Yet another sweet, innocent face to flash on Indian TV screens is that of the 19-year-old Wasna Ahmed. At a time when most of us were still bunking lectures, stuffing our faces in the college canteen and dreaming big impossible dreams as we idled through our stuffy lectures, Wasna went and did what she always wanted to do. She became an actress.
Born and brought up in Kolkata, it was immediately post her class 10 results that Wasna moved to Mumbai to fulfill her childhood ambition. She speaks in a rather childlike voice that makes her seem younger than her 19 years. “All kids, while growing up, say they’d like to be a doctor or something like that. I’d always say I want to be an actress. I never changed my mind. So my sister told me if I got really good marks in my 10th board exams, she’d take me to Mumbai to fulfill my dreams. I worked hard and got a decent percentage. And as promised, she got me here,” she says.After wrapping up her 12th grade from a suburban college, she decided it was time to pursue her original goals, which was acting in any sphere and form. So when a Balaji audition came her way to play the sweet-natured Dhara from Kasauti Zindagi Ki, she jumped at the opportunity. “I always wanted to observe what happens at an audition. How dialogues are delivered, scenes are written and shots are taken. I thought this would be the perfect place to learn about all of that.” As fate would have it, and as it happens in all perfect stories, Wasna was selected to play the character of Dhara and calls her Kasautii… sojourn a great learning experience – one of the best in her life. “Kasautii… was such a beautiful experience, and working with Shweta was even better,” she says. Kausauti… then led her to her next project, Kahe Naa Kahe, where she found a great friend in co-star, Karan Hukku. Her advent in the show was a topic of discussion, especially as she was considered Balaji’s lucky mascot and since she was replacing another Balaji discovery, Krystle D’Souza. “It felt a little weird, but at the end of the day, it was a work opportunity. I was being selfish and thinking about myself. Anyway, it wasn’t my call; it was Ekta madam’s decision. I just took up the role happily.” Wasna then had her share of the reality pie with Kabhi Kabhi Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar, with her Kasautii… co-star Mridul Singhvi and his real life better half, Tina Sochdev. “There wasn’t any hype or craze surrounding that show, but it was decent. I think whatever happens, you should think of it as good, rather than get affected by people’s opinion of it. Many people say they like me many people say they don’t. It makes no difference to me. I get neither too happy nor too sad,” she says.She states that she’s open to any project that might excite her. “If I get a good project, why not do films? I’ll definitely go for it. I too have that mentality like other television actors of eventually moving from television to films. I want to make it big,” she says.Wasna is type of pampered baby, the youngest of four sisters. “They check on me always, and I stay with them. I’ve never spent a single day without my family. And I know they’ll always support me.” “I shoot all day. There’s no time to go out, not trace of a social life. I’m just another normal, simple girl. I hate wearing make-up when I go out. I love reading romantic novels like Mills & Boons, and books about horoscopes. And I’m the hugest Shah Rukh Khan fan; I love him and would love to work with him. And I would have loved to work with Rajeev Khandelwal, but he’s already left television and gone to movies. Young as she may be, there’s a strong head on those delicate shoulders. Wasna Ahmed has only just arrived.
Born and brought up in Kolkata, it was immediately post her class 10 results that Wasna moved to Mumbai to fulfill her childhood ambition. She speaks in a rather childlike voice that makes her seem younger than her 19 years. “All kids, while growing up, say they’d like to be a doctor or something like that. I’d always say I want to be an actress. I never changed my mind. So my sister told me if I got really good marks in my 10th board exams, she’d take me to Mumbai to fulfill my dreams. I worked hard and got a decent percentage. And as promised, she got me here,” she says.After wrapping up her 12th grade from a suburban college, she decided it was time to pursue her original goals, which was acting in any sphere and form. So when a Balaji audition came her way to play the sweet-natured Dhara from Kasauti Zindagi Ki, she jumped at the opportunity. “I always wanted to observe what happens at an audition. How dialogues are delivered, scenes are written and shots are taken. I thought this would be the perfect place to learn about all of that.” As fate would have it, and as it happens in all perfect stories, Wasna was selected to play the character of Dhara and calls her Kasautii… sojourn a great learning experience – one of the best in her life. “Kasautii… was such a beautiful experience, and working with Shweta was even better,” she says. Kausauti… then led her to her next project, Kahe Naa Kahe, where she found a great friend in co-star, Karan Hukku. Her advent in the show was a topic of discussion, especially as she was considered Balaji’s lucky mascot and since she was replacing another Balaji discovery, Krystle D’Souza. “It felt a little weird, but at the end of the day, it was a work opportunity. I was being selfish and thinking about myself. Anyway, it wasn’t my call; it was Ekta madam’s decision. I just took up the role happily.” Wasna then had her share of the reality pie with Kabhi Kabhi Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar, with her Kasautii… co-star Mridul Singhvi and his real life better half, Tina Sochdev. “There wasn’t any hype or craze surrounding that show, but it was decent. I think whatever happens, you should think of it as good, rather than get affected by people’s opinion of it. Many people say they like me many people say they don’t. It makes no difference to me. I get neither too happy nor too sad,” she says.She states that she’s open to any project that might excite her. “If I get a good project, why not do films? I’ll definitely go for it. I too have that mentality like other television actors of eventually moving from television to films. I want to make it big,” she says.Wasna is type of pampered baby, the youngest of four sisters. “They check on me always, and I stay with them. I’ve never spent a single day without my family. And I know they’ll always support me.” “I shoot all day. There’s no time to go out, not trace of a social life. I’m just another normal, simple girl. I hate wearing make-up when I go out. I love reading romantic novels like Mills & Boons, and books about horoscopes. And I’m the hugest Shah Rukh Khan fan; I love him and would love to work with him. And I would have loved to work with Rajeev Khandelwal, but he’s already left television and gone to movies. Young as she may be, there’s a strong head on those delicate shoulders. Wasna Ahmed has only just arrived.
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