I am tired of refusing saas-bahu shows
AWhen I look back, I think kuch cheezein chhoot gayin, achha hi hua. The hunt for good work is still on. LUBNA SALIM,
ctor Lubna Salim has been in showbiz for more than three decades and is tired of constantly turning down one kind of shows — daily soaps. “I am tired of refusing saasbahu shows, but I am really interested in OTT. Shows like The Aam Aadmi Family are happening [on OTT] and it is close to my heart. When I look back, I think kuch cheezein chhoot gayin, achha hi hua. Whatever happens, happens for the best. So I have no regrets. The hunt for good work is still on,” says the Baa, Bahoo Aur Baby actor.
Salim says nowadays, people don’t want to get out of their comfort zone. “I still don’t know if good work is going to happen or not, because people are becoming very typical. They want tried and tested formulas,” adds the actor, who has done several theatre performances and has produced a stage adaptation of poet-lyricist Gulzar’s play, Boski Ke Kaptan Chacha.
Isn’t it difficult to turn down good money, especially when daily soaps top the TRP charts? “It is”, she confesses and explains, “I am the most gullible actor. I have done so much work without even thinking about these things. What is really sad is that money decides our status as actors. The money I get per day decides my value. That’s how the world has become. But it is not just money for me, it’s never been about that and I am not running after it.”