India, Feb. 10 -- Actor Emraan Hashmi-led Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web has been trending globally, and actor Zoya Afroz, who plays an air hostess named Priya in the web series, feels elated. She adds, "It isn't sinking in as this is the first Indian show to do so. I can't digest the feeling, it's overwhelming." The 32-year-old comes from a pageant background as she represented India at the Miss International 2022 contest. While many feel that pageantry gives an easy access to women in showbiz, Zoya admits that there is also judgement that comes with it. "You're either a beauty queen or an actor, but why can't we be both? I can be an actor who can perform and I can also be a beauty queen, who represents the country. I can do a lot more things in the future as well. We can have it all, we don't want to be reduced to just one thing," she says. The actor adds, "I've been an actor all my life and I started very young at the age of three. There has never been a time in my life where I wasn't acting. It's in between that my dream to represent my country on an international stage happened. But people want to put you in a box, especially women." Zoya notes that Taskaree brought in praise for her performance, rather than just her looks, and she found it to be a refreshing change. "It's with almost all female actors that they are always complemented on their looks. But women are talented, intelligent and have a great skill set. I would love to be recognized for my talent and my skills more than my looks. For any female actor, that's the biggest achievement," she ends...