Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Actor Maninee De recently opened up about choosing to study animal communication alongside psychodrama, stating that she will return to television only for a good and solid project.
In an exclusive conversation with IANS, Maninee said, “At this point in my life, I am exploring and learning a lot of new things. I have always been a very curious student. Right now, I am studying animal communication and also a modality of psychodrama.”
She added, “Along with that, I do voice work and also teach, I am a voice coach. So I don’t really get a lot of time.”
Talking about the deep respect she holds for television and her current journey beyond the screen, she mentioned that she salutes the TV medium.
“I have come from television, and I have a lot of respect for it because anyone who can do television or understand the grammar of that medium, I salute them. I have worked in television for 20 years, and I am not running away from anything.
Talking about working on the television platform yet again, Maninee said, “If something good comes my way, I will definitely take it up, whether it is television, theatre, films, or web, it doesn’t matter to me. What matters is that I should enjoy it. If I don’t enjoy something in life, I simply don’t do it. In an actor’s life, a lot happens, but what truly matters is being a good actor.”
For the uninitiated, Maninee De has been a familiar face on Indian television for decades.
She has been part of several popular shows such as “Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin”, “CID”, “Left Right Left”, “Baat Hamari Pakki Hai”, “Adaalat”, “Yeh Hai Mohabbatein”, “Pavitra Rishta”, and “Sanjivani”.
On the personal front, Manini De was married to actor Mihir Mishra, and the couple has a daughter together. They later separated and went through a divorce after being married for over a decade.
–IANS
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