Back To School For Pankhuri Awasthy!

Back To School For Pankhuri Awasthy!
The petite actress popular for playing some of the feminist roles on television, Razia Sultan, Draupadi in Suryaputra Karn , a gang rape victim Amala in Kya Qusoor hai Amala ka Pankhuri Awasthy is ready to take on a new challenge this time around albeit as a student.

An English Honours graduate, Pankhuri worked as a marketing executive in the hospitality sector before taking the big plunge into acting. The actress tied the knot early last year with her long time boyfriend, Suryaputra Karn co-star actor Gautam Rode in a private ceremony. The actress now plans to go back to her books & believes in completing her post graduation too, she shares her plan, ‘During college I had set a timeline for myself but life has its own plan. I always wanted to be an actor and that will always be my first love. I was actively involved in theatre, both in school & college. College got over & before I could sit back & ponder over my career options, I got placed in a major group of hotels & worked for 3 years straight before acting actually materialised. Now that I’ve been here for about 4 years, I know how this industry functions, you either have no time for anything or you have a lot of time till you wait for the next interesting opportunity to find you.'
‘Now that I have some time before something interesting  comes my way, I realised I must utilise this break to complete my masters. As a part of my life plan apart from acting, I wanted to pursue Masters & also get a B.ed as teaching gives me immense peace, just as my mother. It took me a lot of time to just make up my mind & then I began researching. I have finally applied for the course & my examination is due in June & I’m preparing for it & enjoying the process. My family’s been very supportive through this whole process which was a further motivation to accomplish my goals. I’ll complete my B.ed first & eventually my MA in English ,’ she adds.