Actress
Smilie
Suri,
who
is
all
set
to
make
her
small
screen
debut
with
Jodha
Akbar,
says
her
character
as
the
Mughal
emperor's
first
wife
Ruqaiya
Begum
will
help
her
break
the
girl-next-door
image.
Smilie,
who
made
her
Bollywood
debut
with
2005
film
Kalyug,
fell
ill
soon
after
signing
Zee
TV's
historical
show
Jodha
Akbar,
produced
by
Ekta
Kapoor.
"Over
the
last
few
years,
I
was
offered
TV
shows,
but
I
declined
them.
This
one's
not
a
saas-bahu
show
and
the
role
of
Ruqaiya
is
also
very
different.
It
helps
me
break
away
from
the
girl-next-door
image
created
by
my
Kalyug
character," Smilie,
who
is
director
Mohit
Suri's
sister,
said
in
a
statement.
"The
commute
from
Mumbai
to
Karjat
for
the
shoot
can
be
pretty
taxing,
so
I
was
in
two
minds
initially,
but
the
character
is
not
only
interesting,
it
has
different
layers
and
substance.
Ruqaiya
is
an
important
part
of
Akbar's
life.
She
was
his
best
friend,
almost
like
his
mirror.
I'm
just
waiting
to
get
out
of
the
hospital
and
start
shooting," she
added.
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