New Delhi: Actress Shweta Basu Prasad of “Makdee” and “Iqbal” fame, who was caught in an alleged prostitution scandal last year for the lack of work, says it’s “difficult” to survive in the entertainment industry for those who don’t have any “godfather”.

Asked whether she’s finding it difficult to survive in the industry, Shweta told IANS: “It is difficult. I don’t have any godfather or a producer father, or anybody that I know personally in the industry.”

“I’ve been an outsider, who has grown up in the industry because people have seen my work. But, yes it is slightly difficult as you have to keep reminding people and go for auditions. I know a lot of people. I keep getting auditions once in a while. But being an outsider, it’s quite tough to make a mark in the industry.”

Shweta, who has appeared in TV shows like “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii” and “Karishma Kaa Karishma” earlier, is all set to make her return on television with horror show “Darr Sabko Lagta Hai”.

Asked about her comeback on TV, Shweta said: “Being an actress, I’m open to acting assignments. It was an exciting story and my character looked very good. The scope of performance was really high. It’s in a short film format, so it didn’t take too much time as we shot the episode in a couple of days.”

Hosted by actress Bipasha Basu, “Darr Sabko Lagta Hai” will feature 26 short films which have all been directed by different directors. Shweta will be seen in the “Hostel” episode of the show, which will be aired on Sunday on &TV.

“I’m playing the role of Anjali in ‘Hostel’. She comes from another city for her education and lives in this hostel, which actually is a haunted building,” she said, adding that she finds it good to do horror.

“It’s very interesting. I love reading horror books and watching horror films a lot,” Shweta said.

Has TV evolved as a medium of entertainment?

Shweta said: “I don’t know how much things have changed. I don’t watch television much. When I did last TV show, I was 11 years old. I’m not mature enough to say how has it transformed or anything, but it’s not a comeback or so for me.”

“Being actors, one should be open to doing any medium — whether it is films, TV, theatre, ads or others.”

Mumbai: Actor Rajinikanth may soon watch the critically-acclaimed documentary “For the Love of a Man” about the superstar’s phenomenon and his fandom.

Post the screening on Sunday here at the ongoing Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, its director Rinku Kalsy said she plans to show the film to Rajinikanth soon.

“I met Rajinikanth’s daughter Aishwarya couple of days ago here. She said they’re aware of the film and plan to watch it soon,” Rinku said.

The 90-minute documentary showcases the love for Rajinikanth through the eyes of his hardcore fans and explains why he’s a demi-god in the most entertaining and touching fashion.

Kalyan Ram Nandamuri’s latest film Sher failed to grab the attention of film lovers right from the first show. In spite of scoring huge hit with his previous film, Kalyan Ram failed to generate interest on his new release.

Sher directed by Mallikarjun had a disastrous opening day at the box office and the collections on second day are even worse.

Although this film is not making much buzz at the ticket window, it has caught the attention of gossip circles with a controversial dialog.

In one scene a comedian says “Saha Jeevanam chesi kooda hand istunna ee trend lo, hand chusi love cheyadam enti?” to the heroine. Those who have seen the film are stressing on this dialog that it is surely directed at Pawan Kalyan!

Pawan Kalyan who was in live in relationship with Renu Desai for many years finally married her because of the pressure from media and political circles during PRP days. However he divorced her soon after that to marry a foreigner.

In fact Saha Jeevanam word became popular among Telugus because of Pawan Kalyan. Don’t know if the writer of Sher took a dig at the power star or just pointing out at the latest trend.