Shamita Shetty in a recent interaction with mid-day.com opened up about being perceived as unapproachable after her big debut with Yashraj film's 'Mohabbatein' and being stereotyped in glamorous roles, because of which she lost out on interesting projects in the early stages of her career. Post her stint in Salman Khan's 'Bigg Boss' people are seeing her in a different light and the actress is excited to take on challenging roles.

The actress has also had to deal with comparisons to sister Shilpa, who was already an established actress by the time Shamita made her debut. "I'm secure with the person I am today and nothing that is said about me affects me. I know in my heart no two people can be alike, siblings or not. We are all made so unique, it's silly to make comparisons though it is a fact in the industry and it naturally happens. Now people are finally understanding that Shilpa and I are different. We have our own forte, we are interested in different things. I've made peace with it." Read more 

Shamita Shetty whose film 'The Tenant' has just released says she is excited to take on more work and explore different industries. The actress is a self-confessed fan of Korean films and dramas and says, "If I get an opportunity in the Korean industry I'm running away." Speaking of her love for Korean cinema, Shamita told mid-day.com, "I absolutely love the way they narrate their stories, it's so beautiful. I'm in love with Gong Yoo and have loved him for a long time now, he's so lovely. There are so many actors, Park Seo-Joon, Kim Soo-hyun, such brilliant performers. When you watch their work, you think 'Are they really emotional this way? It's so amazing.' There's a reason why there's this Korean craze in India right now. The story they tell are beautiful." Read more

Shamita also spoke about the kind of roles she would like to do in the future, being typecast in glamorous roles and being perceived as unapproachable, before 'Bigg Boss' changed it all, cost her on the work front, "I haven't explored a lot because I haven't done as much work so I'm not going to restrict myself but I'd like to do action in a film that's centered around dance."

Society judges you by what they see on the outside, they don't even make an effort to want to know you. I may have come across as unapproachable but once I went into 'Bigg Boss' people saw the real me and that was one of the reasons I went into the house. I didn't get the opportunity to do as much work as I wanted to onscreen, I'm hoping that changes. There's definitely a hunger for good work." Watch full video on mid-day.com's YouTube page