Tejasswi Prakash is all about the craft—and she wants fans to remember that. While her relationship with Karan Kundrra continues to grab headlines and fuel social media gossip, the actor says she’s unfazed by the chatter. In fact, when breakup rumours pop up, the couple simply laughs them off.
Having recently featured on Celebrity MasterChef, Tejasswi is already diving into her next fiction project. Before the culinary reality show, she was seen in Naagin 6. Speaking about her work choices, she says the back-and-forth between fiction and non-fiction wasn’t strategic but turned out to be a refreshing pattern. “It is right that my work graph has turned out to alternate between fiction and non-fiction. But it was never planned like that. I feel like that is a good way of going about it,” she shares.
Her focus, however, is firmly on being seen as more than a glamorous face. “I love it when people like me for the person I am. But it’s even better when they realise I’m not just a celebrity—they see me as an artist. I want people to remember me for my art and my love for acting,” she says. The actor recently walked the ramp in Delhi for Godrej Professional’s hair show while unveiling The Surreal Collection.
Despite her professional strides, her relationship with Karan continues to stir headlines—be it speculation around marriage, joint projects, or sudden “split” alerts. Tejasswi, though, doesn’t mind the spotlight. “I know that there is a lot of focus on my personal life… but I don’t think the entire focus is just on that. We get a lot of love together, but Karan is also independently doing his projects, and so am I. It hasn’t affected us professionally,” says the Bigg Boss 15 star, who met Karan on the show.
As for the constant breakup rumours, she says, “We find it funny. We actually laugh at it. Our fans keep themselves entertained, and that’s okay.” And when asked about marriage, she says with a smile, “No, that’s not the plan.”
Currently in prep mode for her next, Tejasswi reveals her current goal is to shed some weight for the project. “That’s literally the only thing I’m working towards right now,” she signs off.