singerturned actress amika shail is grateful for getting work during the pandemic the actress last show on tv was baal veer 2 and even though it didnt last long it went off air in 2021 she is glad that she had her payments were coming on time she says i will forever be grateful to television for this while many were struggling financially and workwise in the last two years i was fortunate to have show on handnow amika has shifted her focus from tv to ottread alsomadhuri dixit stardom doesnt define me i get the power to define fameveteran actress madhuri dixit has made her ott debut with the highly anticipated series the fame game as the web show released today the actress engaged in a conversation with etimes over a round table discussion from discussing her creative process to dealing with fame in real life madhuriask her about this and she says i made my tv debut withudaan 2014 after which i did few other shows but tv creates boundaries and i dont like to be bound by anything there are long shifts and working hours which dont allow me to take up different projects and after a point tv gets monotonous with its storytelling theres not much scope in terms of performance for an actor so i took up a web show after baal veer 2 and at that time i realised how much i enjoy this style of work we get the script beforehand to rehearse but in tv this doesnt happen they need to shoot scenes quickly and things happen at the last minute its all about generating content and that hampers peoples performancesso has she quit tv i wont say that i have quit tv because if someday something really interesting comes my way i would like to take it up but until then i want to continue doing web shows i also some ott projects lined up this year and i am looking forward to that she saysamika shifted from kolkata to mumbai in 2012 to become a singer but destiny had different plans for her and she got into acting she shares yes i wanted to be a singer and i even sang a track for a movie titled wedding anniversary but then i got acting opportunities and i took it up thats how my acting journey began