Sangeeta Ghosh chatted with Iknoor Kaur on progressive content on the small screen and changes she notices in the industry after a comeback
In the past six years, Sangeeta Ghosh may have changed a lot of things in her life but her acting preferences remain the same. In spite of her long sabbatical from the small screen, the 37-year-old actress is more than happy to be back to this “chaotic” lifestyle with Kehta Hai Dil Jee le Zara on Sony. “These six years I didn’t miss my profession one bit, but ever since I am back I feel so elated and satisfied. I can’t believe how I stayed without this for so long. I love everything about the small screen, be it the crazy schedule, chaotic sets — all of it just makes me feel so good,” she said.
However, Sangeeta doesn’t regret her long vacation. She shared, “I think the break was really important for me. I have been working since a very young age and there came a point where I just didn’t want to work anymore. There was so much I was missing out on because of work. Even though I was living with my parents, I couldn’t give them time. I lost one of my parents in these six years and I am glad that I was at least there.”
Sangeeta also used this time to groom herself, she added. “I travelled a lot and learnt how to cook. I got married as well which has been the biggest turning point in my life.”
Sangeeta was offered a lot of television serials in the past one year, but refused all because she didn’t strike a chord with any. “Every script that I read was good, but not something I could relate to. Jee le Zara was something so simple that it completely gelled with me. It is not a show that is highly dramatised. It is based on true emotions,” she said.
According to her, while content on television has diversified, storytelling has become more dramatic. She explained, “Everything being conveyed through television is grand. TV is becoming specialised. When I was working before we had a unit of 40 people which has now become 80. The job is becoming easier but at the same time there is an explosion of creativity. Television is also being more progressive. While every channel has a saas-bahu serial, it also has a historical or reality show. The shows also portray women of our country in a progressive way which was not happening earlier.”
Sangeeta feels saas-bahu sagas are there to last. “Women in India like to sit for lunch or dinner and watch the typical saas-bahu drama. They like to justify their own lives by watching all of that,” she added.