After a hiatus, SAMBHAVNA SETH is back on TV with &TV’s Gudiya Humari Sabhi Pe Bhari. She speaks with MUSBA HASHMI about her role, YouTube channel and how has her life changed after she started vlogging
She is known for her straightforward attitude and doesn’t believe in sugar coating things at all. Not to mention her passion towards whatever work she takes up, be it playing her true self in Bigg Boss or Shah Turkan in Razia Sultan or Mahua in Gudiya Humari Sabhi Pe Bhari of late.
Meet Sambhavna Seth, an actor, dancer and also a vlogger, who is creating waves on social media with her YouTube channel, Sambhavna Seth Entertainment. that has recently reached the 1M milestone.
Ask Seth of what attracted her to play Mahua and she is quick to reply — the quirkiness and lots of shades in the character.
“Mahua is neither a negative nor a positive character. There are many shades to it. This was one of the reasons that I said yes to the role. Also I haven’t done a comedy show before, so I got to do something different in this show. The character does have grey shades but then there’s a reason behind it, otherwise Mahua is a very good and loving person,” she tells you.
The role, she says, gave her space to not just act but also show her groovy moves with a pinch of comedy.
“I have only played out and out negative roles till date. Mahua was something different and I was very excited to play it,” she adds.
During Corona, this is Seth’s first outing and her experience, she says, has been good.
“One can’t just stay cooped up in his house. Yes, things are not too good, but then we don’t have an option. Corona is for real and it can happen to anyone any where. In such a situation, there are only two options — one, live with the constant fear of catching infection and two, take precautions and face things. But this doesn’t mean one has to go out for no reason. We have to accept the fact that this virus is not going anywhere till the mid of 2021 atleast. Hence, we can’t live with the constant fear. Also, work is just as important,” Seth explains.
Apart from her work in the industry, what earned Seth much love and fame is vlogging. So much so that she is often stopped by her fans on road to click a picture or two.
“I call myself an accidental vlogger. Vlogging was not on my cards at all, it was my husband Avinash, who encouraged me to take this up. And once I stepped into this, there was no looking back. It has become a hobby now,” she tells you.
It is because of vlogging, she says, that she is able to showcase her true self and change people’s perspective towards her. “I was misunderstood for all these years. It was only when I started vlogging that I was able to show people how actually Sambhavna is. The audience got to know about the real me. The way people perceived I was, did bother me a lot. It felt bad when people said something negative about me,” she says.
While vlogging is not everyone’s cup of tea, Seth feels that it is not that difficult. However everything has its pros and sons.
“If you are showing your true self in your vlogs than vlogging is not tough. The challenge comes in when people try to act differently in front of the camera. But yes, now people come to my house and at my shoots, even during the pandemic I have people waiting outside my building. It becomes a bit difficult to stop them and ask them not to. People recognise me whenever I am out on the road and come to meet me. It does feel that our lives are quite public but then it’s fine. It is because of their love that I am here. And it is much better from the days when people didn’t know me and spoke rubbish about me. Now they atleast know me and love me for who I am,” she says.
She tells you that out of dancing, acting and vlogging, dancing comes naturally to her and vlogging is where her heart is.
“I am a born dancer. I can dance with my eyes closed. Dancing comes easy to me. Even on the sets of Gudiya Humari Sabhi Pe Bhari, there was no assigned choreographer. They just played the song and I started dancing. As far as acting is concerned, it doesn’t come naturally to me, but if others can do it, I can do it too. A dancer can definitely be a good actor, but an actor is not always a good dancer. And vlogging is something very new to me, but I enjoy doing it. I switch on the camera and start talking, that is all. So both dancing and vlogging actually come naturally to me,” she tells you.
For all those aspiring vloggers, Seth has a piece of advice to share.
“Be true to your self. Don’t imitate others, it wont help you in the long run. Come up with your original content. Be inspired from popular vloggers but don’t become one if you don’t want it from all your heart,” she tells you.
