Ragini Khanna speaks about Bigg Boss and hosting a new show

It seems like Ragini Khanna, the Bhaskar Bharti and Sasural Genda Phool actress has taken a break from acting post Sasural Genda Phool as the actress is seen participating and hosting reality shows of late. Ragini Khanna will now host a norm breaker game show, Dil Hain Chotasa Choti Si Asha. The show will be a unique game show featuring charismatic women contestants who will bring to fore their emotional & inspiring stories.

The show will see the most adored pairing of the small screen – Ragini Khanna and Jay Soni spreading their oomph and charm as show hosts. In a candid chat with Ragini Khanna, she spoke about the changing trend on the small screen, new non appealing shows, reality shows and many more things. Excerpts:

"I am very much looking forward to host the show on Sony Pal with Jay Soni," said Ragini. When asked whether the channel was keen on pairing Ragini along with Jay Soni for this show, the actress spontaneously said, "Not at all, it was not the channel's initial choice to pair Jay along with me. In fact I was considered by the channel first and I was informed that they are still looking out for a co host."

Ragini continued, "I used to keep on asking who will be hosting along with me and the channel had no answer for a long time. One fine day, the channel called me and informed me that Jay is hosting along with me. I thought it was Jay Bhanushali (laughs). When I learnt that it was Jay Soni, I was like 'Not again'. Jokes apart, It's always great to work with Jay as we have worked together in Sasural Genda Phool and the show is close to my heart."

When asked about participating in Bigg Boss, she reveals, "My name always pops up in the list of Bigg Boss participants but I am not doing the show. In fact I don't want to do it because one needs a lot of guts to do a show like Bigg Boss and I can't do that. I don't have guts to do the show. It's my personal choice and I don't want to do it. I don't want people to see me without make-up, I will not like it if people see me without bathing, I don't want audiences to see me all swollen, after getting up in the morning and the most important thing is I love my family, my books and my mobile phone so I can't think of living without them."

Ragini Khanna participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 4 and hosted season 5 of the dance reality show. However, the actress feels she could do better if she participates in the show now. "I feel I could do better in Jhalak now because a few years back when I participated, I was juggling between a daily soap and a reality show. So I feel, the energy got divided at that time between two shows, So if I do a show like Jhalak now, I think I will give 5 percent more of my energy."

Ragini Khanna also feels she is blessed as an actor when it comes to acting as she has got a chance to work with seasoned actors in majority of her shows."I have always been put in front of seasoned actors and that is a positive thing as an actor because that becomes a learning experience for me. Not only in TV but it is the same thing with Bollywood," said Ragini."There is no novelty factor that will interest me these days on the small screen and that is the reason why I am not doing any daily soap on the small screen."