Why Shweta is staying away from K-soaps?

Shweta Gulati (TOI Photo) More pics���To keep K-soaps at bay isn���t a conscious decision,��� clarifies the petite actress Shweta Gulati, adding, ���I was approached to act in a couple of shows in the past but I can���t play a bahu who sobs day and night.
And this bahu also needs to paint her face and don loads of jewellery ��� I can���t do that too! The real Indian woman is distant from what is shown in these shows.Unfortunately, that���s what sells!��� Does that mean we will always see her playing a chirpy youngster? ���No, I shall not play a youngster all my life. If an author-backed role comes my way, I shall play a bahu on the telly more than happily.���
Shweta will soon be seen as an ambitious professional Rhea on Bindass��� Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. On her role in the show, she has this to say, ���I play a character that���s very close to my real life. Rhea is prim and proper and does everything skillfully. She is also career-oriented and knows what she is best at. It is a romantic comedy and hence there will be a lot of playful friction between Rhea and Rohan (played by newcomer Akshay Dogra).���
Tia of Remix, Sonia in Amber Dhara, Push in Jigar Maa Badi Aag Hai and now Rhea ��� she seems to be perfecting the art of portraying a self-indulgent girl! Tell her this and she nods, ���I would rather call them playful and exciting characters. But since I don���t want to be typecast, I have managed to bring various shades to all the characters. So while Tia was vain, Sonia had a negative tinge and Push was a little silly.���
The pretty Mumbai girl maintains that reality shows excite her and also adds that she has refused a couple of offers for the same in the past.
���I was approached for Comedy Circus and Big Boss but I didn���t take them. Since I don���t have a celebrity partner and I can���t sing to save my life, I don���t fit the bill for some popular shows,��� she says and adds an afterthought, ���I would prefer hosting a reality show than being a participant on one of them.���
Another thing that���s been keeping her on her toes is her play Aastha with director Saif Haider Hassan. The subject of theatre touches a string in her heart and she says, ���I play the role of an aspiring actress. The play sensitively explores love, pain and passion in human life.��� Given a choice, would she ever think of shunning TV for theatre?
���Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah calls theatre his first love and I second that! Unlike abroad, where theatre, operas and musicals have a huge fan following, India only has a niche audience for theatre. If only theatre could pay me as much as television does, I would pursue theatre with all my heart and energies,��� she says.