After making her debut on TV in 2019 with the ninth season of Nach Baliye, in which she participated with Faisal Khan, her beau back then, Muskaan Kataria went off the grid. Now, three years later, she has swung back into action and has already wrapped up a web series.
Talking about the gap, she says, “I was looking for work when the pandemic struck, but everything came to a halt at that time. So, I returned to my parents in Jaipur and decided to help my father in his business. It’s not that I put my acting aspirations on the back burner. I continued to give auditions from my hometown. I returned to Mumbai earlier this year and have done a few commercials since. I completed a web series recently. It is a psychological thriller and I play the lead in it. I am glad that I have started taking baby steps after a long wait and several rejections.”
The actress auditioned for TV shows as well. However, she is keen on OTT and films. She says, “It’s true that I am more focused on films and the web, but that doesn’t mean that I have shut myself off from TV. The reason probably is that I don’t watch daily soaps myself. However, as an artiste, I am open to all mediums. I am aware that being a newcomer, I won’t have much to choose from, but I will try to take up only quality work.”
For those uninitiated, Muskaan was in the news for her ugly break-up with actor-dancer Faisal Khan in 2019 following a year-and-a-half-long courtship. She had accused him of cheating on her twice, which he denied. Muskaan says that she has learnt a great deal from her failed relationship. She adds, “Everything that happened was a learning experience for me. It was good until I found out the truth and I don’t regret the way it ended, as it was destined to. The biggest learning is that I will not make my relationship public until I am not sure of it. I should not rush into things, which I did during the last one. One needs to give a relationship time and keep it private until it is permanent.”
Even though her last relationship ended on a sour note, she hasn’t stopped believing in love. She says, “A bad split doesn’t mean no one is allowed to enter my life now. I believe in love. Just because the last person wasn’t right, it doesn’t mean that the right one doesn’t exist. It’s just that I am not seeking love actively. I am single and my work is of the utmost priority at this point.”
