Sahil Mehta is switching from films to television and says he looks up to superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who made a successful transition from the small to the big screen.
<img title="Shah Rukh Khan" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/aug/10-Shah-Rukh-Khan.jpg" alt="Shah Rukh Khan" width="500" height="547" /> Shah Rukh Khan
The 26-year-old made his acting debut with filmmaker Subhash Ghai&rsquo;s film production &ldquo;Love Express&rdquo; in 2011. The film didn&rsquo;t do any wonders for him, but in a way helped him to bag a role in a new TV show &ldquo;Suhani Si Ek Ladki&rdquo;.
&ldquo;My first film didn&rsquo;t work and then my mother passed away due to cancer. I took a sabbatical. I travelled to places like Singapore, Ladakh, Britain and the US in 2012.
"I came back in 2013 and that&rsquo;s when Suzana Ghai (niece of Subhash Ghai) offered me a chance to be part of the show,&rdquo; the alumnus of Subhash&rsquo;s Whistling Woods International Institute, told IANS.
He might have tried his hand at films first and then TV, but he looks up to a few actors who made a name for themselves in the world of television first and then went on to become movie stars like King Khan.
When asked about his favourite TV actors, he said: &ldquo;Shah Rukh Khan started from television. He was a part of &lsquo;Fauji&rsquo; and Irrfan Khan too did TV. These guys are superb. My sister and I watch &lsquo;Fauji&rsquo; every year from first to last episode. I really like Barun Sobti&rsquo;s work too... He was fantastic on his show.&rdquo;
While Sahil is yet to prove his mettle like his favourite stars, he has high hopes from the new Star Plus show that will first go on air Monday.
&ldquo;It is a very feel good show. It&rsquo;s Allahabad based. I play Yuvraj. He is a grey character... arrogant and rich... born with multiple golden spoons and is close to his mother. He doesn&rsquo;t have a father.
"My father also passed away in 1996, so that&rsquo;s how I relate to Yuvraj,&rdquo; said Sahil, who shares the screen space with his &ldquo;Love Express&rdquo; co-star Neha Yadav in the show.
The two have been friends for the past eight years, but there's nothing more than that between them!
&ldquo;Neha and I did a film together. We&rsquo;ve been friends. She was also my batchmate in Whistling Woods. Neha has always been a friend. Me and Neha... no (not dating). I am already in a relationship,&rdquo; he said.
He didn&rsquo;t have to make efforts to break the ice with Neha, but the same can&rsquo;t be said about his other co-star Rajshri Rani, who plays Suhani in the show.
&ldquo;Suhani hasn&rsquo;t been trained in any acting, so initially I didn&rsquo;t get along with her. After seven to ten days, I found out this girl is just like the character. Now we get along well. We are good friends,&rdquo; he said.
The Delhi boy&rsquo;s heart lies in expressing himself through acting and he's fine with any medium.

Imran Khan and his wife Avantika Malik became the parents to a baby girl today morning, sources close to the actor said. Imran's wife Avantika gave birth to a baby girl this morning at a suburban hospital here.

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