{"id":24008,"date":"2021-12-20T14:06:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T14:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/everything-you-want-to-know-about-maheen-siddiqui-aka-minal-from-dobara\/"},"modified":"2021-12-20T14:06:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T14:06:42","slug":"everything-you-want-to-know-about-maheen-siddiqui-aka-minal-from-dobara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/?p=24008","title":{"rendered":"Video: Everything you want to know about Maheen Siddiqui aka Minal of ‘Dobara’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maheen Siddiqui is the most recent face who has become the talk of the town with her debut performance in drama serial Dobara<\/em> where she played Minal, a supportive daughter to her mother, Mehru, played by Hadiqa Kiani. Maheen was earlier seen in Azaan Sami Khan’s music video Mein Tera<\/em> but not many noticed her appearance in it. However, as Minal, she has received love and appreciation from the viewers.<\/p>\n

In a conversation with Aamna Isani of Something Haute<\/em>, Maheen shared about her journey from Ireland to Saudi Arabia and finally to Pakistan, her foray into television and much more.<\/p>\n

” I was born in Ireland; I lived there for 10 years and then I moved to the Middle East. I finished my school in Bahrain and then I moved to Toronto University. I was working there and I wanted to come to Pakistan. I came here and it was meant to be two months,” she shared.<\/p>\n

Maheen is a graphic artist and she loved her work. “I was with my laptop on my shoots when I had to submit some work. I am still a graphic designer; that’s how it all started. I was doing designs for Azaan’s album and Ehtesham sir asked me to do a audition for the video and he made everything very comfortable. So, it was the nicest first experience ever,” she added.<\/p>\n

Maheen’s family with friends with Azaan Sami Khan’s family. “My khala is the best friend of Azaan’s mum [Zeba Bakhtiyar]. So, I had her met a lot while growing up and when I came here, she basically took me under her wings. She is my go-to person when I’m offered a project or have to do an interview,” she said.<\/p>\n

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Maheen Siddiqui with Aamna Isani<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Her career plans <\/strong><\/h4>\n

“I didn’t know I liked acting until I did it and now I’m looking forward to what I am going to do next. My father isn’t too keen; he enjoyed it when I was an assistant director for Ehtesham sir. So, he liked when I worked behind the scenes. On the contrary, my mom is thrilled in front of her friends, they are following my drama. I get a 3-minute voice note on my acting.”<\/p>\n

Her take on nepotism<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“I think there is this wall and you need a means to jump over that wall. I wish there wasn’t a wall but unfortunately, this is how it is. So, after the music video, I got a call from Hum TV and I auditioned for something else, then I gave an audition to Danish Nawaz and I thought this won’t work because I was merely following his instructions. He is a very funny person so I wasn’t sure if he was being serious or not,” she said.<\/p>\n

Her experience as a debutant in Pakistan<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“When I was going on set for the first time, I was given so many instructions which I thought was weird. Like keep to yourself, don’t joke around because people might get the wrong idea. So, there are major cultural differences. Here, I passed a smile to a stranger in the gym and that person got a wrong impression, while in Toronto, you casually say hello to people in elevators. It was like taking out an aspect of myself and finding the balance.”<\/p>\n

“But it was a fun set and I would like to say I’m gal-pal with Hadiqa jee. She was so sweet to me and used to help me with my cues during all my takes. I became friends with Sabeena, who plays Seher. I adore Sakina appa. I got a lot of pep talks from everyone,” she shared.<\/p>\n

Watch the full interview here:<\/p>\n