Arfeen aims to spread positivity

Actor Sara Arfeen (right), who was last seen in TV show Jamai Raja, besides being passionate about acting, also hosts workshops that are aimed at helping women. On what inspired and motivated her to conduct these workshops, Sara says, “My husband is a life coach and he hosts a lot of these seminars. Initially, I used to do a lot of these but when my acting got affected because of this, I took a break. However, I am looking at starting it in full swing. Also, on Women’s Day, Facebook invited me and my husband for a live chat on women empowerment.” Talking about her efforts towards women empowerment, Sara adds, “I feel strongly for women and their rights. I feel that supporting issues related to women makes me feel good and stronger. Hence, it has always been something I wanted to do. (Also) Being an actor, my reach becomes bigger, so I hope that I can make some difference in someone’s lives.” Ask her about why she’s keen on boosting the morale of women, she replies, “I want women to feel empowered. My agenda is to spread positivity, happiness and a feeling of belongingness and achievement.”

Son of veteran actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, actor Vivaan Shah (above) says he managed to find work in Bollywood without using his family’s name, but admits that had he been an outsider it would have been difficult for him. “I have made it on my own without using the name of my family. It would have been more difficult for me to get work if I was an outsider and the film industry would not even know anything about me,” says Vivaan. The 27-year-old actor made his debut with filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj’s 7 Khoon Maaf (2011). After that, he featured in actor Shah Rukh Khan starrer Happy New Year (2014) and was last seen in filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet (2015).Vivaan is now looking forward to the release of his next. While Naseeruddin is known mostly for his work in art house cinema, Vivaan is

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