‘Citadel Makers Could Have Done More With Me’


‘On
the
big
screen,
we
focus
on
hope
for
your
dreams
whereas
OTT
is
the
bitter
reality.’

IMAGE:
Simran
Bagga
in

Citadel:
Honey
Bunny.

Tamil-Telugu-Hindi
actress
Simran
Bagga,
who
stars
in
the
spy
thriller
Web
series,

Citadel:
Honey
Bunny
,
is
very
happy
with
the
way
her
career
is
heading.

“My
journey
so
far
has
been
power
packed,
busy,
successful,
courageous
and
still
looking
forward
for
solid
roles
to
work
in
so
I
stay
connected
with
my
fans,”
she
tells

Subhash
K
Jha
.

“There
were
ups
and
downs
in
my
journey,
but
that’s
the
challenge
which
makes
me
recognise
my
potential
of
facing
life
head-on.
I
love
peace
so
I
try
to
forgive.
I
feel
there
is
room
in
me
to
improve.”


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Simran
Trishi
Bagga/Instagram

Most
of
Simran’s
scenes
in



Honey
Bunny

are
with
Sikandar
Kher
and
she
loved
working
with
him.

“Sikandar
is
a
fabulous
actor,”
she
says.

“He
gave
me
a
tough
fight
in
all
the
scenes
we
did
together.
I
feel
he
is
a
vastly
under-rated
actor.
He
should
work
more
to
showcase
his
talent.
He
is
apt
for
international
movies
too.”

Being
a
part
of
the

Citadel

franchise
meant
a
huge
responsibility
for
Simran.

“I
was
happy
when

Citadel

came
my
way.
It
was
supposed
to
be
a
solid
role
when
it
was
offered
to
me.
Personally,
I
feel
they
could
have
done
more
with
my
portion;
it
had
a
lot
of
scope.”


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Simran
Trishi
Bagga/Instagram

For
Simran,
the
big
screen
is
irreplaceable.

“It
is
larger
than
life,
it
caters
to
audiences’
dreams
and
fantasy,
which
I
feel
OTT
has
taken
away
and
given
them
a
feeling
of
staying
grounded
by
touching
on
reality-based
subjects.
On
the
big
screen,
we
focus
on
hope
for
your
dreams
whereas
OTT
is
the
bitter
reality.

“I
feel
the
hope
should
stay
alive.
Never
give
up.”

IMAGE:
Simran
with
husband
Deepak
Bagga
and
sons
Adheep
and
Aadit.

Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Simran
Trishi
Bagga/Instagram

“I
think
I
deserve
much
more
but
somewhere
in
balancing
the
act
of
a
home-maker
and
work
life,
as
a
woman,
naturally,
the
preference
goes
to
making
the
home
first,”
she
says.

“While
my
children
were
growing
up,
I
hardly
focused
on
my
work.
I
chose
as
wisely
as
I
could
from
whatever
came
my
way.
I
feel
I
have
done
my
best
and
am
satisfied
on
that
front.

“Now,
my
children
have
grown
up.
Adheep
has
just
left
for
university
and
Aadit
is
in
Standard
8.
I
have
ample
time
to
work,
so
I
hope
author-backed
films
will
happen.

“I
am
planning
to
shape
my
work
profile
since
I
have
time
now,
so
that
I
can
live
up
to
the
expectations
of
my
fans.”