tv always works with a deadline i was studying marketing and advertising trying to figure it out and doing the projects which came my way in india were all tv addicts that was when i started taking it more seriously but your parents know your strengths and my parents knew my calling she says i knew nobody in the industry and had no idea where to start for sana who has worked in all mediums of entertainment movies are the natural preference she is still best remembered as srks cute daughter anjali in kuch kuch hota hai till now i had only done things which had come my way i had never gone looking for work i love films hence i would obviously love to see myself in films she says the time span is easier in films you have the liberty to bring out the best in you in as much time as you want taking her passion for dance a step further sana was seen as a dancer in the latest episode of yeh hai aashiqui if youre on tv people really get to know you and jhalak proved that for me but then i realised that going for a shoot was easy and i always enjoyed it sana who took some time before realising that acting was her calling says until six years ago acting was only a hobby for me this was another step glamorous and bikiniclad sana as the petite tanya grabbed eyeballs in the film followed by her impressive stint in the dance reality show jhalak dikhhla jaa 6 my parents were also surprised when i told them about my decision they were like why now but this time around i just told myself that this is what you want so youve got to try but for her who people had seen as a child actor things didnt come easy but i see everything as a learning experience nothing as a struggle having said that tv has a huge base talking about her future projects and aspirations she says i am not aiming to be a part of showbiz continuously as an actor i have always tried to do different things and experiment sana saeed who was all of eight years then did a couple of other films before going back to her studies i think short stories are great as they tell the entire story in about an hours time and help brush up your acting skills also sana who was then seen on tv in babul ka aangan chhootey na and lo ho gayi pooja iss ghar ki made a splash on the big screen again last year when she made her debut as a grown up actress in student of the year talking about working in episodics sana says this is a subtle love story which revolves around a dance competition so i naturally went the old school way got a portfolio and went for different auditions did everything