Nazim interview

Dream come true
Mohammad Nazim aka Ahem of Saath Nibhana Saathiya is all set to debut in Punjabi cinema
Sabia Talwar

Mohammad Nazim, who plays the lead role of Ahem in Star Plus' Saath Nibhana Saathiya, shares his story of how he landed up in the city of dreams, Mumbai.

Starting from scratch

I was born and brought up in Malerkotla, Punjab and when I was seventeen, I shifted to Chandigarh. I worked as a personal trainer at Bodyscapes gymnasium, Sector-34. While I was instructing people on fitness, I also modelled for various Punjabi videos and participated in a lot of fashion shows. I was also among the top twenty in the Gladrags Mr India 2009.

Journey there on

I was fond of acting since childhood and once I got to do a show for Channel V for two days where I earned Rs 1000 per day. And as for education, I had completed my twelfth standard and started my graduation but I left it in between. I also modelled for various print advertisements and from there on, I was offered a negative role in Star Plus' Shaurya Aur Suhani. I went to Mumbai and after this show, I struggled for one year and did shows like CID and Aahat. But all this while, I was waiting for a meaty role and that's when Saath Nibhana Saathiya happened.

Present perfect

When I signed Saath Nibhana Saathiya, I never expected it to do so well. As it is, the show was slotted for 7 pm! I'm really enjoying being Ahem, actually the character is not bad at all but the situations are such that make him lose temper. I love it when I hear from the audience that they like me in the show. Recently Devoleena Bhattacharjee replaced Jiaa Manek for the character of Gopi. I felt very bad when I got to know that Jiaa has made an exit from the show but this industry is such that one has to move on. Devoleena is a very dedicated and a humble person and I like working with her.

Life in a daily soap

First of all, I would like to suggest all the aspiring actors that talent is very essential and you must work hard if you want to be a television actor. I have a daily shoot of nearly twelve hours and on some days I don't even get time for myself. As I'm a fitness freak, I make it a point to hit the gym on a daily basis and I also follow a healthy diet routine. Although, I'm enjoying being a Mumbaikar now but I miss Punjab a lot.

Cinematic touch

That's not all. I'm also doing a comedy-horror Punjabi movie titled Full Fukre, which is being directed by Chetanya Tripathi. The story revolves around three brothers and their dreams. I'm playing the youngest brother along with Miley Jab Hum Tum fame Arjun Bijlani and Lakhwinder Singh. My character in the movie is a very simple person who falls in love with each and every girl. It is very similar to the character of Akshay Kumar in Housefull. The shoot for the movie is on and it will be ready for a release in another three months.

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