From wanting to become an IAS officer as a child to carving her own path in Bollywood, Mouni Roy looks back at her journey as an actor

By I.A.N.S

on March 22, 2019

Mouni Roy is on cloud nine with three big-budget films in her kitty. Mouni, who started her career with Ekta Kapoor's popular show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, is making her mark in the film industry the right way. During an interview with the media, she opened up about the journey from aiming to become an IAS officer to carving her own path in Bollywood. She positively gushed and said she is always ready to embrace the surprise that life has to offer.

"Initially, I wanted to become an IAS officer but no... it is great that at a very young age, I found my calling and carved my path. The best part of our journey is that we have to have the will to be surprised by life. I am saying from my personal experience, that if I am thinking too much about the future and running after something, I will miss out on the present. So whenever an opportunity came my way, whether it was an acting assignment, dance or singing, I just tried to focus on that," she added.

"This is what I want to live for, forever... my dance, my acting are what I want to live for because I am the happiest when I am performing. I did explore my dancing skills and I showcase them too. After doing a show like Kyunki.. and reality TV shows, nobody would have picked up a show like Mahadev because it was the character of a Goddess," Mouni said.

Mouni credits her stint in television to be the reason for getting films in Bollywood. "Probably that is the reason why I got the calls for the look tests and auditions but at the end of the day, it is about my talent and if I am fitting into the character. Of course, they can see my acting skills in the work that I have done on television, but the characters I am playing are very different from say a Shivangi in Naagin or a Sati in Mahadev," said Mouni.

Apart from playing the main antagonist in Brahmastra, Mouni will be playing a pivotal role in John Abraham's Romeo Akbar Walter, releasing on April 5. Talking about her character in RAW, Mouni said, "It was an experience. I had to unlearn and undo a lot of things. I am a talkative person by nature. I am always bubbling with energy and I am anything but quiet and this character talks so less, so subtle and silent. So I had to process that. It was a task but I enjoyed it. It is a very special film for me and relevant for the time," she added.

Starting her career in 2004, Mouni appeared in shows like Zara Nachke Dikha, Nach Baliye, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Devon Ke Dev Mahadev and Naagin before making her Bollywood debut in 2018 with the film Gold. Currently, Mouni has films like Brahmastra, Made in China and Bole Chudiyan in hand.