I must give it to him he had to build his physic, grow hair and build that kind of personality to fit in the role. He was just the kind of person I looking for Arjun and he was not convinced because Arjun had to look like a warrior. He is extremely committed to work, wonderful actor and most importantly an amazing human being. We had done this show, Navya together where he played a cute boy. Speaking about Shaheer, who played Arjun in the serial, Siddharth said, "I had worked with Shaheer before Mahabharat, he is a great guy.
She got the least time to prepare for the role but I could see her talent." He added, "She comes from a very rare breed of actors, who don't take up anything and everything they come across but which come across but wait for the right thing and only accept the characters which can add value." Also Read - Diwali 2021: Shaheer Sheikh, Surbhi Chandna, Hina Khan and other TV celebs celebrate the festival of lights with family and friends – view posts I really admire Pooja's work and have respect for her commitment level. After taking 1000 other auditions, I saw Pooja and she was bang on who could set the screen on fire because that was the actual demand of the character. We were looking for someone who has fire in her eyes and could perform well as it was a performance-oriented character. She was the last one to get cast as I don't remember for how many years we auditioned actresses for Draupadi. Talking about this, casting director of the show, Siddharth Kumar Tewary told SpotBoye, "Pooja is one of the most fabulous actors I have worked with. Watch Mahabharat tonight at 8:30 pm on Starplus post shared by Pooja Sharma on at 5:57am PDT You cannot deem me anything without my consent !.Draupadi i believe was progressive, way ahead of her times.