Exclusive - TKSS fame Sumona Chakravarti on Khatron Ke Khiladi 14: There’s a certain perception due to my popular characters, it would be nice to give a trailer of how I am in my real life

Sumona Chakravarti, who has been missing from the small screen for a while, is all set to make her comeback. She is gearing up to conquer her fears and impress fans with her journey on the stunt-based reality show, Khatron Ke Khiladi. In an exclusive interview with ETimes TV, Sumona spoke about what motivated her to take up the show, as well as her friends and family's reactions. She expressed her excitement about being part of the show and working with the renowned host, Rohit Shetty. The Kapil Sharma Show fame actress revealed she liked Divyanka Tripathi's journey on KKK 14. (Photo: Instagram)

I always thought if I were to ever do a reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi would definitely be a show I would consider and I have. This is my first reality show for two very simple reasons. First I had that adventure adrenaline junkie in me, a small streak which has been dormant and dead for a while. I want to reawaken that and secondly, the bigger reason that I have the time is that the show is such that you have to give bulk time. (Photo: Instagram)

There was no special prep that I’d done. I was just doing what I was doing. But yes during 2016 I had done an adventure show in Switzerland and had suffered an injury on my shoulder so when I signed KKK14 I went back to shoulder rehab to make it stronger and strengthen it. I did not want to give any excuse for my shoulder injury while doing the show. I have a competitive streak in me and all my friends who play board games with me know about it. I didn’t want to give any excuse or reason to myself. One thing specific that I’ve done for this show is my shoulder rehab. (Photo: Instagram)

I’ve met sir but not worked with him. Rohit sir has come as a guest on my show and this time I’m going on his show. I’ve learnt from Archana ma’am also how much he takes care of his team. He is a big support as a director and whenever I’ve seen the show also he is your biggest cheerleader. It is a competition after all and of course, your co-contestants also motivate you to do it but there’s an underlying thing that at the end of the day we all are competitors. But I’ve seen Rohit sir literally there for his contestants during the difficult stunts. You can have a conversation with him when you get stuck. I am really looking forward to working with him in this kind of environment. (Photo: Instagram)

Not really, I feel all the fears are usually in your head. Whenever I’ve done bungee jumping and all, I feel the fear is always inside you and it’s all about mental strength and this show is about that. It had been a while since the adventure part of me was sleeping. It's time to wake up. It’s about pushing the boundaries and for me it’s more about competing with myself in terms of what more curveballs life can throw at you, what kind of situations and how you deal with them. It could be a stunt or something else. (Photo: Instagram)

It was one of the reasons why I said let’s do the show because the audience has not seen how I am in real life. I’m a very private person and I don’t do interviews so they don’t know me. There’s a certain perception that is built because of my popular character that I've played on television and fans really like it. But when I meet them in real life, they are taken aback. The fans feel oh this person is really not like that, the lines get blurred. I thought it would be nice to give them a little bit of a trailer of how I am in my real life. Then they will realise wow she’s a really good actor. (Photo: Instagram)

My mother has been wanting me to do this show for a while because she is a big fan and has seen all the seasons. She keeps asking me every year Tum kyu nahi karti ho? And I would ask her why do you want to see me with wild animals. I understand she knows I can do it so she wants me to be a part of this show. All my friends feel this is completely up your alley and this is so you. They tell me if anybody can, it's you. I like that confidence but it creates pressure also. (Photo: Instagram)

No, I haven't seen all the seasons, not like diligently all the episodes. But here and there I’ve watched. The one journey that I really remember is Divyanka’s. Because Divyanka ko jitna bhi main janti hoon I never imagined her that way. Again a perception that we all had about her in our minds, but then she broke all the perceptions and images. (Photo: Instagram)