about playing a mother after the leap? I am very young to play a mother but I feel that the story demanded a leap and I didn’t want to upset all the people working so hard on the show. My love and attachment to the show and the people associated with this show was greater than my apprehension. Will the focus shift from the show’s IPS track?

The show is going for a six-year leap where a lot of dynamics of the family has changed. Sandhya has become an SP and is working away from home. She is a weekend mother because of which she is not able to give enough time to her son. On the other hand Sooraj is taking care of their child and has a very strong bond with him. What preparations have you done to play a mother?

It’s a very challenging role to play a mother because you need to bring out emotions that only a mother can feel and give. My mother and mother-in-law are the people who are training me for this role. My mother is terribly happy because earlier I used to call her thrice in a month but thanks to this track, I call her more often to understand how she used to deal with a naughty kid like me and my three siblings as she was a working mother too!