Recalling her early days, Mouni said: “Initially, I wanted to become an IAS officer but no… it is great that at a very young age, I found my calling and carved my path.

“This is what I want to live for, forever… my dance, my acting are what I want to live for because I am the happiest when I am performing.” “I did explore my dancing skills and I showcase them too. After doing a show like ‘Kyunki…’ and reality TV shows, nobody would have picked up a show like ‘Mahadev’ because it was the character of a Goddess,” she said.

Asked how the success of television helped her to enter Bollywood, the actress said: “Probably that is the reason why I got the calls for the look tests and auditions but at the end of the day, it is about my talent and if I am fitting into the character.

“Yes, of course, they can see my acting skills in the work that I have done on television, but the characters I am playing are very different from say a Shivangi in ‘Naagin’ or a Sati in ‘…Mahadev’.” “So, I think I have to look at every character and opportunity differently and my popularity on TV won’t help if I cannot act.” She is playing a pivotal role in the John Abraham-starrer ‘Romeo Akbar Walter’ that is releasing on April 5. On her character, Mouni said: “It was an experience… I had to unlearn and undo a lot of things.”