Kavita Kaushik shoots for a special song in Zanjeer

Kavita Kaushik who plays the spitfire Haryanvi cop Chandramukhi Chautala in SAB TV’s FIR has taken a break to perform a Qawwalli in Apoorva Lakhia’s Zanjeer. The song Shakila Bano is a tribute to the legendary Qawwalli performer Shakila Bano Bhopali. Kavita who shoots round-the-clock for her serial says she shot the Qawwalli between episodes. Says Kavita, “Apoorva Lakhia is one of my closest buddies. He had the option of getting any heroine fromBollywood to do the Qawwalli. But he was adamant that only I should play Shakila. That was enough reason for me to plunge into the number.” Kavita had no time to rehearse for the Qawwalli. “I was shooting for FIR during the day. I shot the Qawwalli during the night. But I had a blast.” Kavita will be seen in a full-fledged role in a film called Democracy Pvt Ltd. “It’s directed by the former CM Mr Devilal Chautala’s grandson Anirudh Chautala. This is a political satire. Deepak Dobriyal is my co-star.” Kavita says she enjoys her status on television. “I enjoy being a star on television. I don’t intend to give up television for cinema. Television has given me everything.”