In last few years, actress Seema Pahwa has delivered several amazing performances as a quirky and relatable elderly woman. However, long before she appeared in films like 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha' and 'Shubh Mangal Savdhan', Seema starred in India's first daily soap 'Hum Log'. In a recent interview, Seema recalled that before she found success in TV and films, she used to perform in a vulgar Punjabi theatre.

In a conversation with Rekhta Foundation, the actress shared that she wasn't old enough or well versed in Punjabi to know all the double meaning jokes. She recalled, "Punjabi theatre hota tha Sapru House mein, use ashleel theatre kaha jata tha uss waqt pe kyunki voh sab double meaning ke dialogues the. Mujhe na toh Punjabi aati thi aur na main uss umar mein thi ki koi double meaning main samajh saku. Mere liye voh natak the bas. Toh main jaake kar leti thi ki yaad karna hai aur kisi se puch lena hai ki galat bol rahi hun ya nahi. Aetha aa, uthe aa, voh sab seekh liya tha. Aur mujhe laga sabse zyada paise toh yahi dete hain."

However, once she realised what she was a part of, Seema lost not time in getting away. She said, "Jab main voh naatak karti rahi toh mujhe achanak realise hone laga ki yeh kisi bhi baat pe kyu haste hain? Isme kya baat hai? Fir maine voh puchna shuru kia ki maine jo yeh bola hai, isme kya hasne ki baat hai? Tab kisine ne mujhe jab batana shuru kia toh mujhe laga ‘oh, yeh toh main galat theatre kar rahi hun. Yeh theatre toh mujhe nahi karna. Iski toh meaning galat hai. Toh fir vahan se bhaagi."