mid-day Exclusive! Saiyami Kher takes criticism head-on

Saiyyami Kher's debut film 'Mirzya' bombed badly at the box-office and the film was panned heavily by everyone. Just one film old in the industry, Saiyami doesn't feel the burden to prove herself nor is she affected by negative reviews. She says, 'When someone talks bad about me, it only motivates me to perform better. And I try my best to prove the nay-sayers wrong, by achieving the exact thing which they say I can't do."

Talking about the most hot topic in Bollywood, 'nepotism' Saiyyami says, "It is funny how everyone is asked this question and it has become necessary for everyone to comment on it. If my father owned a restaurant I would have become a chef or if he was a farmer I would have tried my hand at farming. If you grow up in a particular household or an environment you tend to pick up the nitty-gritties of the professions the other people in the family have."

So the next time you criticize Saiyami Kher, think twice. She might be taking inspiration from this.

(with inputs from Rupeshkumar Gupta)