India, June 6 -- After years in television, films and more recently OTT, Rashami Desai has now added theatre to her repertoire. Having debuted with the Gujarati play Mrs Mara Online Che, the actor describes this phase of her career as "a new beginning." She tells us, "This is the best possible medium for acting - you learn the craft like never before. I'm loving every bit of it." Now, a month into performing live, Rashami acknowledges that stage plays come with their own set of challenges. "The biggest pressure is the fact that it's a live audience. In other mediums, you can have multiple cuts and retakes. But in the theatre, the first and only attempt has to be perfect. You need a lot of practise and coordination with other actors, since the stage remains the same." Outside of theatre, the 39-year-old was recently part of the Gujarati film Mom Tane Nai Samjay. Ask if she's reconnecting with her roots and Rashami replies that reaching a regional audience has been special for her. "The love and positivity I received from the Gujarati audience is incredible. It just makes me hungrier to do better work in my language," she says. While she explores other avenues, it's hard not to notice that she has been seen on the medium that made her a household name. Apart from cameos in Wagle Ki Duniya - Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey this year and Naagin 6 in 2022, Rashami's last TV role was in 2020 with Naagin 4. Has she bid adieu to the medium for good? "I have definitely not quit TV. It has given me so much and I can only have love and gratitude for it. If there's anything special that comes to me, I would love to do it." Is it the nature of the content that's kept her away for so long? "At the end of the day, the entertainment industry is a business. So when content is made, the commercial angle is taken into consideration. Of course, there's room to do better, but I have full faith in the industry," she ends....