Episode eight of Tonite With HSY saw the first ever interview of the mother-daughter duo of the veteran actor Saba Hameed and her singer-actor daughter Meesha Shafi in a candid atmosphere.
The show started with the pressing question as to why Saba never gives interviews.
Saba, who is known for her versatile roles such as Sumbal in the comedy drama Family Front and the completely opposite role of a despicable mother-in-law in Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si, held the opinion that actors should maintain the magical image created by them.
“There should be a bar between the actor and the audience; too much information about private life shouldn’t be revealed by them [the actors],” said Saba.
Talking about her mother’s roles that she greatly admires, Meesha mentioned the drama Mama Seemi, which was about a socialite who loses her mind after her child dies in her absence.
“Though I was a very little child when I first saw it, the story really touched me,” shared Meesha. “The way she translated it (the role) into herself left an impression on my really young mind.”
Saba added that she also developed as an actor after the play.
“That play (Mama Seemi) changed me in terms of personality,” Saba mused. “I feel (the roles) more; I became more sensitive and the scripts started talking to me after that play. Before that I used to just learn the lines and deliver them.”
