It is very rare that one comes across a frank actress; Jyoti Makkar is one such young and peppy actress to chat with. Chand from Star One's Betiyaan Apni Ya Paraya Dhan has her track increasing now. Once a prop amongst other sisters and a foil for Krishna; Chand has now carved a niche for herself in the huge clan. Here's a tête-à-tête with Jyoti to find her opinion on her daily soap.

The story features a speculative love triangle as Chand has her heart set on Parth aka Gautam Rode. However she is forced into a marriage of compromise with Waqar Sheikh. During the trial of her brother Nirvaan she has had some really strong scenes to enact.

But Jyoti believes the track is going a little slow. When asked whose character she would like to essay if not hers, she says frankly, "I think all of them are just in their casting, sometimes I feel I should play Veera…Savyli is a very good character….for a change I want to play the blind Koyel."

But she soon gets back to reality, "My character Chand is a good, sacrificing, ideal daughter. I was earlier in the shadow of Krishna and but now I have an identity of my own. I can do things for my family. So right now I like my role the most!"

What drove her to become a TV actress? "What I like about this medium is that whenever you switch on the TV, you are there. I actually prefer daily soaps over films. In theatres people come to watch you; but in a soap, irrespective of whether they like it or not, you are there! So you have to check me out." Quite a self-assertive closure!