Happy Birthday Vaishnavi Macdonald: The 90’s kids’ favourite show ‘Shaktimaan’ had gained immense popularity. The lead actress in Mukesh Khanna’s show was Geeta Vishwas, a character played by Vaishnavi Mahant. Today Vaishnavi Mahant is quite old but she is still remembered for this character. Vaishnavi herself told how she got this iconic character.
Vaishnavi Mahant, born on 9 September 1974 in Mumbai, married Leslie McDonald. Vaishnavi had told through an Instagram post how she got the role of Geeta Vishwas, let us tell you about it.
How did Vaishnavi get the role in ‘Shaktiman’?
Vaishnavi Mahant shared a post on March 15. In its caption, she wrote, ‘For those who don’t know, I replaced Kitu Gidwani after the 12th episode of Shaktimaan. The reason for this was that there was a rift between Kitu ji and Mukesh Khanna ji over some issues. But thanks to everyone who accepted me in the role of Geeta and adopted me forever. I am thankful to God who gave me the love of the people through Shaktimaan.’
According to reports, Vaishnavi Mahant gave an audition for the role of Geeta Vishwas in which she was selected leaving behind many girls. Vaishnavi Mahant worked in many serials and films but people still remember this character.
Vaishnavi Mahant’s movies and serials
Today, on 9th September, Vaishnavi Mahant is celebrating her 50th birthday. Apart from ‘Shaktimaan’, Vaishnavi Mahant has done shows and films like ‘Mitegi Laxman Rekha’, ‘Young Dreams’, ‘Bombay Ka Babu’, ‘Veerana’, ‘Dil Se Dil Tak’, ‘Laadla’, ‘Maidan-e-Jung’, ‘Mile Jab Hum Tum’.
