One could never expect her to play the vamp, but Ridhima Pandit is thrilled that people see potential in her to take on varied roles. After becoming a household name with shows like Bahu Hamari Rajnikant (2016) and Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 (2019), she disappeared from television for five years. The actor was then seen in Netflix’s Sikandar Ka Muqaddar (2024). Pandit is now back on TV with Ufff… Yeh Love Hai Mushkil as Shabir Ahluwalia’s ex-wife in the popular daily soap. In conversation with mid-day, she talks about her character Lata, the lack of a godfather in the industry, and why she feels she is yet to get her due.

Excerpts from the interview.