Earlier, I looked fat in front of Nakuul; was written off saying that I won't work, says Surbhi Chandna!

Star Plus' TV show Ishqbaaz accomplished its one year anniversary just lately and amidst their hectic schedule, the team managed to steal some time to rejoice their success. The show revolves around the 'ishqbaazi' of Surbhi Chandna (Anika) and Nakuul Mehta (Shivaay Singh Oberoi) aka Shivika and has managed to climb the TRP ladder within a very short span of time.

While the team is presently flooded with love from fans, we interacted with Surbhi on the one year anniversary of Ishqbaaz. 

Surbhi has now become a famous name on television, but, it was not all easy for her. After going through her share of rough patches, the actor with her hard work and dedication has managed to debunk the apprehensions people had about her.

During the interview, an overjoyed Surbhi while attributing the success of her show to her team, also disclosed that a few had initially written her off as an actor citing that she did not look like a typical heroine material.

"Initially, many people had an image of me that I am not a heroine material, I don't even look like an Indian TV heroine type. Honestly I have a very conventional look, not like a typical daily soap heroine look and initially, I had also put on some weight for the show, so in front of Nakuul [Mehta], I used to always look fat, plump. So, many people wrote me off, initially saying that I won't work," she told.

She further added, "Today when I see those comments change into appreciation, with the kind of acting or looks, or every outfit that I carry, it feels like I have achieved something. Of course, there is a lot to achieve but I have achieved little. I feel great about it."

While we begged to differ here, we spoke to Nakuul himself to ask if he was aware of this.

"Funnily, I also never thought that [she is not heroine type]," told Nakuul. 

He further added, "One day she pointed out, she was asking me that [if she looked fat initially] but I never looked at her that way. To be honest, when you are working with someone every day, I think she looked perfectly fine. But of course she probably got such feedback, but for me, I think if you are a good actor it doesn't matter if you are 5 KG overweight or underweight because eventually, you look good if you act well. So, for me I thought she was perfect yaar, she was perfect for the character she is playing."