After ‘Bigg Boss 8’, Sukirti Kandpal looks for work

Television actress Sukirti Kandpal’s stint in reality show Bigg Boss 8 has come to an end “too soon”. Now that she’s out, she hopes to finalise some new projects — but not before taking a quick holiday.

At the moment, there’s no back-up plan as far as work is concerned. Perhaps, Kandpal never expected to be out of Bigg Boss within two weeks and planned her schedule accordingly.

“I had completed all my television work before I left for Bigg Boss. Now that I’m out, I’ll have to look at what I’d like to do next. I was in serious negotiations for a project before I left. I guess I’ll look into that. But before that I’ll take a holiday,” said Kandpal.

The actress, who has featured in shows such as Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani and Dill Mill Gayye in the past, enjoyed the ambience inside the Bigg Boss house, where she was locked with multiple celebrities.

“You know, it is fashionable for evicted contestants to say they are relieved to be out. But I liked the atmosphere in there. It’s normally very quiet inside the Bigg Boss house. And I like my peace around me. Now that I’m out, I find myself irritated by the noise level outside. I guess I better get used to it now,” she said.

Kandpal made two good friends inside the Bigg Boss house. “I really enjoyed the company of Upen Patel and Aarya Babbar. I’m sure I am going to remain friends with them,” she said.

Nominated by Raut

She was evicted from the show on Sunday. She had to leave after previous week’s evicted contestant Sonali Raut nominated her for eviction.

But Kandpal holds no grudges against Raut. “I’d like to believe Sonali did what she had to on the spur of the moment. In fact, when she returned to the Bigg Boss house, she told me her intention was not to hurt my interests.”

However, the actress admits that Raut has caused collateral damage. “She may not have meant to harm my interests. But she was the catalyst in my eviction. Because she nominated me, I’m out so soon, in just two weeks. Am I disappointed? Not really. When you go into the game, you know you can be out any time. But yes, I didn’t expect to be out so soon. More than me, my family and fans are disappointed,” she said.

She is happy that she has come out with a clear conscience. “I’d like to believe that in the two weeks that I was inside, I conducted myself with dignity. And I wouldn’t be remembered as a contestant who created a scene for TRPs [target rating point],” she added.