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Talented and smart Shikha Singh is on roll these days. The actress has been bagging some powerful roles on TV one after the other.

After playing a cadet in Left Right Left, a dacoit in Na Aana Iss Des Laado and a terrorist inChabbis Barah, Shikha is all set to play her first mythological character in Star Plus'Mahabharat.


Sources inform that Shikha has been finalized to play the role of Shikhandi a warrior princess and she will start shooting for the show soon.

Talking about her role Shikhandi in Mahabharat, Shikha says, "I am very happy and really excited to be working back with Swastik. Shikhandi is a warrior princess; she is very strong in nature. The character is very challenging and different from the roles that I have played before. Also the look that I will be sporting in the show is simply brilliant. The production house has put in a lot of hard work to design the look of each and every character. I still remember, I had bruises on my body after my first look test as the costume and jewellery weighs around 15-20 Kgs."

The actress, who will join Ronit Roy aka KD Pathak in Sony Entertainment Television's Adaalat as the new public prosecutor, feels blessed to have played such strong characters, "I feel very blessed and happy for the choices I have taken in my life. I remember people told me to not accept the role of a dacoit in Na Aana.. as it will stereotype me but I went ahead to do it. And today I feel lucky that I have created a niche for myself with these strong roles. I believe in the saying that patience pays off because now people approach me with strong, performer oriented roles and it's a big compliment for me," concludes Shikha.