I’d move mountains to make my marriage work: Sonali Bendre

Sonali Bendre is stepping into a fresh avatar as the host of Pati Patni Aur Panga. Having judged reality shows so far, talking to Mumbai Mirror she says, “Hosting is very different from judging. When I’m hosting now, I’m kind of holding the whole thing together. It is reality, unfiltered, unscripted. And it’s scary. I’m used to reality TV, as a judge, but here, it’s very different. I don’t think this side of me has come out on television before.”The focus of the show is on couples and the bond they share. Sonali, who’s been married to director Goldie Behl for 23 years, is a believer in the institution of marriage. “For me, it’s a very special institution. I do believe in it and I’ve always said that I’d move mountains to make my marriage work. But it cannot happen single-handedly. I’m grateful for a partner who takes it as seriously as I do,” she says.‘This is like my second innings’As for acting, she’s far from done. “It’s like my second innings. In the first innings, I was working for a paycheck because that was a necessity. Now, it’s about creative satisfaction. I’m picking projects based on whether I’ll enjoy them and whether they’ll be fulfilling. That’s my goal and I want to do a lot of exciting work.”