In an exclusive chat, Mayuri revealed, “My journey as Malini was interesting and filled with many shades. Now the show is taking a leap and I was always clear f that I would not want to play mom to adults or even teenagers. So, I have quit the show.”
Sharing her thoughts on how her role jumped from being positive to a vicious, scheming woman on the show, Mayuri said, “I agree it was a drastic shift. TV is a TRP-driven industry and the script changes accordingly, so after almost a year of playing a positive Malini, who would sacrifice for her step-sister, when the makers told me that my character was going to turn negative, it did came as a jerk. I was not convinced initially, but then I felt it will be a bigger challenge to make people hate my character. And I worked hard on it. Had the audiences been indifferent to my turning negative, I would have felt bad but a section of audience did start hating me and I felt that my character had achieved its target. However, Malini loyalists did feel that my turning negative was not convincing enough for them. I have never never played such a villainous character before, but now people know that I can do it.”
Mayuri is now looking forward to another interesting role to come her way, whichever the medium. “TV is a great medium to work for because it gives you fame like no other. I have been doing a lot of work but the kind of fame Imlie gave, is something else. TV does get predictable sometimes because of the rating game, but it also gives you good work and money at the end of the day. At the same time I am open to Marathi web, TV shows, films or any other medium. I want to explore more as an actor.”