Shamita will not do item numbers again

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s sister Shamita Shetty, who took a sabbatical from acting in the year 2011 is all set to make her comeback in B-town with Nach Baliye 7. The actress made her Bollywood debut in the year 2000 with Yash Raj Banner’s Mohabbatein. Since then she has performed numerous item numbers like Sharara Sharara from Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2001) and Chori Pe Chori in Saathiya (2002). Shamita said she hates the tag of item girl.

The Zeher actress said to PTI in an interview, "I am tired of saying no to item songs. I don't want to be known as an item number girl. Fortunately, we actors get tagged easily. I have been offered various item songs earlier”. She also said, "I am looking to do something that challenges me as an actor. Now people are experimenting with various roles and subjects. I am open to doing everything. I don't want to do a film where I am just a show piece. If there is fantastic character that comes my way which will shine either ways, then I am open to doing supportive roles as well. I don't want to restrict myself".

Shamita has worked in a few Telugu and Tamil films during her 10-year-long career. She says she isn’t satiated with the quantity of work she has done. She said, "I have barely done something in my career. I was happy with the work I did, but I was not happy with the amount of work that I did. I believe I deserve something better. People needed to see and recognise my talent, but I did not get an opportunity for that”.

While talking about her sabbatical from acting and pursuing studies in interior designing she said, "I chose to stay away because I was not happy with the work that was offered to me. I did not want to waste my precious time by doing work just for the heck of it. I did not want to do anything just to be in limelight. The wait for good work kept getting longer, I chose to learn something new - interior designing. I started getting more work there. So people thought I quit acting, but that was never the case, I was still waiting for something good to come my way. Acting has always been my first passion and it will always be".