Mannequin and actress Sarika Sabrin used to be once a successfully-identified face on tv. From 2009 to 2011, she used to be at the peak of her career, acting in 26 dramas.
Nonetheless, in 2013, she decided to rob a step support from the spotlight for non-public causes and kept a low profile for several years.
At the same time as she made a soundless comeback to TV dramas in the previous few years, they in no plan reasonably made their formula to the mainstream.
Nevertheless because of OTT squawk material, she’s support in the acting sport.
The news of her return with Raihan Rafi’s ‘Mayaa’ made waves on social media as netizens expressed their excitement about the receive-film.
As Sarika makes her formula support to monitors, she reflects on her trip up to now, and her opinions on TV and OTT platforms.
From TV to OTT
In her 2d net-film, which used to be these days launched on Binge, Sarika performs the lead personality named Mayaa. Opposite to the film’s title, the teaser primarily unveiled a thrilling, tumultuous story.
In line with Sarika, she aims to expose the truth of a girl’s lifestyles and how they face challenges head-on via her characteristic as Mayaa. Bringing such a personality to lifestyles takes a quantity of work, and she used to be up for the reveal.
“All of us labored primarily engaging on this venture. We rehearsed for many days forward of we primarily started shooting. We filmed this at the close of last three hundred and sixty five days,” she advised us.
Sarika also reflected on her comeback on TV–which used to be an totally various abilities. From taking on 17 projects in 2011 to a mere handful in the previous several years, her career has indubitably shifted.
After we asked what her point of view used to be on the underwhelming response her comeback on TV garnered, she made it particular that the amount of her work used to be no longer reflective of her success, and that she feels that the response has primarily been reasonably enough.
“My work does fetch noticed. I haven’t any longer repeatedly labored on a venture for 30 days straight for a number of years. I most regularly rob on roles in Eid specials or various special events now,” she commented.
The nature of OTT platforms has been evolving, rising well-known extra neatly-liked. Many bear in mind this shift in viewers attention has ended in a decline in the recognition of TV dramas.
Nevertheless Sarika holds a various point of view on this. “I plot no longer inquire of at it as the growth of one leading to the plunge of the many. If a TV drama is correct, people will serene learn it. Nonetheless, I give it some concept’s a correct ingredient that OTT has been rising.”
There used to be a time when she used to be continuously rumoured to be acting in commercial movies, and there used to be a big selection of buzz about it in the media. Nonetheless, these discussions in no plan reasonably materialised into anything else concrete.
Lately, it seems she has been focusing extra on OTT squawk material. She’s at the 2d working on an OTT venture directed by Abdullah Mohammad Saad, the director identified for the film ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’.
She advised us that the shooting for the upcoming OTT is total however fans would possibly per chance per chance per chance have to wait a runt bit of longer for extra details.
Now not all used to be soft crusing
In November 2020, Sarika had stepped staunch into a novel characteristic by changing into the host of the neatly-known particular person talk expose ‘Amar Ami’ on Banglavision. Since then, she has repeatedly hosted it with out a demolish.
Within the previous, administrators and producers from the acting industry had accused her of breaking work commitments.
Reduction in 2018, the Television Program Producers Association of Bangladesh even banned her for six months after producer Borhan Uddin Khan accused her of cancelling shooting schedules.
Nonetheless, in the four years of net hosting, she has no longer overlooked a single agenda.
“There is no room for gaps in net hosting. It be a scheduled programme. I took breaks from acting because of personal causes, however it wasn’t a total hiatus. My dedication has helped me close constant and chuffed in net hosting,” she commented.
In this day’s world, social media is a immense segment of most of the people’s lives, with platforms like Fb and Instagram taking half in necessary roles.
Nonetheless, despite being a media neatly-known particular person, Sarika hasn’t been on Fb or Instagram for the previous seven years. Whereas this would possibly per chance per chance honest surprise many, she printed to TBS that she enjoys her social media-free lifestyles.
“Seven years ago, my Fb legend got deactivated. After that, I chose no longer to develop a novel one. Months and years passed, and I realised I would possibly per chance per chance dwell staunch stunning with out it. So, I sure to retain it deactivated for as lengthy as I would possibly per chance per chance.”
She persevered, “Without social media, I primarily have so well-known beyond regular time for myself. I plot no longer have any specific plans for when I will return to social media.”
