‘I Can’t Keep Shooting My Mouth Off’

‘Modiji
remaining
healthy
and
happy
is
something
I
pray
for
all
the
time.’

Rupali
Ganguly,
whose

Anupamaa
has
made
her
a
household
name
in
many
north
Indian
homes,
laughs
off
rumours
of
her
exit
from
her
signature
serial
in
this
interview
with

Subhash
K
Jha.

You
recently
joined
the
Bharatiya
Janata
Party.

Yes,
it
was
a
very
big
deal
for
me,
you
know
meeting
PM
Modiji,
then
joining
the
BJP
was
also
a
big
moment
for
me.

Would
you
say
that
was
the
highlight
of
the
year
for
you?

Anupamaa
doing
well
throughout
the
year
was
also
a
highlight.

My
family
is
happy,
healthy,
that
is
again
one
of
the
biggest
highlights.
But
on
the
downside,
losing
my
mother-in-law,
that
was
the
only
thing
last
year
that
was
the
downside.

When
you
lose
an
elder,
when
you
lose
a
mother,
the
protector,
the
custodian,
the
umbrella
is
gone
from
over
your
head.

The
rest
has
all
been
one
big
sweep
of
joy?

Rest
it
has
been
a
great
year.
You
know,
I
haven’t
been
able
to
watch
any
films
recently.
I
watch
a
lot
of

Anupamaa.

I
watch
a
lot
of
other
shows
on
Star
Plus
because
that
is
my
job,
and
I
watch
animation.
I
loved

Moana.

Any
regrets?

No,
nothing
as
such.
I
just
think
I
should
learn
to
keep
my
mouth
shut
in
interviews
or
not
give
interviews
at
all.

I
think
that’s
one
thing
that
I
should
learn
because
I
have
no
filter
and
you
know,
I
should
understand
that
I
can’t
keep
shooting
my
mouth
off.

What
are
you
looking
forward
to
this
year?

First
and
foremost,
I
look
forward
to
my
family’s
health
and
their
happiness,
then
my
unit’s
well-being,
good
work,
do
some
great
scenes,
great
work.
And
yes,
a
lot
of
work
towards
the
welfare
of
fur
babies.

So
that
is
something
that
I
look
forward
to,
to
get
closer
to
my
dream
of
having
my
dream
animal
shelter.
Because
as
long
as
you
don’t
live
in
it
yourself,
you
have
to
be
there
with
the
kids
yourself.
And
the
dream
I
know
I
have,
you
know,
it’s
soon
going
to
be
a
reality
and
that
is
the
goal
to
work
towards
it.

To
do
more
work
for
the
fur
babies
and
to
make
my
family
proud
of
me
and
all
the
people
that
I
love
should
remain
healthy
and
happy.

Your
closing
thoughts?

God
bless
everybody,
God
bless
everybody.

My
India
should
be
shining
and
it
should
grow
leaps
and
bounds
under
the
supervision,
under
the
leadership
of
Shri
Narendra
Modi.

India
is
shining
and
it
has
to
shine
even
brighter.

Modiji
remaining
healthy
and
happy
is
also
something
I
pray
for
all
the
time.
So
yes,

Jai
Mata
Di,
Jai
Mahakaal.

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