dressed in a tradi tional haryanvi attire rinku karmarkar shows a slice of her on screen personality she was visiting ahmedabad for the promotion of her new venture jaat di jugni where she plays the character of phoolkumari male protagonists mother as she joins us for a conversation she says ldquothis is my first visit to ahmedabad and i have never got any chance to travel to gujarat i keep telling kiran karmarkar her husband about planning a trip to somnath dwarka and kutch i wish i could visit atleast sabarmati ashram today but dont know whether i can do thatldquo excerpts from a quick chatrole speak phoolkumari is a strong headed and straightforward woman from a village in haryana but she will do anything for her family i found this role challenging and different from my previous roleschallenges are essential i always ensure that whichever role i take i look at what is the challenge in essaying the par ticular character i never categorize my work as negative or positive the element of challenge in that role is important doing the role of kamla tai in yeh vaada raha was a big risk to play a cold blooded sharp woman and picking up marathi dialect was a good learning experience for me as an actorread alsorinku karmarkar i never regret what roles i have donemarriage mantra it has been 16 years of togetherness since we are from the same profession we have a good understanding of our workover the years we have become more mature and we have evolved as people as well in this relationshipall about me playing a character definitely exhausts one but over the years i have learnt how to disconnect from work i prefer reading listening to music knitting crocheting as well as meditating i have this spiritual inclination i feel the spiritual side of mine helps me evolve as a strong person and keeps me calm too