MUMBAI: Shama Sikander has been known for her work in groundbreaking content. She has been touted as one of the boldest and brave actors. She has never shied away from doing roles that very a little bit different or unique.
Shama is known for her unique choice of roles and projects due to which she has a huge fanbase that support always shower her with love and support and also wait eagerly for her updates on social media.
Tellychakkar got in touch with the actress where she got candid about all her ‘first time’ stories.
How was it when you first decided to become an actor?
After coming out from my bi-polar disorder, I asked myself what I want to do because I found myself for the first time. I accepted myself. Like how I had mentioned earlier, that i am trying to fulfil my dad’s dream and that I’m becoming an actor because he wanted me to become an actor. So when I asked myself this question – What I want to do? The answer was to do acting. And it’s my gift, it comes to me very easily so why not utilize it.
When was the time when you became good friends with a co-star?
The co-stars from my first show, ‘Ye Meri Life Hai’. I think the show was very special for all of us and most of us in that team were new comers. We were vulnerable, and very young and friendly so I think whoever became my friend at that time are more than just co-stars to me.
What about the first time when you had a challenging role?
All of them were challenging. To play ‘Maaya’ was the most challenging for me because to understand that whole culture of submission, it was very difficult for me. I had to sit with Vikram and understand the mind state of somebody like that. He explained me a lot. So, that was very difficult for me to play.
How was your first audition?
I think it will be for some advertisement because I used to give auditions for a lot of advertisements at that time. I would get selected for some too but for some reason they were never shot. Since I had a good skin I used to get a lot of Ponds skincare, shampoos and their ads. I used to get finalized for a lot of it but for some reason they were never shot. Sometimes, I used to get selected and after I would sign, I was told to leave. So many people have different expectations from an actor. We have a lot of different types of people in our industry and I just wanted to work. I purely believed in my talent. If you are talented then always believe in that and I had this same thing from some big director too but he also offered me later that he will give me work if I do something for him. I was just wondering why someone with talent do such a thing for you and now you expect me to do this because you think of me as a talented artist. It was really weird.
How was your first time when you being a celebrity, had a fan moment looking or meeting another celebrity?
Sri Devi. I was a kid when I got to meet her for the first time. I wasn’t a celebrity back them and my father had done some marble work in her house so I met her mother and I was very young at that time. My father told her that I was a huge fan of Sri Devi. I ask her to meet anyone but she refuses as she only wants to meet Sri Devi. So I waited at her house one day as she was going to come she didn’t because of her shoot and then she was shooting for Gumrah. I saw her for the first time and I was just awestruck. For a child to meet Sri Devi was a pretty big deal and even after I became a celebrity I only wanted to meet her. Unfortunately now it’s not possible.
When was the first time when you felt like a celebrity?
I was working day and night when I was doing ‘Yeh Meri Life Hain’ and that was the show that gave me a lot of fame but I wasn’t aware of how much of fame I was getting. So many people used to come and ask “Do you know how big of a star you are?” and I used to tell them that I don’t know as I’m working day and night. Even after reaching home at night I would straight to go sleep.
So I and some other big names at that time had gone for a dandiya show to the US. They sometimes had a crowd of 50 thousand people and sometimes a lac. So once there was a crowd of some 4-50 thousand in the stadium to meet us. So I was a little nervous seeing so many people and meeting them at once as I had never met a huge crowd before. So a lot of actresses went before me and there was a lot of noise and cheering on stage. I felt good thinking how many fans these people have and I didn’t how it would turn out for me. The moment they announced my name, there was so much of noise that I couldn’t believe that it’s happening for me. They told me to go on stage and I couldn’t believe that it’s happening for me. I felt like Shahrukh Khan or Amitabh Bachchan. They were asking me to shake hands and when I went to shake hands they all picked me up and the people were like somebody save her. Later they brought me back and told me to not do that. It was the first time I saw this kind of madness in people’s heart and they were all in love with me and they just wanted to hug me or touch me, just wanted an acknowledgement from my side. First time I saw stardom.
What was the first time you heard a rumour about yourself that either made you laugh or shocked you?
The rumour was that I was married to some doctor and I have a child because there was photo of mine with my niece which was printed and people were like that’s my daughter. So I had to inform them that she was my brother’s daughter. And at that point of time a lot of actresses were getting married to doctors so I think just like that they put out a rumour about me. I always told people that if I will be in a relationship with someone I will always be open about it and I won’t hide it. In fact, I remember the first time I started dating James and some media people surrounded us. I was holding his hand and I kept holding his hand. I even introduced him when they asked me who he was. I told them he is my boyfriend. So there was a reporter who takes a lot of my interviews and they asked me if I wasn’t scared of revealing it. I asked why would I be scared and the journalist replied that there are so many actresses who hide it and say that he is just my friend but you are holding on to his hand. I said yes I mean he’s my boyfriend, I am in love with him. Why would I not hold his hand in public? After that I started to see this a fashion where I saw many girls who started to come out, hold their boyfriend’s hand and not say that they are just friends. I didn’t understand why if you’re an actress you shouldn’t have a boyfriend and if there’s an actor he can have a wife or a girlfriend. Girls would still die for him but if they see a guy with an actress, it’s over. I mean, women don’t deserve to love? For how long can you wait for a partner? Everybody needs somebody who can they can trust and feel safe with or feel at home. I feel good that I probably contributed something to it.
Also read - Fabulous! Shama Sikander shares mesmerizing PICS from her pre-wedding shoot
Watch the interview below:
Stay tuned to tellychakkar.com for more updates and gossip.
Add new comment