actor hiba nawab who plays elaichi in the ongoing sitcom jijaji chhat par hai misses her school friends this friendship day the bareillyborn actor who was in varanasi for the promotion of her show has fond memories of her school days i remember that during our school days we had a stiff competition on how many friendship bands one gets on that day i use to get nearly 7080 bands on friendship day and so i had to tie a few on my legs too to accommodate them all says hiba with a laugh adding it was great fun i really miss all that and my friends as well all of us have split up since everyone is pursuing different careers some are still studying while a few of them are working but we are still connected through the social media even if we dont get the chance to meet we still remain updated about each other through the social media my friends mean a lot to me they are my lifelines says the actor who was also seen in the show tere sheher mein hiba also narrates an interesting incident when a boy in her school whom she considered a friend started mushing over her once i saw him with my name etched with a pen on his arm decorated with flowers so i asked him what was all this about i told him that i just consider you as my friend and why are you ruining that thankfully he took it well and we remained friends friendship is above rest of the feelings this kind of infatuation just fades away when you are a kid but friendship remains this kind of crush is just part of school life even i used to have a crush on my seniors she sayshiba nawab bccl arvind kumar hiba nawab bccl arvind kumarwith the television medium accused of being very regressive in the recent past the actor is happy that now women characters on tv are getting closer to reality there are characters now with whom the audience can relate to women on tv are no longer getting up in the morning with full makeup on they are also dressing up like normal people people will watch tv shows only if they relate to it this realisation has dawned on me over the years when i started my career i was too young to understand which roles to choose but i should say that whichever roles i have taken i have done them with sincerity and passion it is only since the last one year or so that i am able to take a decision on which roles to do and which not to do she says hiba who has been to varanasi earlier for the shooting of her show tere sheher mein a few years back says banaras is a beautiful place on the very first day when i had come for the shoot i took a boat ride along