Nargis Fakhri on his return with Amavas after a short break: "I was told that I would lose everything"

Mumbai: Nargis Fakhri has no qualms about taking a break from the movies, but says that people around him have tried to make her believe that the public will forget about it in his absence. The model turned actress debuted in 2011 with Rockstar. His last outing was at 5 weddings in 2018 with Rajkummar Rao.

Since then, she has also reduced her appearances on the screen. "When I said that I would have a six-month break, there were people who panicked, it was said that I would lose everything, people will get ahead of me. They put all these things in my head, but I said I did not believe that "Nargis told PTI.

The actress came out of her short hiatus with her new film, Amavas, and realized that nothing had changed. "You leave something to follow your dreams and when you come back, everyone is doing the same thing, it's no different, so you can easily fit in. There's never a problem", she adds.

Before pausing, Nargis starred in movies like Madras Cafe, Main Tera Hero, Housefull 3 and Marathi, in Banjo, but she explained that staying away from the spotlight was not hard.

"I'm happy, I like making movies, but during my years in India, I also realized that I only worked all the time, I did not even have it. my friends and my family.

"& # 39; see my mother for three years. Happiness is in the relationships you have with people. If you do not have the support system, it hurts your health. She had to learn to balance, "she says.

The 39-year-old former model, who describes her turn as a" handsome accident ", says the job is" extremely emotionally demanding. " . It takes your life. You leave your real life to go to that other life. You must be so committed. I had to be more because of my obstacles – I had to learn the language, hire a tutor.

"I was so engrossed in work that my mother sent me by mail" Are you alive? "I appreciate my work, but also my usual life.Acting has not been my first choice," she said.

While she's waiting the release of Amavas, a horror thriller directed by Bhushan Patel, Nargis says that the scenario she has chosen today has changed a lot.

The actor says that, in the initial phase of his career, his agency ordered him to choose certain types of films with a focus on the production house, the director and the co-stars more than the scenarios for her Do not miss it. "

" There is a precious lesson I keep with me. It's the ability to say no, then make my own choice. If it's a bad choice, it's me. But at least I had the chance to say. I look at the scripts differently.

"I'm still not that professional, sometimes I'm naive because I want to give a chance to things, I'm optimistic for a lot of things, and today I want to try my luck," adds -t it. Also presented with Sachiin Joshi, Amavas is expected to be released on February 8th.