Goss - Amer Girl

Moving base across continents, she stepped into the world of glamour and entertainment to follow her dream of becoming a Hindi film heroine. First noticed in the tele-thriller 24 , her latest outing as an actor has been the web series The Trip. Newbie Sapna Pabbi talks about finding her feet in show business, in an interaction with Shraddha Jahagirdar-Saxena.

- Sapna Pabbi

Colouring the picture-perfect landscape with its first rays, the early morning sun bathes the rooms of the riverside resort with a gentle hue. Having driven in the previous afternoon, our team has used the hours before sundown well — stepping out and soaking in the serenity of the surroundings. The next day, we are up almost at the crack of dawn for an early morning start. Sapna Pabbi takes the ministrations of the crew in her stride, seeming completely at home in the world of glamour and greasepaint.

Relatively new to show business — she was first noticed in the Colors’ action serial 24 that was front-lined by Anil Kapoor. And Pabbi is still to be drenched in the trappings that success brings with it. During the course of our shoot, the no-fuss girl slips into several changes, walking easily up and down the steps of the resort to give our team the frames we want.

Strolling down memory lane to her days in the land of high teas, the self-confessed nerd informs me that she once worked in a private equity firm. She is still keen on doing her doctorate in the future, even though she packed her bags and flew to Mumbai from London when, as she says, “Someone I had worked with during my ‘just for fun’ modelling days approached me for a TV show in India. And I’m still here. I’ve always dabbled in something creative my entire life — be it the school or college stage or the local drama club. The first time I got on stage was when I was six. I played Babushka in a small Christmas play at school, but I’ll never forget that chequered head scarf and that brown dress.”