"I love to watch Bigg Boss. It's my favourite show but I can't be a part of it. I can't leave my family, I can't do without talking to them. It will be quite challenging for me," Mahi told PTI. The actress, who last featured on the seventh season of "Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi" with husband Jay Bhanushali, will be next seen in "Balika Vadhu... Lamhe Pyaar Ke".
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Mahi says she took time to do a fiction show after her popular TV series "Laagi Tujhse Lagan" ended in 2012. "I couldn't get anything which would get me out of my comfort zone. I was very comfortable at home. But this show did pull me out of it. I did Fear Factor because it was for a short span. I was travelling with my husband for the show, so it was good thing," she said.
"But doing a fiction show is definitely a little pressure, as a wife and not as an actress. Because there is a system at home, so accordingly everything happens. But now even that is getting sorted out. Jay is doing half of the things and I do the other," she added. "Balika Vadhu...Lamhe Pyaar Ke" will be new a chapter to the popular TV series and will chronicle the journey of Anandi's daughter, Nandini (played by Mahi) who is a doctor.
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The actress is aware that it will be a challenge to retain the loyal audience of the show without the flagship character of Anandi, but is confident the show will touch new heights. "Yes, obviously it will be a challenge because the audience has been used to watching the character which has become iconic. To make sure the audience who loved it doesn't go anywhere else will be a challenge. But I hope the love they gave to Anandi for so many years, I get it too."
"Balika Vadhu... Lamhe Pyaar Ke" also stars Ruslaan Mumtaz and Avinash Sachdev. The show will premiere of April 25 on Colors.
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