THE ACTORS

Under the arclights

Sushama Seth (Begum Sahiba) is the only well known name in the serial. Most others are newcomers.

Juhi Parmar

Pretty, slim, tall, and twenty something, the actress from Jaipur, Juhi Parmar plays the lead role in Shaheen. With one Gujarati film under her belt, she looks confident and excited about her role.

Very keen on her career, Juhi left Jaipur, dumping college two years back , and came to Mumbai. She received guidance from her uncle, Rakesh Parmar who had directed a part of blockbuster serial 'Tara'. 'I get to know few good people in industry due to the contacts, but never the role. For my first serial, ' Woh, ' I went through a screen test and got the role.' It was the same with Shaheen.

Juhi Parmar

'There were seven to eight girls trying for the same role, But I grabbed it.," says the charming Juhi . Although she had schooled in English, she sounds as though she was born in a Muslim family.

Sushama Seth with Juhi Parmar

She started her career with 'Woh' on Zee. After Woh came 'Choodiyan' produced by Just Production. She played the role of younger sister to the central character, a mentally disturbed character.'The role in Choodiyan is similar to my nature, where as in 'Shaheen it is totally different.'

Playing two different roles back to back does not deter her. She looks at any role as medium to prove her acting abilities. " So when I am doing Shaheen, I am involved in the role." Her enthusiasm, concentration, and zest for work are clearly visible. Each time after a shot is okayed, she runs to the monitor to see how the shot is. There is very little stress or fatigue on her face. She hopes TV will be her stepping stone to Bollywood.

Bhaveen Gossain

Bhaveen Gossain ( Nawab Junaid Akhtar) is from Delhi theater, having worked with Manoj Bajpai and Ashish Vidyarthi. He met Bharadwaj through a common friend. When offered the role, he studied the strong storyline, well fleshed out character and accepted.

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