Was confused in the beginning of my career Im more confident now Sanya Malhotra
Mumbai Oct 26 PTI Five years after her sensational debut with biographical drama Dangal actor Sanya Malhotra says she has finally found her footing in the film industry as now she feels more comfortable with her craftHer portrayal of wrestlerBabita Kumari in the Aamir Khan-led movie opened doors for the Delhi-born actorwho later took up diverse projects such as Vishal Bhardwajs Pataakha National Award-winning movie Badhaai Ho and PhotographIm much more comfortable and confident in myself now After five years I can say that becausefor a few years at the beginning I was quite confused Id think What is happening How do I do this But now I am much morecomfortable being myself Thats a great journey Malhotra told PTIThe 29-year-old actor has been having a golden run with critical hits like Shakuntala Devi and Anurag Basus comedy LudoIn 2021 Malhotra earned praise for headlining the Netflix film Pagglait Im confident with the kind of films that Im doing the kind of characters that Im playing and whatever is happening in my professional life Im quite happy It is a nice comfort zone that I have achieved I hope I am able to sustain it she addedThe actor returnsto streamer Netflix with her latest Meenakshi Sundareshwar co-starringAbhimanyu DassaniIn the Karan Johar-backed romantic comedy Malhotra plays one half of the titular character and says she was instantly drawn to the project because as an audience she was craving to watch a love storyIn Meenakshi an independent fiesty girl from Madurai the actor saw an opportunity to perform and lead a relatable romantic filmIt was love at first sight for me When I first heard the script I could relate to it It is a universal and a very relatable story Thecharacter also spoke to me on a lot of levels And the fact that as an audience I was craving to watch a simple love story that was also something that I got attracted to the character and the script she addedHelmed bydebutant director Vivek Soni the film follows the journey of a young couple Meenakshi and Sundareshwar who are in a long distance marriageMalhotra described her character Meenakshi as someone who is confident and knows what she wantsI love the fact that she loves Sundarfor the way he is She doesnt want him to change They are two opposite people who are ready to grow together and dont want both of them to change even a bit for each other When the films teaser and trailer were launched last week a section on social media had expressed their fear that Meenakshi Sundareshwar will only further South Indian stereotypesMalhotra said there was never a possibility to turn the characters as caricatures as the team was sensitive with the narrative it had to chronicle Our direction was clear Vivek did that very well to ensure that it stereotyping doesnt happen It is a Bollywood film with extremely well written characters and scriptsAs an actor I didnt need anything else apart from the reading material that I had when I was prepping for the character There is a Rajinikath dialogue that I speak in the film so for that I did a lot of homework It wasnt on my mind that I dont want to offend anyone I simply wanted to perform it well she addedCo-written by Soni and Aarsh Vora the film will premiere on Netflix on November 5 PTI JUR RB SHD SHD
Mumbai Oct 26 PTI Five years after her sensational debut with biographical drama Dangal actor Sanya Malhotra says she has finally found her footing in the film industry as now she feels more comfortable with her craftHer portrayal of wrestlerBabita Kumari in the Aamir Khan-led movie opened doors for the Delhi-born actorwho later took up diverse projects such as Vishal Bhardwajs Pataakha National Award-winning movie Badhaai Ho and PhotographIm much more comfortable and confident in myself now After five years I can say that becausefor a few years at the beginning I was quite confused Id think What is happening How do I do this But now I am much morecomfortable being myself Thats a great journey Malhotra told PTIThe 29-year-old actor has been having a golden run with critical hits like Shakuntala Devi and Anurag Basus comedy LudoIn 2021 Malhotra earned praise for headlining the Netflix film Pagglait Im confident with the kind of films that Im doing the kind of characters that Im playing and whatever is happening in my professional life Im quite happy It is a nice comfort zone that I have achieved I hope I am able to sustain it she addedThe actor returnsto streamer Netflix with her latest Meenakshi Sundareshwar co-starringAbhimanyu DassaniIn the Karan Johar-backed romantic comedy Malhotra plays one half of the titular character and says she was instantly drawn to the project because as an audience she was craving to watch a love storyIn Meenakshi an independent fiesty girl from Madurai the actor saw an opportunity to perform and lead a relatable romantic filmIt was love at first sight for me When I first heard the script I could relate to it It is a universal and a very relatable story Thecharacter also spoke to me on a lot of levels And the fact that as an audience I was craving to watch a simple love story that was also something that I got attracted to the character and the script she addedHelmed bydebutant director Vivek Soni the film follows the journey of a young couple Meenakshi and Sundareshwar who are in a long distance marriageMalhotra described her character Meenakshi as someone who is confident and knows what she wantsI love the fact that she loves Sundarfor the way he is She doesnt want him to change They are two opposite people who are ready to grow together and dont want both of them to change even a bit for each other When the films teaser and trailer were launched last week a section on social media had expressed their fear that Meenakshi Sundareshwar will only further South Indian stereotypesMalhotra said there was never a possibility to turn the characters as caricatures as the team was sensitive with the narrative it had to chronicle Our direction was clear Vivek did that very well to ensure that it stereotyping doesnt happen It is a Bollywood film with extremely well written characters and scriptsAs an actor I didnt need anything else apart from the reading material that I had when I was prepping for the character There is a Rajinikath dialogue that I speak in the film so for that I did a lot of homework It wasnt on my mind that I dont want to offend anyone I simply wanted to perform it well she addedCo-written by Soni and Aarsh Vora the film will premiere on Netflix on November 5 PTI JUR RB SHD SHD
