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Mahima Makwana: From Mumbai Chawl to Netflix's Musafir Cafe
Mahima Makwana is an actress from India.
She started acting on TV when she was only 9 years old.
When she was 13, she got a big role in a show called Sapne Suhaane Ladakpan Ke, and many people came to know her.
Her dad died when she was just 5 months old, so her mom raised her alone in a small Mumbai home called a chawl.
Mahima says she and her mother worked very hard to build their life from nothing, and she is proud of what they earned.
In 2021, she appeared in her first movie, Antim, with superstar Salman Khan.
Salman Khan told her there is no substitute for hard work, which she calls her biggest learning.
Now she stars in a romantic Netflix show called Musafir Cafe with actor Vikrant Massey.
The show came out on July 24, and a second season is already planned.
Mahima Makwana began acting as a 9-year-old child artiste in Baalika Vadhu and became a household name at 13 with the titular role in Sapne Suhaane Ladakpan Ke.
She made her Bollywood debut in Salman Khan's 2021 action-thriller Antim: The Final Truth, a 10-minute part opposite Aayush Sharma.
Her father died when she was five months old, and she was raised by a single mother in a Mumbai chawl, saying together they 'made a life from scratch.'
Musafir Cafe, her Netflix debut co-starring Vikrant Massey, Vedika Pinto, Adil Hussain, and Sadiya Siddiqui, was released on July 24 and has been renewed for a second season.
The romantic drama is adapted from Divya Prakash Dubey's bestselling novel, directed by Ruchir Arun, and produced by Terribly Tiny Tales (TTT) and Homemade Stories.
- Who
- Actor Mahima Makwana, who stars opposite Vikrant Massey in Netflix's Musafir Cafe.
- What
- Mahima Makwana reflected on her journey from a Mumbai chawl to television, film, and web shows, her father's early death, and her Netflix debut Musafir Cafe.
- Where
- Mumbai, India; the show streams globally on Netflix.
- When
- Musafir Cafe was released on July 24 and is currently streaming on Netflix.
- Why
- She shared her story to highlight how she and her single mother 'made a life from scratch' and to discuss her career milestones, including her debut with Salman Khan.
Key facts
- Netflix debut
- Musafir Cafe
- Release date
- July 24, currently streaming on Netflix
- Co-stars
- Vikrant Massey, Vedika Pinto, Adil Hussain, Sadiya Siddiqui
- Based on
- Divya Prakash Dubey's bestselling novel of the same name
- Director
- Ruchir Arun
- Producers
- Terribly Tiny Tales (TTT) and Homemade Stories
- Film debut
- Antim: The Final Truth (2021) with Salman Khan and Aayush Sharma
- Status
- Renewed for a second season
Quotes
Mahima Makwana
Indian actress and television personality
“"I recall the good and the bad, and I am only grateful. I am extremely proud of myself because I and my mother have earned the position that we have in life. All of us have had our share of ups and downs. It was hard to have a single parent, to hold my own, and to make a life from scratch, but it's not impossible. You just have to be at it. I have earned it; I am very humbled when I say it."”
NDTV
indianexpress.com
“"I don't have any memories of working in Baalika Vadhu. The pivotal show that gave me fame and success and made me a household name was Sapne Suhaane Ladakpan Ke. I was 13 at that point. That serial gave me my first sense of fame, a realisation that I want to do this for as long as I can."”
NDTV
Sources
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