Onima’s favourite commercial was for Limca directed by Ram Madhvani. The actor recalls, “Every ad came through after rigorous auditions. Onima finds the ad industry incredibly professional while being exhilaratingly creative as well. We asked her that her magic bricks ad made quite an impression when it came out. Does doing ads contribute to the actor in you
She explains with a laugh,
“The real test of an actor in an ad is to emote in just 30 seconds as the script is more concise. If I can connect to the audience, inhabit a character and tell astory in such a short span of time I feel I have done my job in a good way. I love doing ad campaigns and I want to continue doing it.”
Onima has shared screen space with actors like Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Amir Khan,` Vivek Oberio, Anushka Sharma and Rajkumar Rao. Her learning from these veterans, she says, is how to be an indulgent performer. Her honesty brings out the truthfulness of the character she plays onscreen.]]>