Achint spews venom

Actor Achint Kaur is now seen as Vedika in the recently aired show ‘Virrudh’ (Sony). The role has negative shades as she plays an alcoholic who does not miss an opportunity to spew venom at her media baron father (Vikram Gokhale). Yet she shares an affectionate relationship with her stepsister Vasudha (Smriti Z Iraani).

Achint, who played the menacing Mandira in ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ (Star Plus), says, “I took up this role because it’s not an extreme one.  Thankfully, Vedika is not sadistic.  She is justified in her bizarre behaviour because she is a troubled girl. She hates her scheming father for not letting her marry the man she loved.” She adds, “It’s a rebellious character, who is also wallowing in self-pity.”

Achint reveals how she got her act right. “In order to play an alcoholic, I took inputs from my director Santram Verma and included my own observations at parties. Even when Vedika is drunk, she does not pass out, because her body has become immune to alcohol,” elaborates Achint.

Incidentally, Achint who plays  the headstrong Punjabi kudi Nikhila opposite Salil Ankola in Ektaa Kapoor’s ‘Karam Apna Apna ‘ (Star Plus) keeps abruptly disappearing from ‘Kyunki…’. “Whenever the script demands my presence, I am back in ‘Kyunki’,” quips Achint in her husky voice, which she feels is an asset for her complex characters.  “Strangely, I have played just four wicked characters out of the around two dozen roles that I have played. My forte has always been strong and spunky roles, regardless of  whether they are good, bad or grey,” she signs off.