Much excited about the response its sequel 'Kabaddi Kabaddi' has been garnering from audiences since its release last Friday, Rishma will be seen next in 'Jhumki', for which she's busy shooting for at present.Here, Rishma shares with Republica, five interesting things about her only few might know.
She isn't comfortable with kissing onscreen
For Rishma, kissing onscreen is a big no, at least for now. So much so, that when she read the 'kissing' scene in the script of 'Kabaddi Kabaddi', she went up to director Ram Babu Gurung, and asked him if that scene could be avoided. "A peck on the cheek is pretty normal, but since I was a bit uncomfortable, I asked Ram dai if we could skip it. Had he given me a 'no,' I'd have prepared myself for what was about to happen, but he instead chose to lie, and told me that he too didn't plan on carrying out the scene. He must have been ready for my objection beforehand!" says Rishma. Later when Saugat Malla unexpectedly pecked her on the cheek, she immediately reacted by slapping him, which sent everyone present to a fit of laughter, including Saugat.
She rejected 'Kabaddi' when it was first offered to her
When she was first offered a role in 'Kabaddi' in 2012, she rejected it. "It was the time when 'bold' films were on hype, so I wondered why I was being offered such a nice role when there were plenty of good actresses in Kathmandu itself. I suspected something was fishy," she shares. But a year later, she was offered the role again and that's when she decided to give it a shot after carefully reading the script, that is. "To be honest, I didn't even know Dayahang Rai or Nischal Basnet when the movie was offered and I was in Kathmandu for the auditions. I watched 'Loot' only after the shooting for 'Kabaddi' was over," confesses Rishma.
She sleeps with a sickle under her pillow
...with the belief that it will keep "demons of the dark" at bay. "At home, I sleep alone, with the lights turned off, assured that the sickle will keep me safe from any evil hovering around," she shares. But once she's away from home, sleeping alone is impossible. "One time when I was out for a movie shoot, I had to share a room with a co-actor, which was a good thing for me. However one night, she wasn't there, and I ended up crying the entire night and not once closing my eyes," she says.
She is the first female to graduate in her family
Rishma recently completed her Bachelor's in Business Studies from Tribhuvan University. She is also looking forward to pursuing her postgraduate studies. "I'm the first girl in my family to have studied this far. I'm also the first one to do films. My relatives say that I've a lot at a young age. And my father proudly says that 'lotus only grows in mud.' For him I'm that lotus," she says.
She always takes along her doll when leaving her hometown
Around three years ago, Rishma got a small doll as a gift from a dear friend while she was in Kathmandu. "I don't have anyone in the Capital city and she had become a very dear friend of mine," she says. Since then the doll makes her feel at home even when she is away. "Whenever I leave my hometown, I make sure I take that doll with me. It comforts me."
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