Hooked to the Star Plus show Tere Sheher Mein? You might want to check this out!
The TV serial Tere Sheher Mein is the story of Sneha Mathur, played by Gautami Kapoor, and her three daughters who land up in Varanasi after a life-altering experience.
Following its March 2 premiere on Star Plus, the show's three young girls have been garnering a lot of fans.
Here, we meet the the three girls who play Kapoor's daughters on the show:
Anjum Fakhi
Model-actress Anjum Fakhi has walked the ramp for many designers. She plays the perfectionist eldest daughter, Rachita in the serial.
"I did a workshop for three months to understand and get into the skin of the character.
"I had actually auditioned for the role of Amaya (the second daughter) but I was rejected because of my height."
The producer, Rajan Shahi, then asked her to audition for the part of Rachita.
Anjum says she is more like Amaya in real life and not at all like Rachita, the character she plays.
"But it was a challenge and I am glad I did it."
She comes from a conservative Muslim family, and says she is "half Arab."
"I was brought up in the Gulf, so I didn't have the liberty to go out and explore.
"Girls there are expected to wear the hijab and cover themselves from head to toe.
"My childhood was spent watching Indian and Pakistani TV dramas."
She followed her passion of making a career in modelling.
"When I told my parents I wanted to be a model, they told me to go ahead, but I would have to leave their home."
Anjum says people in the Middle East are crazy about Indian TV serials and respect TV actors.
Does that mean she will get a great reception when she visits her family now?
"Well, may be," she smiles. "I haven't gone there for a while after I started shooting for the show. But I will go some day."
She had small roles in Aahat, Mahi Way, MTV Chat House and Epic TV's Time Machine.
She has been living in Mumbai for five years. "I couldn't expect any financial or emotional support from my parents. I had some money saved through babysitting and tuitions in Saudi."
Initially, she stayed as a paying guest with six other girls, and walked from Bandra to the suburb of Andheri for auditions and lived on Maggi noodles.
"After I got my assignments I moved to a PG with three and then two girls. Now I live alone. It took five years for that to happen.
"My parents are also proud of me and we are on talking terms since the last three years," she says happily.
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