Actress Sweta Keswani has done notable work in the Indian TV industry. The actress was an integral part of shows such as Adaalat, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Baa Bahoo Aur Baby, and more. After making a mark for herself on the small screen, Sweta moved to Hollywood to restart her career. However, her long history on Indian TV had no meaning in the West, where the actress was looking for projects.

MY LONG HISTORY ON INDIAN TV HAD NO MEANING THERE: SWETA

In an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.in, Sweta revealed the challenges she faced when she moved to Hollywood projects. “My long history on Indian television had no meaning there. It was hard to find a good representation and even harder to be seen by casting people. There weren’t enough roles being written for people of colour. Usually, there were just small stereotypical U5 as they are called -meaning under five lines,” said Sweta.

The actress further added, “When a show there is looking to add colour, they look at all races for that one role. So thousands audition for that one role. Unless they are specific and want to see just South Asians, everyone is thrown in the mix. So the range could be 1500 to 3000 actors. They could submit for that 1 role.”

“I NEVER QUIT”

In the latter half of our conversation, Sweta Keswani stated that she never quit television. The actress mentioned that she had just moved to a different country to start a new life and hence she had to restart her career. “I married and had a baby girl and life took its course. I kept working in New York, honing my craft, on short films and co-produced/ co-wrote a web series and raised my daughter,” said Sweta, on a concluding note.