India, July 3 -- After her stint on Bigg Boss 19, entrepreneur and reality TV personality Tanya Mittal became a household name. The popularity, however, came at a cost and her experience on actor Salman Khan's show made her apprehensive of returning to the reality space. "I felt people only wanted TRPs from me, whether by humiliating me or provoking me," she says. But it was her mother Suneeta Mittal, who pushed her to try again and say yes to the another reality show Maa Hai Na. "She told me, 'If you keep running away from things, you'll never move forward. Face your fears, and this time I'll stand beside you'." She admits there was a point during the Maa Hai Na when she wanted to quit after seeing her mother face similar hostility. "I was mentally done. I didn't want to continue. But my mother refused to let me give up and reminded me that running away would never stop people from talking," shares Mittal. Having frequently found herself at the receiving online criticism, Mittal expresses, "Silence is the most powerful tool you can have. People think my silence is weakness, but it isn't... No one gets questioned more than I do, yet it doesn't affect me because I know what I'm doing with my life." She adds that much of the criticism comes from gender bias. "I've realised I'm too much for people to digest. People aren't used to seeing women live like this - with businesses, bodyguards and success," she adds. Mittal also stands by her viral statement about wanting to financially support her future husband: "I want to earn so much that I can give my husband Rs.15-20 lakh, even Rs.1 crore if I can. I want to gift him cars, a house and everything he dreams of." Despite criticism, Mittal says she is selective about future work and focused on meaningful opportunities. "I'm not dying for TRPs or work. I turned down several offers after Bigg Boss because I only want projects that add value," she shares....