Last seen on Dastaan-e-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali (2018), Tassnim Sheikh returns to the scene with Anupamaa. She plays Kinjal's (Nidhi Shah) mother in the family drama. Initially, Sheikh had reservations about shooting amid the pandemic. Producer Rajan Shahi requested her to check out the precautions being taken on the set. "I was scared, but after seeing the safety measures, I was comfortable," says the actor who featured in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kkusum.

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