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Avika Gaur, who made her name in every household by becoming ‘Balika Vadhu’, is once again making a comeback on the small screen. She will be seen facing her fears in Rohit Shetty’s stunt based reality show ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’. In a special conversation with Dainik Bhaskar, Avika spoke openly about the biggest fear of her life, the mental changes she faced during adolescence and her unique technique to manage herself.
Avika admitted that there was a period when she started disliking herself and used to shy away from even looking in the mirror. He also made interesting revelations about his ‘real image’ on social media.
Avika Gaur started working at the age of 7.
Question: You are going to be seen once again in ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’, have you become completely ‘fearless’ now? answer: To be honest, I am scared of this ‘Fearless’ tag itself. I am afraid of a lot of things. This is a show where you have to face all kinds of fears like height, water, insects etc. I am just hoping that this time I will be able to face all this well.
Question: You have been a part of this show before, did that experience eliminate old fears? answer: Nothing has ended, rather my fears have increased. When I went to Season 9, I felt that I was not afraid of anything. After going there I came to know that I am very afraid of heights and water. I was very overconfident and perhaps that is why I was eliminated in the very first elimination.
Question: What are your preparations this time? answer: This time I am feeling more mature. My strategy is just that I will be honest. I won’t go in thinking that everything is easy. If I feel scared, I will openly say that I can’t do it. I want to face my fears with an open mindset.
Question: You started working at the age of just 7, did any fear come with success at such a young age? answer: From the beginning I had only one fear in my mind, is what is happening in my life right or wrong? Everything changed after ‘Balika Vadhu’ at the age of 10. I was always in fear whether I really wanted to act or whether it was all just happening. After years I realized that this is my passion.
Question: You mentioned the difficult period of your teenage years, what was that? answer: Yes, there was a time when I did not like myself at all. I was going through a phase where I didn’t even like looking at myself in the mirror. That was the era of ‘self-hate’. But as I grew up, I understood that it was just a phase. I started taking care of myself and gradually I started liking myself.
Question: How do you keep yourself mentally and emotionally balanced? Answer: I have adopted a very good technique. I set a timer for 5 minutes a day. Whatever I have to complain about, cry or be sad about, I do it in those 5 minutes. As soon as the timer rings, the suffering ends. I become normal again and start working.
Question: Does being in the public eye from such a young age cause any harm? Answer: Of course, people are watching you from the beginning, so everything you do is scrutinized. But I am ready for it. Especially after the show ‘Pati Patni Aur Panga’, where personal things of my life also came to the fore. I thought that now that everyone knows everything, what is the use of applying filters? Now I remain the same in interviews as I am in real life.
Question: This time when you decided to go on the show again, what was the reaction of your family members and your partner? Answer: My father thought I had gone mad. He was thinking that why do I want to go back to the last time I got injured, the scars of which are still on my leg? But my partner (Milind) had more confidence in me than me. He told me that no matter how much drama you create that you should not go, you will definitely go. And that’s exactly what happened.
Question: This season there is a combination of old and new players, who are you more excited about? Answer: I know the old people, like Vishal, Rubina, Karan Wahi, they all play very well. But I am more excited to know people whom I don’t know, like Ori, Harsh or Ruhanika. It would be interesting for me to make new friends and understand their mindset.
Question: Girls are often considered physically weak, how will you break this perception? Answer: In the last seasons, Teju (Tejashwi Prakash), Nia Sharma and Jannat Zubair have proved that girls are no less than anyone. I get a lot of inspiration after seeing them. This time I am not thinking about winning or losing, I just want that cockroaches should not come in front of me during the stunt.
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