Did you know? Gauahar Khan learns to ride a horse in 1 day!

Gauahar Khan is no stranger to portraying unconventional, hard-hitting characters. She will go to any lengths to achieve perfection – be it with drama, romance or even action!

And this is precisely what she did when she discovered that she had to ride a horse for a scene for MX Player's upcoming Original Series, Shiksha Mandal…India’s Biggest Education Scam’. She learnt to ride a horse…in one day! In the show, she is seen playing a no-nonsense cop who is quick-witted and intuitive.

On learning horse riding, Gauahar Khan said, “I performed quite a few stunts on my own in the show. The show also has a scene where I am riding a horse and I didn’t know how to ride one.

But when the role demands something, you have to give it your all to make it look authentic; there’s no other way. So, I learnt how to ride a horse. We didn’t have much time, so I did it in one day.

It takes around six months to be a confident rider, but I had to learn the basics in a day. But all credit to our action director, Salaam Sir, and his team who patiently trained me. It was pretty intense, actually, but empowering at the same time.

I got a sense of achievement while playing Anuradha. The show has our blood, sweat, and tears; we’ve put in a lot of work! Our director, Afzal Sir, believed in me and believed that I am capable of doing anything. It is his belief that I didn’t want to let down.”

Directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal, the show also features Gulshan Devaiah and Pavan Raj Malhotra in pivotal roles. With a socially relevant premise and equally talented cast, Shiksha Mandal will reveal corruption, fraud, cheating and criminal conspiracy that affects vulnerable students in India.

Are you ready to watch them defy all odds and challenge the system fearlessly with utmost conviction?

This MX Original Series will be available on MX Player 15th September onwards