After a hiatus of 6 months the talented Aashka Goradia is back on TV. The actress will be seen playing a prostitute in Tara (Specials @ 10) on Sony. The story is directed by Ashok Pandit under the banner of Bhandarkar Entertainment.

Informs the actress, “This is a dark love story between a prostitute and her pimp from Kamathipura market. The story reflects the dark side of the world where girls who are barely 8 are sucked into the murky world of prostitution. I am sold by my mother when I was just 13 as she is in dire need of money. It is an interesting tale of Tara who later falls in love with her pimp Raghu (Arya Babbar) and how she struggles to come out of the dirt. But it is not an easy journey as once in it you are always in it.”

“I have been made to do a lot of research for this role. You can’t be raw for such a character,” explains the actress.

So how has this role impacted her in real life? “It took me quite some time to come out of such a strong character. Now I have developed a soft corner for all such people who are forcibly pulled into such a profession. May be those who sell their daughters are not bad as they are poverty driven,” says Aashka.

Very few people know that Aashka was almost finalised to play Juhi in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Heroine – Zindagi Ke Panno Se which ultimately was essayed by Mona Vasu. Explains the actress, “I really liked the character but as I have already played mother I was skeptical. Though Ashok has never seen my work on TV he felt strongly that I could play Tara. I too was desperate to break my girl- next- door image.”

But why did she keep away from TV for so long? “TV was getting very monotonous for me. After doing a spate of shows like Kkusum, Jet Set Go, Kahiin Toh Hoga, Sindoor, Mere Apne, Viruddh, Saat Pheree, I though that was enough for me and I need a break. This opportunity came as a blessing and I did not let it go”, explains the actress.

Last when she spoke to Tellychakkar, the actress announced her plans of producing a fiction and a non- fiction show, so what is the progress on that front? Aashka explains, “We are still developing concepts. Production is not easy and I am still trying to understand the nitty-gritty of the business.”

Ask her about her favourite show on TV and she answers, “Balika Vadhu.”