Reem Shaikh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Reem Sameer Shaikh

• She was born in Oman to a Muslim family. Later, her family moved to Mumbai permanently.

• She started acting from the tender age of 6, getting her break to play the lead actress in Imagine TV’s “Devi…Neer Bhare Tere Naina” with Dipika Kakar.

• She has done more than 100 TV commercials for different products like Maggi, McDonald’s, and Clinic Plus.

• She was widely appreciated and loved by the audience for her role as Chikki in TV serial “Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata” on Star Plus.

• She has also worked with some popular television stars like Pallavi Subhash, Zalak Desai, Hina Khan, and Ulka Gupta.

• She has worked in daily soaps like Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Me Aajji Aur Sahib, Na Bole Tum… Na Maine Kuch Kaha, Na Aana Is Des Laado, etc.

• In 2017, she was chosen to play the role of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai in her Biopic; Gul Makai. 

• Reem admires the television actress, Jennifer Winget. Talking about her, Reem says-
  

  I am a big fan of Jennifer Winget. I simply adore the way she carries herself. She is classy and cute at the same time.”

• Shaikh has done more than 100 TV commercials for brands like Maggi, McDonald’s, and Clinic Plus.

• She received her first pay at the age of 6 by doing a photoshoot for a catalogue. Her first earnings were Rs. 300.

• Her first celebrity crush was Justin Bieber.

• Reem keeps making guest appearances on the comedy show “Khatra Khatra Khatra.”