MUMBAI: Hina Khan made a place for herself in our hearts as Akshara Singhania from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. The actress has come a long way since her debut. From shedding her bahu image to becoming one of the top fashionistas, she is only getting better.

Post YRKKH, Hina impressed us in Bigg Boss 11 and Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 and then by playing the villainous Komolika in the reboot of Kasautii Zindagii Kay. But do you know how she got her first break?

In a throwback conversation, Hina revealed how she landed the role of Akshara Singhania in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. The Hacked actress said, “I auditioned for it. Actually, I was forcefully sent by my friends to audition. The casting guys reached out to a lot of colleges in Delhi and distributed pamphlets. That’s how my friends got to know. They came home and told me about it.”

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Talking about the audition process, Hina said, “At the audition, they made me sit for the entire day. It was a whole long paragraph that I had to learn, and I was not prepared. Maybe they found out something, or they just wanted me to stay. They gave me the entire day from 10 AM to learn those lines and deliver them in one shot. Finally, around six in the evening, I delivered those lines. And the next day, I was in Bombay! So that’s the story of my first project.”

Talking about arriving in Mumbai, she added, “There was a lot of debate going on about how I look. The channel figured that my features are too sharp to play such an innocent girl – Akshara. So we did a lot of look tests which we sent to the channel to see how the character is gonna look and all.”

Well, no one could have played the role better.

Credits: Koimoi

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