Filmmaker
Ashutosh
Gowariker,
who
works
with
big
names
in
Bollywood,
has
roped
in
a
newcomer
to
play
the
female
lead
in
his
much
anticipated
TV
show
EVEREST.
The
cast
of
the
show
was
shrouded
in
secrecy
until
it
was
officially
announced
at
an
event
here
Thursday.
The
Star
Plus
show
is
about
the
struggle
of
a
girl
named
Anjali,
who,
to
gain
her
father's
acceptance,
decides
to
climb
the
highest
mountain
in
the
world
-
Mount
Everest.
Gowariker
has
pinned
the
responsibility
of
the
show
on
the
shoulders
of
newcomer
Shamata
Anchan
by
casting
her
as
the
female
lead.
There
will
two
male
leads
in
the
show
-
actors
Sahil
Salathia
and
Rohan
Gandotra.
Besides
these
young
faces,
the
cast
has
veteran
and
acclaimed
actors
like
Suhasini
Mulay,
Mohan
Kapoor,
Milind
Gunaji,
Rajat
Kapoor,
Kishori
Shahane
and
Manish
Choudhary.
In
a
statement,
Gowariker
said:
"It
took
me
a
long
time
to
put
together
this
ensemble
cast
as
I
had
a
very
clear
vision
of
how
I
want
each
role
to
be
portrayed.
My
search
for
Anjali
was
the
longest,
but
I
am
happy
to
say
that
Shamata
and
the
entire
cast
have
done
complete
justice
to
the
multi-layered
roles
they
were
chosen
to
play."
The
show,
due
to
go
on
air
Nov
3,
has
also
managed
to
attract
music
maestro
A.R.
Rahman
as
he
will
be
composing
music
for
television
for
the
first
time.