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Life after Kkusum : Nausheen Ali Sardar
The stunning Nausheen Ali Sardar rambles on about love and life.. after Kkusum , the television soap that propelled her into stardom.
 Nausheen Ali Sardar is better known to the television world, simply as, Kkusum - but for stage-lovers - both, in India and abroad - she is Kusum Manhar Lele. Meet this classic Iranian beauty who is half-Indian. The daughter of a Punjabi Muslim lawyer, her beauty is said to have rendered her dad speechless when he first saw her.
Unorthodox beliefs
Nausheen grew up in Mumbai, where she interacted a great deal with the Christian community due to her schooling and the neighbourhood she lived in. This influence and her mixed blood make her an interesting blend of unorthodoxy. She has her own ideas of spirituality and logic which she prefers to go by, rather than stick to conventional religion.
Life's a stage
Nausheen has been on stage right from school days when she participated in plays and elocution contests. Later, the attraction of the marquee led her to modelling and anchoring shows, which culminated into acting in television serials and soaps. It has been a rewarding journey, Nausheen admits. Having had a successful run in the career-defining Balaji soap, Kkusum, she decided to wind up ("Ekta understood that I was not comfortable playing a character twenty years my age"). She is now concentrating on portraying a real-life character of Kusum Manahar Lele, who today ekes a gloomy existence in Pune's mental asylum. This play, originally done in Marathi, with over 1000 performances, is now being adapted in Hindi.
Family values
Nausheen believes strongly in family values and respects her parents for encouraging her to live life on her own terms. Nausheen has not given a thought to marriage yet, but she does let in that she is seeing an upcoming actor, refusing to divulge his identity. "I believe in destiny, but it plays strange games sometimes; so I would rather be careful. Look at Akshay Kumar's relationships. Shilpa Shetty and Raveena Tandon faced more repercussions after they broke-up with him, but no one ever questioned him because he was a man. Even today, it is the woman who has to face music if a relationship ends, not the man."
The man in her life
But Nausheen is not averse to speaking about him. "He has fire raging within him - to be someone... to achieve something; that's what I like. His family happens to be rich, but he wants to make something of himself. We are both non-materialistic and almost never exchange gifts - that's (exchanging gifts) a form of lust, not love, I believe."
What does Nausheen look for in a Mr. Right, we ask. "I think that when you look at a guy as a potential mate you must look at his family. No, don't get me wrong," she continues. "The upbringing matters a lot. My primary criterion is that he should truly love and respect his parents. I am a strong believer in logic, and logically such a man will definitely respect you as his wife. Looks do matter, but that is a subjective affair. A pleasant look is enough; a Mr. Right does not have to be a Mr. World!"
Right ideas
Nausheen thinks that a couple should be balanced, since a union of two people with a temperament to match is an ideal that is rarely realised. "If one is hot-tempered and hyper, the other better be of cool disposition," she declares. "And a 'sense of humour' is most welcome, which luckily me and my man, both have!"
Live-in relationships are a no-no for her. "As Indians, we hold certain values close to our hearts," she says. "Besides, like I said before, if something goes wrong, the girl usually suffers most." Is this the only factor why she is against unmarried couples living together? "That is the main reason," she concedes. "But in any case it can be a traumatic experience. It is better to be absolutely sure first, get married, and eliminate the 'What if?' factor. That is why I would not like to reveal my Mr. Right's name right away." Meanwhile, she has two pet dogs, who she adores, to give her great company.
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