When reel meets real: Aishwarya Sakuja of Khidki's encounter with real Anjali

Aishwarya Sakhuja, who is seen in the first story of SAB TVs Khidki, recently had a very interesting encounter when she met the girl from whom her character Anju is inspired. Aishwarya spent some time with the girl chatting and was very glad about the chance meeting. The stylish actress is seen in a never seen before avatar where she had shed her glamorous image to play a simple girl next door.
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Aishwarya, who returns to fiction shows on the small screen after a gap of almost two years, is essaying the role of a simple girl whose passion is boxing.The story which is titled Anju Ki Shaadi also stars Rajeev Mehta and Lubna Salim who play the role of Anju's worried parents who want to get their eldest daughter married. To prepare for the role, Aishwarya watched movies like Million Dollar Baby and Mary Kom and observed people on the set to get the Gujarati accent right.
“I met the girl on whom the character Anju is based and she was very very happy with the way we had portrayed the character. She was happy that a story was being made on her. It was a great experience overall meeting her," said Aishwarya.
Tune in to Khidki every Monday to Friday 9:30 pm only on SAB TV.
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