Parakh Madan is the new fresh face to hit the tube in the soon to be launched Star One show Saathi Re. The actor won the cover girl contest of a leading magazine recently and bagged the coveted role of the protagonist , Suman in the show.

Parakh Madan: Playing Suman!

Parakh has completed her fashion designing course from NIFT, Delhi and this is not all, she even went topped her institute! Also, the multi-faceted young lady has been learning Kathak for the past 16 years and is trained under Pt. Birju Maharaj while in Delhi.

Talking about her foray on television she says, "I play a girl next door- simple, calm, mature and docile who belongs to a Gujarati family. She's an ideal take-home bahu who respects her family. She all about what girls should be like. The show will have me transforming from a college girl to a bahu who takes a stand and controls situations when things go wrong."

The actor will don an Indian ethnic look and has had a learning experience shooting for the show so far.

So how is her family taking to her new found recognition and did she harbour dreams of making it big in the glamour field? "It's been a month of shooting and it's been a pleasant experience so far. I have such seasoned actors around me and we share an amazing rapport. My family has always supported my decisions and they are happy for me. As a child I'd spend hours in front of the mirror - posing, dancing, doing make up and making faces. Somewhere I knew I wanted to act and that probably came from my love for dance ," says this Ranchi bred girl who has been staying in Delhi for the past five years. and is currently busy shooting 13 hours a day for Saathi Re.

The actor plans to concentrate on her maiden television show but is game for films as well in the future. And what's her ultimate goal? "To start a dance academy!" declares Miss Madan..