Shafaq Naaz yet another small town girl with a dream to enter the showbiz, has proved that ‘Where there’s a will there’s a way’.
The pretty girl from Meerut has entered the hearts of television audience through her unmatched skills and talent. Shafaq who is seen playing the role of Mata Kunti in mythological saga Mahabharata aired on Star Plus was here in the city of lakes on Monday. While in a rendezvous with The Pioneer, Shafaq shared her struggle story and also expressed her contentment over playing a role in magnum opus.
“I had auditioned for the role of Gandhari as well as Kunti, but I am happy that I picked up the character of Kunti. This was the decision I made rightfully. As Kunti is seen as one of the most important characters of the saga and ofcourse it has positivity somewhere.”
On asking about the kind of challenges the role brought in front of her, she said, “Well this role undoubtedly was very challenging for me, but thankfully I did not face any kind of trouble in playing a role of a ‘mother’ of five children at the age of 20,” Shafaq said laughingly. She also said, “Well, this role has a graph. Kunti is a woman, a loyal wife; a loving and a caring single mother, so this role meets up many new phases of a woman’s life. So this is a role which I enjoy playing.”
She further said, “Kunti is also very creatively challenging character I have played till date. I have never played a character of a mother before and to play the role of a mother of five elder kids who are actually older to me in reality is something again challenging. I feel like a princess, as the costumes and jewellery really amazed me,” she added.
Shafaq Naaz began her journey with giving auditions. She is then seen in soaps Crime Patrol, Shubh Vivaah, Sanskaar laxmi and many more and is best recognized with the role in Rajan Shahi’s Bidaai as her debut on television and since then there is no turning back. On asking about outdoor shoots, she said, “Well we shoot in Umargoun and very rarely I visit home in Mumbai. So other than missing my family and friends there is no difficulty that I face on the sets.” About her visit to Bhopal she said, “This is my first visit here and Bhopal is really a very beautiful and a clean city.”