India, March 6 -- Renuka Shahane has been in the entertainment industry for close to four decades now. Beginning with Marathi television and graduating to iconic films, the actor has now found her niche in slice-of-life stories. Her upcoming show, Dupahiya, sees her play a village pradhan in a rural comedy of errors. In conversation with HT, Renuka opens up on the show and her journey so far. (Also read: Renuka Shahane faced stereotyping after Hum Aapke Hain Koun: 'It was very restrictive')

On the show, the dupahiya (two-wheeler) is a symbol of apsiration for the lower middle-class rural population of India. Ask her about her aspirations growing up and Renuka has a surprising reply, "I was very ambition-less since childhood. I had no dre...