MUMBAI: Actress Piew Jana, who has featured in shows like "Krishna Chali London" and "Zindagi Ki Mehak", admits that she wants to make it big in the industry, but doesn't want to be called a "heroine", instead, she calls herself a performer and believes in doing her own thing once the camera turns on. 

"I never wanted to become a heroine, I am here in the industry as a performer, and I have always worked for that. Even if I get the smallest of small characters I try to give it my 100 percent so that it leaves an impact on the audience," she said. 

"I always enjoy adding my bits to my character. A director has never told me what to do and what not to do, I have always read the script and performed the way I wanted to, and luckily they have always loved it," she added. 

While she loves adding her own touch to her characters, Piew doesn't take her characters home. She said, "As soon as the camera switches off, I am back to being Piew. I give my 100 percent to my characters, but I never take them home with me. I become them only when the camera is on." 

"I have seen a lot of actors who will be upset throughout the day if they have done a crying scene, but that has never happened to me. When I get into a character, then even if someone is laughing or fooling around, it doesn't affect me, but once the camera is off, I forget everything about that character," she added.

And though negative characters receive a lot of  flak from the audience, Piew admitted that she loves to play negative characters. She said, "I don't want to stick to just one character, I am happy to play negative or grey characters as well, something that gives me a chance to explore my full potential and not just stick to the books." 

Also, she shared that she would any day prefer a character where she doesn't have a male co-actor paired up with her. 

"I call myself a feminist, not because I am against men, but because I believe that we are equals. I feel a woman can do much more than just be an eye candy on-screen. Whenever I am offered a role, I always ask my directors if there is a role where I don't have a co-actor paired opposite me. I want to play the solo lead and be a part of women-oriented shows or films because there is nothing that a man can do and a woman can't," Piew concluded.