The latest actor to join the cast of Jodha Akbar (JA) is Hina Parmar. She will be seen as Anarkali in the historical drama. Hina, who’s other show Itti Si Khushi (ISK) goes off air this week, says the offer came as a surprise to her. “I felt bad that ISK had low TRPs and went off air so soon, but now I feel whatever happens, happens for a reason. My dad’s birthday is coming up and he is also retiring from his job on December 31, so I was busy preparing for that.
Then suddenly on the last day of the ISK shoot I got a call to audition for Jodha-Akbar. I couldn’t make it to the audition, so I sent a clip over the phone and forgot about it. The next day I was enjoying myself at the shoot of ISK, when I got a call from Zee saying, ‘don’t party too much, you have to be at the Jodha Akbar sets in Karjat, tomorrow morning’.”
Hina admits that she has had no time to prepare for the character and is relying on the show’s team to help her out. “I’ve seen the movie so I’m taking some tips from there. There is pressure because the show is a huge hit and everyone at home loves it.”
