Want to work but people hesitant to cast after cancer diagnosis: Hina Khan
The actor said work took a backseat after she fell ill and she had to leave a lot of offers. She is now back on the small screen with 'Pati Patni Aur Panga".
'This is my first project after the whole thing (breast cancer diagnosis) happened. I want to work. No one has directly said to me that, 'You've still not recovered completely', but I can sense that maybe people are hesitant (to work with me) for all the right reasons.
'It's okay. I'll have to break that norm. Maybe the show will do it, I understand it. Had I been in their place, I would've thought about it a thousand times.
I'm open to auditions, where did I stop? No one has called me for the last one year, for all the reasons. I'm open to everything, please call me," Khan told PTI in an interview.
The 37-year-old actor, known for shows such as 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai", 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2", 'Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8" and 'Bigg Boss 11", said she feels glad to have made a comeback to work with her ongoing reality show, which is currently on air on Colors Channel.
The show features fan-favourite celebrity couples including Hina Khan-Rocky Jaiswal, Debinna Bonnerjee-Gurmeet Choudhary, Rubina Dilaik-Abhinav Shukla, Avika Gor-Milind Chandwani, Swara Bhasker-Fahad Ahmad, Geeta Phogat-Pawan Kumar, and Sudesh Lehri-Mamta Lehri.
'It was a big step for me to take up the show and it was an experiment as far as my health is concerned, like whether I'll be able to do it or not. So far so good, I get tired a bit, but apart from that, everything is fine. I'm ready to take up anything, be it a digital show, or anything, I would not take up long term commitment. If anything is offered (in films), if they find me worthy enough, then why not," Khan said.
The actor said she is keen to play a spy agent.
'I want to be part of the spy universe, be it in OTT or in films. I was watching a show, 'Special Ops', I so wanted to play a spy, manifesting it," Khan said. PTI KKP BK RB
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