Umeish Yamgaar, the Casting Consultant of Nautanki Telefilms’ very popular show on Colors, Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon was ‘on the spot’ when he cast Vivian Dsena as the unpredictable RK and Drashti Dhami as Madhu. And now, Umeish spearheads the responsibility of casting for Ravi Ojha Productions’ most-awaited family drama ‘Badalte Rishton Ki Dastaan’ for Zee TV. As we know, he has brought in two of the most beautiful actresses Sanjeeda Sheikh and Additi Gupta as the lead faces in the show. So what’s it that Umeish found in these two talented girls? We went on to ask him.. Umeish with a confident streak on his face told us, “The moment I got a brief about the lead roles, the names of Sanjeeda and Additi came as a spark. Sanjeeda’s character required a very pretty girl with spunk, and Sanjeeda was the best choice. Sanjeeda was impressed with the character the moment I sat for a narration with her and she readily agreed to be part of the show.” “As for Additi, she felt that she only did negative on Zee TV, but again she was perfect for the role. I convinced Additi to take up the role as I had the faith that she can be a perfect positive again,” averred Umeish. So how do Sanjeeda and Additi feel being part of the Ravi Ojha show? We went ahead to ask them. Sanjeeda told us, “Umeish is a very good friend and his choices are always the best. He has a knack to choose the right talent. I believe, he will grow big and go places in the near future. When we met, he told me that I was the perfect description of the character, and I too found it convincing. I am very happy to be part of this Ravi Ojha show. We have great expectations towards the show and are working very hard.” Additi Gupta too echoed the same sentiments saying, “Umeish is a good soul and he knows his job perfectly. Instead of bringing in 200 people to audition for a said role, he knows to zero down to the best face and then call the person for a talk and audition.” We then asked Umeish as to what he exactly foresees in an actor when he is described the role, and he told us, “For instance, when I was casting Aarti Puri for Trishna’s role in Madhubala, I figured that the narration of Trishna matches the real Aarti to the core. I knew her personally and Aarti fit the bill of being a good dancer as well as a good actress. I was very sure that she will do her best in the role of Trishna. Same was the case with Seema Mishra. She had worked with me earlier, and I knew that Seema was an actress who can redefine a negative character on TV, and has everything in her to carry out the role of Dipali.” Aarti Puri believes that Casting Directors and Consultants have not got their due in India, and that Umeish has it in him to go ‘international’. She said, “He has an amazing sense to grab the right talent. I know him personally and have a great rapport with him.” Seema expressed her views on ‘right casting’ being the stepping stone to success in television saying, “Umeish is very good at his work. And not all know that efforts that one has to put to bring in the right casting.” Madhubala has really clicked with viewers, and every character in the show has been well-accepted by the audience. It is now to be seen whether Sanjeeda, Additi and of course, the entire ensemble cast of Badalte Rishton Ki Dastaan can live up to the expectations and carry out their roles to the fullest.. All the best to the entire team of Badalte Rishton Ki Dastaan..