Amit Mishra ( Bureau Chief, Mumbai )
A supermodel and an established actress, Aditi Shetty is all for shows celebrating women power and confidence. The actor, who is part of Aneeta Patel’s web series Girl Talk, feels that the show is an epitome of her values and what she believes in.
The show is dedicated to all the girls out there and the guys who are keen to know what goes behind those closed doors.
“I play the character of Samaara in Girl Talk, who is fun and has a high self-esteem. She is absolutely unapologetic and follows her heart. I could relate to the character as it is very close to how I am in real life,” says Aditi, who started her career by taking part in beauty pageants and modelling assignments.
She has been a finalist of Miss Universe India 2018. She won Miss Active, Miss Iron Maiden, Miss Mangalore and Miss Bunts World. She was titled as the first runners up of Miss South India and Miss Queen of India as well. She has also been in the top 5 of India’s Next Top Model on MTV in season 1. Besides this, she has endorsed brands like Maggie, Ponds, Garnier, Toyota, Pay Pal etc. Aditi has also acted in shows such as Gumrah and P.O.W. Currently, she is undergoing acting training by the Jeff Goldberg acting studio.
Aditi also has a lot of respect for Aneeta and loves working with her. “Aneeta is someone who makes very relevant and impactful, good content. I was looking forward to working with her. I had seen her work and I was excited when she approached me for Girl Talk. I was really happy to be part of it. She knows what she wants on set. You can trust her completely. She is an absolute boss lady, who is like a one-man-army. From direction to styling, she is involved at every step and it’s great,” she says.
She adds, “We had a good time shooting for Girl Talk. Aneeta made it really comfortable for us on set. I had all my scenes with Arti (Khetrapal), she is super fun. We had to play best friends We had never really met each other before. But we instantly gelled on set and in no time we had this fun banter-thing going on. We had to look like best friends. She was super fun and chill and we both were cracking jokes and having fun on set. She is a foodie and we had a lot of things to relate to each other.”
The actor is on the lookout for interesting work. “I feel very blessed, very grateful that I am able to follow my passion. I am excited to go to work in the morning. I love being in front to the camera and playing different parts. I love the entire process from prepping to auditioning and being on sets. That’s what inspires me to act in front of the camera. For me, being bold is being exciting, confident, fierce and taking a stand for what you believe in. Being strong and fearless. If I get a chance to play a character like that with a strong team and an impactful story, then I am all in !” she says.
