Utkarsha Naik is back with 'Bani'

Utkarsha Naik best remembered for her comic outing as Manorama in the original Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon is all set to enter Bani – Ishq Da Kalma. She will be playing a social activist who runs a NGO. “Yes, and that’s how Bani who is going through a troubled marriage comes to me.

But as I try to solve her problem, I realise that it is inter-connected with my own daughter, and that creates a dilemma,” says Utkarsha who was last seen in Khamoshiyan. “I joined that serial when it was on the verge of going off air, but I had an interesting character with a Maharashtrian backdrop.

As for Bani.. I completely relate to the character. Since I am a physiotherapist in real life, my job entailed helping people. Also, unlike Manorama, who had grey shades laced with humour, this is a completely positive role. She is educated, well-read and non-traditional, just like the I am in real life,” says the actress, who started shooting for the serial yesterday.