Vignaharta Ganesha Fame Preetika Chauhan Plays A Visually Impaired Mother In Her NEW Show, Check DEETS Here

Shravani Update: Actress Preetika Chauhan known for her roles in shows like Vighnaharta Ganesha, Yeh Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar, Mayavi Mailing, Santoshi Maa is currently seen playing the role of a mother in the new show 'Shravani' on Shemaroo Umang, which is said to be produced by writer-producers Raghuvir Shekawat, Ravindra Gautam of Do Dooni 4 with Sushant Kumar of Kathaarsis Entertainment.

The actress gets candid about the challenges of playing a blind character and how she prepped for it.

PREETIKA CHAUHAN ON PLAYING A BLIND CHARACTER IN SHRAVANI

Talking about how she prepared for the role Preetika says,"I saw some films like Butterflies are Free, Sparsh, Faana to get an idea how to play a blind as suggested by my writers and producers which gave me some idea on how to play a blind. I wanted to make my character very convincing to audiences and real hence worked on it."

Giving insights about her role she tells,"She is a simple girl who was blind since her childhood and got married to a person whom she wanted. She is very positive, lovable and is very grateful for her life who doesn't cribs over things. Audience will be able to empathize with this character because she positive throughout and has never giving up attitude."

Speaking about what prompted her to take up the role she states,"Playing different and challenging roles is the biggest opportunity for any actor who works on their craft. Initially, I was not so sure about playing a blind girl when it came to me because I didn't know about the character graph and how it will shape up. But when makers gave me the narration and I did workshops, I felt good about the character which is very different from what I've played till now. Hence I gave it a nod."

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEW SHOW SHRAVANI

She further adds,"The show revolves around Shravani, a determined young child played by the talented Gaurika Sharma, who will fight for the rights of her parents and is the ray of hope for them. Later on how things unfold when her parents enter the mansion where Chandra resides is something you need to watch out for."

'Shravani' is inspired by the character of Shravan Kumar from 'Ramayana', who is known for his love and devotion towards his blind parents. Similarly, the lead character of the show, Shravani, played by Gaurika Sharma takes care of her parents who are visually impaired.