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Niharika Chouksey: Beyond TV Roles
14 Jun
Summary
- Niharika Chouksey portrays diverse roles, including transgender and age-gap romances.
- She learned about transgender experiences by interacting with castmates.
- Chouksey navigated social media criticism by focusing on fan love.
Niharika Chouksey has found opportunities on television to explore characters outside typical molds. Her roles in 'Aaina' and 'Tumm Se Tumm Tak' have allowed her to inhabit vastly different experiences.
In 'Aaina', Chouksey played a transgender character, a role she found exciting due to its rarity on TV. She stated that interacting with real transgender individuals on set provided a deep understanding of their challenges and the societal lack of acceptance.
Currently, in 'Tumm Se Tumm Tak', she shares the screen with Sharad Kelkar in a romance featuring a significant age difference. Chouksey expressed confidence in her acting skills and noted a strong, collaborative bond with Kelkar from the beginning.
Chouksey also discussed navigating social media scrutiny. Initially impacted by criticism, she learned to disregard negativity, recognizing that viewers often conflate her with her on-screen characters and are unaccustomed to her real-life persona.
