mandy takhar is one of the most famous faces of punjabi cinema the englandborn punjabi diva is known for her pathbreaking performances in movies like ekom son of soil mirza the untold story rabb da radio and sardaar ji though mostly seen playing submissive characters mandy took the year 2018 as her period of experiment and broke her own stereotypical onscreen image with her strong character in khido khundi and singing debut lado rani in an exclusive interview with timesofindiacom the actress spoke her heart about what led to the changean attempt to turn a hobby into a professionthe actressturnedsinger made her singing debut with lado rani which came out in collaboration with dr zeus speaking about what made mandy fall for singing in the first place she said honestly i think everyone enjoys singing and everyone sings in the shower however not everyone thinks to take it on a professional level since i am a part of the entertainment industry already i thought of attempting to change a hobby into a profession moreover dr zeus is a family friend and when he asked me if i would love to give it a shot i was like why notto live in the momentwhenever we try something new challenges are something we cant avoid so when mandy first went into the studio she too faced difficulties talking about them she added theres a huge difference when you sing for fun and when you sing in front of the mic with the headphones on a background music keeps playing in your ears and whether you want it or not you have to be in the moment if you want to get the recording rightthe criticmandy quoted that she is the best critic of her own work and no matter what she never settles with one take she said i never settle even if you give me an award for a role i would say i could have done better thats something i did while recording lado rani too i was grateful that i knew dr zeus personally so it was fine for me to say that i would like to try once more the actress also added that this habit of hers helps her in staying groundedcreative libertybefore lado rani mandy takhar played an impressively strong character in the movie khido khundi unlike her other characters in khido khundi she came out as an independent woman who can take care of both her family and herself irrespective of how much appreciation i got for playing the role of a submissive girl as an artist i just want to keep experimenting i want to enjoy the creative liberty as an artist and do whatever makes me happy and helps me to grow better she saidcoming to lado rani though from the outside it looks like a party number mandys thought behind the song is more than what meets the eyes she said the song is a breakthrough from punjabi mindset lado