Eleven-year-old Avika Gor became a household name ever since she started working in the popular series "Balika Vadhu" as child bride Anandi and says she enjoys all the attention she gets.
Eleven-year-old Avika Gor became a household name ever since she started working in the popular series "Balika Vadhu" as child bride Anandi and says she enjoys all the attention she gets.
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"More people want to talk to me. You are calling, aren't you? Now you're my friend. Nope. I am your fan. Ha ha. I love the attention. I love meeting new people," Avika, who has just won Rajiv Gandhi National Award, said.
Tell her that she talks like a 40-year-old and pat comes the reply: "But I'm just 11. You don't believe it? It feels great to be called a star at this age."
She refuses to admit that she is slogging herself for the serial. "I do everything. Yes, I do miss school sometimes. But I bring my school books on the sets and study between shots. I go to school in the mornings and then I shoot for seven-eight hours."
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The young actress says her friends and classmates tell her not to cry in "Balika Vadhu". "Because when they see me cry, they feel sad."
So "Balika Vadhu" set is like school?
"No, it's fun. Acting is my hobby," said the young actress who wants to be Miss Universe.
She is also doing films and was recently seen in "Morning Walk".
"I'm really happy for that. I did a small role in 'Morning Walk' and as well as 'Paathshaala'. I signed these before 'Balika Vadhu'," said Avika whose favourite actors' list is quite exhaustive -- it includes Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone.