Mumbai, Right from her television days, actor Kritika Kamra says she has been attracted to strong roles as she's not interested in playing "wallflower" like characters. Known for her role of a reporter in "Bheed" and of a student activist in streaming show "Tandav", Kamra began her acting career on the small screen with hit show "Kitni Mohabbat Hai", where she played an ambitious singer from a small town. "I don't want to be a wallflower, that's just something I'm not interested in.
I think a lot has to be done in the service of female characters. I’m not a creator, writer or director, but I can try to play a character that’s memorable or she is doing something besides being the love interest of the male lead or being the mother or sister,” the actor told PTI in an interview. Kamra, 35, said while she has nothing against the usual roles of a daughter-in-law or daughter, she just wants these characters to be a bit more well-rounded.
She said she left television because such characters became increasingly difficult to find. "When I did television, I was constantly drawn to these strong roles. At the time, there was kitchen politics at the centre of every story, but I didn’t do any of those shows.
Later, supernatural dramas started coming up, I didn’t do that, I didn’t become 'Naagin', I used to try to find an alternate but after a point I reached a dead end on TV. "There’s nothing wrong in playing a daughter or daughter-in-law, but I can have an identity beyond th.