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<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">In television,acting is more about reacting. So half your work is done by your co-stars, says Rakshanda Khan<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Television is taking up too much of your time now. Isn’t it?</span><br /><br />That is so true. Shoots and timetables are becoming harder to keep up with, but it’s all fun at the end of the day.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Why aren’t you looking at an entry into films?</span><br /><br />You know, frankly films are something I love to watch and enjoy.I don’t really know if I see myself as part of the silver screen for now. Television for that matter, just happened. I did the series Kya Haadsaa Kya Haqeequat, which was to be aired for two months. At that time I thought if I was bad, people would have to bear me for just two months. I wouldn’t want to be labelled a model turned bad actor.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">But the series did well!</span><br /><br />Yes, in fact that encouraged me. The fact that people liked it, made it all wonderful. It was only after that, that Jassi happened.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Interestingly enough, you didn’t do too many music videos?</span><br /><br />That’s right. You know, honestly I can be quite lazy at times. Given a choice I’d probably want to do nothing. But on this front I did a couple. I’ve done a video for Alka Yagnik. But then again I was always more into doing live shows and hosting programmes.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">So, the way it sounds television and modelling wasn’t on the cards?</span><br /><br />Not really. I did my video film-making course at Xaviers and I wanted to be a journalist. This came my way and I just grabbed it! I’d love to get into production now, direction too at some stage. But I feel that territory is a little too soon to venture into. So I’ll wait a while on that front.<br /><br />You’re into a lot of television presentations. You love to talk a lot...<br /><br />That’s a gift. I did the IIFA Awards presentation and also the one for Lakme India Fashion Week. Recently, I was in Chandigarh for a car rally, compering a show. The fun part was that there were about eighteen drivers there, trying to teach me to drive a race car. It was interesting because I can’t even drive and here I was in a speeding car. That’s the excitement that drives me to do ‘Live’ shows.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Amidst being a compere, a model and a television face, which one is most gratifying?</span><br /><br />As a model, one enjoys because people look up to you. The way you carry yourself is phenomenal. As a compere, you have to be on your toes. You can never have a smooth ‘Live’ show, you really need to be sharp. In television, one learns that acting is more about reacting. So half your work is done by your co-stars. They all have a charm of their own.<br /></div> </div>