Popular television actress Shweta Tiwari, who essayed the character of Prerna in original version of Ekta Kapoor's hit TV show 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay' (2001-2008), recently revealed that her daughter Palak, was approached for the reboot. Shweta says she would have loved to see her daughter entering her shoes but the teenager herself wasn't quite keen on doing a daily soap.
Yes, I would have told her to go ahead and do it. In fact, everybody was saying, even from Balaji (production house) that she should do it. It was she who said ‘No Mom, I don’t think I can do a daily soap and work day in and day out. I cannot do that at this point in time’. And not only Kasautii, many other television shows were offered to her, she said no to every show. She said ‘Right now I don’t want to do it. Even if I have to do it, then I’ll do it later’,” Shweta told Hindustan Times.
The 37-year-old actor who has herself been a part of this industry for so long says she never imposes her thoughts on her daughter.
“I never force anything on her or tell her what to do. She’s a very intelligent girl. She wants to be an actress; she has already decided that if she will do anything in her life then it will be related to this industry. But, she’s the one who takes her own call and says no or yes to projects,” added Shweta.
Her 17-year-old daughter Palak was also offered a role in Shweta's upcoming play titled 'Jab We Separated' but she declined even that.
“Rahul [Bhuchar, producer and co-actor in her upcoming play] was telling her to perform the role of my daughter in the play. But she said she just doesn’t want to divert herself from class 12th studies; otherwise she would have done it.”
Speaking further about Palak, Shweta added, “Palak is a very responsible and intelligent girl. She doesn’t smoke or have any bad habits like other kids of her age. She never demands anything... Agar vo mujhe kehde ki on this birthday I need an iPad then she’ll wait till I give her one. She will not pester me or fight or cry for it. When I say ‘Right now I don’t think you need an iPad, you have a computer at home work on it, and when I think it’s the right time I will give it to you’, she will understand."
"Her deadline in the night is 8.30pm. No matter where she goes. If it’s a night party like a birthday, then her deadline is 11.30pm. She has to come back, and she comes back without having me fight with her. I have been very lucky that whenever I explain or tell her something, she understands and follows it. God has been kind.”
