It’s more than three years now, that the tall and beautiful Shireen Mirza decided to move out from her hometown Jaipur to live her dreams of becoming an actor. Today the girl is flying high with her performance in Star Plus’ Ye Hai Mohabbatein (Balaji Telefilms) wherein she portrays the character of Simmi. Talking about her journey, the girl states, “I had been actively participating in theatres and workshops all this while. I also did some films and was part of Anil Kapoor’s 24. I gave an audition for the character in Ye Hai Mohabbatein and out of the blue in six months I got a call from the production house. It was all without any effort and I feel I was destined to be part of the show.” Shireen further adds, “The character has given me so much exposure, that every time I am out on the streets or malls, people recognize and come to me. Also when I am back home, so many people come visiting and showering their love on me. I am really enjoying all the stardom as every actor works towards this (smiles). Her character of Simmi has seen a sea of change in emotions. The girl smiles saying, “Initially it was a funny character, and then the emotional side was brought to the fore when her husband was involved. And now it’s not completely dark but her prime motive is to put Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) down. She loves her husband too much to see his real intentions. I genuinely enjoy all the changes, for it gives me a chance to portray various shades.” And finally we ask her whether she is as family oriented as her on-screen character is and she quips, “I am too attached to my family. I keep rushing back to them every month and even when I am here I am hooked on Skype chatting with them. I am from a Muslim family and yet my father allowed me to live my dreams; I am really grateful to him for that. Even when I am shooting for scenes with Mrs Bhalla (on screen mother), I tend to shed real tears connecting with the mother-daughter bond,” concludes Shireen. Way to go!!