Mandy Takhar talks about her upcoming talk show Spotlight With Mandy

Vinya Singh

Punjabi actress Mandy Takhar was in Chandigarh for the launch of her upcoming talk show, Spotlight with Mandy, on Wednesday. She also talked about how to strike the right balance between her personal and professional life. The show premieres on Zee Punjabi on February 16.

Donning traditional attire, Takhar spoke in soft Punjabi-British accent about her journey in the Indian cinema industry. With her roots in England, now 37, Takhar began her career with Ekam—Son of Soil, bringing her into limelight in the Punjabi heartland. Along the way, she has learned and grown with the ever-changing Indian cinema, while making Punjab her new home.

An expert in English, Punjabi, Hindi and, surprisingly, Tamil, Takhar resonates most with her mother tongue, Punjabi. She shared, “It’s good to be on the other side, as usually I’m the one being interviewed. It’s nice to be in the hot seat and ask the questions, driving the conversation and getting to know the guests better.”

Inspired by her favourites like The Kapil Sharma Show, Takhar is looking forward to bringing the journey of familiar Punjabi personalities, such as Simar Kaur, Kartar Cheema, Hardeep Grewal, Himanshi Khurrana, Aveera Singh Masson, Jasmin Bajwa, Kanwar Grewal, and many more, during the first season of the talk show. She added, “Putting them in the spotlight, learning about everything they have faced, good or bad, is an eye opener.”