Nikita is going strong in Sandalwood. The actress has bounced back with vim and vigour after going through a tough phase, courtesy the ban on her alleging that she had an affair with Kannada star Darshan.

However, the ban was removed after various women organisations and film personalities came in support of Nikita, stating that it was a false allegatioln.

'I don’t blame him (Darshan) for whatever happened,' Nikita says, as she gets ready for the release of "Sangolli Rayanna", the shooting of which was stalled during the controversy. 

Nikita is also slowly recovering from the loss of her father, when the mess took place. 'My mother was my pillar of strength. She supported me a lot during tough times. But for her presence, I would have collapsed,' she said.