September 8, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Television actress Hritu Dudani, who is currently playing the role of Ronit Roy's daughter in Imagine's TV serial 'Bandini', wants to clarify to her fans that in real life she is not at all rude or arrogant.

Hoping the audience takes her seriously, she says, "I play the character of Birwa in Bandini, which is a grey shade character, full of attitude, with lots of anger in her. She is a big business tycoon and she does not talk to anyone. She has basically come to be a very rude girl. But in real life I'm completely opposite to what I play in that serial. So when I meet my fans, they get scared to even approach me because they think I'm rude in real life. In fact, I'm very friendly and get along very well with people."

Well Hritu, for the time being, at least your producers should be happy that you're essaying your character so well that fans think you are Birwa even in real life.

Hritu agrees but says that apart from Bandini, she would now prefer to play a positive role if she is approached for another daily soap for a change. "Majorly I would like to do a positive role or if the character is challenging somehow then definitely I would like to do something like that."

-- Monica Singh / Sampurn Wire