MUMBAI: There are very few actors who gain immense popularity from their debut show and one of them is Samiksha Jaiswal who gained a humongous fan following with her character portrayal as Mehek in Zee TV’s Zindagi Ki Mehek.

Samiksha was later seen in Colors’ Bahu Begam where she played a multi-shaded character.

Samiksha, who recently went live with her Zindagi Ki Mehek co-star Radha Bhatt, spoke in brief about her Zindagi Ki Mehek journey, life in lockdown and more.

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In one of the conversations, Samiksha spoke how she felt when her character changed to a boxer in Zindagi Ki Mehek. 

She also mentioned how variation is required to break monotony. She shared, “It was completely opposite to the role of Mehek, who was a simple and homely girl who loves to cook. But in the second season I played a boxer out of nowhere. I used to feel embarrassed about what I was doing on national television while shooting boxing scenes as I didn’t know boxing. However, Saurabh sir and I had a chat that we are taking a chance. I think I liked having variation as I was getting bored after playing the same character for two years. I don’t know how Akshara (Hina Khan) from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai played the same role for eight years. It is very difficult to play one part for your whole life.”

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