MUMBAI: Imlie is currently one of the most popular shows. The gripping tale has kept the viewers hooked to their TV screens. The show features Sumbul Touqeer Khan in the central role. She has beautifully got into the skin of the character Imlie. 

Portraying a lead in a daily soap when one is just 17 years old during the pandemic can be really stressful, feels Sumbul Touqeer Khan, who plays the lead in the show Imlie. She told Times of India, "I will turn 18 in November and I am eagerly waiting for that day when I will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination. Almost everyone on the sets of my show is vaccinated, barring me. Though I am taking utmost precautions, I am really scared, especially because of the new variant of Coronavirus, which people are predicting can be the cause of the third wave in the country.” 

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Sumbul Touqeer Khan shot for her show for two months in Hyderabad and recently moved to Mumbai after the restrictions for shooting were lifted. "I really missed my family while I was away from home. I missed my dad a lot. I am really close to him. I missed having ghar ka khaana," said the actress.   

Further, she added, "My parents got divorced when I was six, though life was different yet not difficult as I loved my dad who took care of me and my sister like a father and mother, both. My father used to wake us up for school, get us ready, prepare our breakfast and then after we used to go to school he would go to work. I now want to do things for him. I want to make him happy." When the daily asked her how she plans to do it, she shared, "As of now we are staying in a rented apartment in Mumbai. But I want to buy a house for my dad soon. I remember how he sold everything before coming to Mumbai. Although the days of our struggle were not too many, yet they were tough. There used to be days when the only meal for the day would be one vada pav but we never complained. In fact, vada pav has saved the lives of so many strugglers in Mumbai who have very little money with them. From that day to today, when I go to the bank to deposit the paycheque, I have so much to thank god for. I now want to buy a house for my dad." 

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CREDIT: TIMES OF INDIA