Diya aur Baati Hum fame Kanika Maheshwari is on cloud 9 on being offered a film at Chicago Film Festival

One of the most popular actress on Indian television, Kanika Maheshwari, who played the role of Meenakshi Rathi, recently turned a filmmaker. She made a short film called Forever Whim which was based on a mother- daughter’s relationship and a heart-touching story that follows after the former is detected with cancer. The short film recently received an award at Melbourne City Independent Film Awards and was nominated at this film festival held in Chicago over a 3 day event. 

Kanika, being the director and producer of the film, travelled to the event to participate. However, seeing her film, another participant whose film was to be screened came up to her with an offer she could not refuse. One being asked about the incident and the whole experience she mentioned, “The whole process was surreal. This film is my baby & I started out as a passionate writer, so being nominated at these global events is a huge deal for me. The roaring applause to the movie after the premier was music to my ears. After the basic Q & A round which every filmmaker has to go through post the screening, a gentleman from Florida, who also had a nomination walked up to me & offered me a film straight up. I was thrilled.”

The actress was absolutely thrilled to receive the offer but could not take it up as she had a son back home and she couldn’t leave him alone for too long. Also, she had work commitments that she couldn’t give up. Thus she added, “He'd said that he liked the actor in the film & wanted to find out more on her as he was looking to cast an Indian actress for his next. Only during Q & A he figured I'd acted in it too. We chatted for quite some time & I was completely sold on the film. It was about an aspiring Indian actress trying to make it big in Hollywood. It did excite me but I have a son back home who needs me so I had to choose. I shared my dilemma with him & he was sweet to understand. Nonetheless we are connected now & maybe in future something works out. But I had set my priorities straight right from the start.” Post this magical event, the actress has been ecstatic and happy. She was last seen in Dil Se Dil Tak doing a cameo, prior to which she was playing a negative character in Diya aur Baati hum.