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South African Actress Shonisani Masutha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shonisani Masutha, a South African actress\u00a0from Limpopo has become the first-ever black actress to star in a Bollywood series.<\/p>\n

According to Glamour.co.za, a South African online magazine, the young 28-year-old lady auditioned for the series titled Mehek via a Skype interview.<\/p>\n

The super-excited lady has spoken in an interview, narrating how the experience has been and what she has learned from the singular feature.<\/p>\n

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In her own words, the 28-year-old lady said:\u00a0\u201c<\/i>I just didn\u2019t think they were looking for me. I also didn\u2019t think I was good enough to go act in Bollywood as I hadn\u2019t booked an acting job in about seven months and my confidence was shaky again. But my agent insisted that I go and try, and so I did\u201d.<\/p>\n

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