I started my career in movies with all Alist actors, says Sheeba
Getting to play varied roles and collaborating with the right kind of talent is satisfying for the creative thirst of any actor. Sheeba is no different.
“I started my career in movies with all A-list actors. My first film was with [Sunil] Dutt Saab (in Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi; 1991). I also worked with Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and Anil Kapoor. I think [I worked] with pretty much everybody, and then Vivek Oberoi [in Dum; 2003]. I have been friends with everyone who I worked with, and it has been a smooth and eventful journey. There have been no controversies and I enjoyed the ride,” she says.
The actor, who stars in the TV show Haasil, says the reason she gave the nod to this role is that her character is “very powerful, elegant, ambitious, and when she walks into a room, she owns the space. She is a pivotal character”. Sheeba adds, “When I did films, I was very young, and I was playing lead roles. Now that I’ve moved to television, I am doing more powerful characters. So there is not much pressure. I am in a space where I enjoy what I do,” she says.
Along with facing the camera, Sheeba, in partnership with her husband Akashdeep Sabir, owns a production house. Interestingly, they are not the only ones in showbiz from their family. “My father-inlaw (Manmohan Sabir) was also a filmmaker. He was the producer of Saat Hindustani, which is Amitabh Bachchan’s first movie. He has made around 50-60 films in his career span,” shares the actor, who has done films such as Suryavanshi (1992), Dum (2003) and Sanam Teri Kasam (2009).