A Jordaar Masterclass
Actress Shalini Pandey spills the beans on how working with Ranveer Singh acted as a boost to her Bollywood debut performance
Shalini Pandey, who is making her Bollywood big screen debut with Jayeshbhai Jordaar, feels fortunate that she got an opportunity to work opposite superstar Ranveer Singh. Shalini, who shot to fame with the Telugu film Arjun Reddy, posted on social media saying, “It’s not every day that you get a film like #JayeshbhaiJordaar as your big-screen debut in Bollywood. It’s not every day that you get Ranveer Singh, a superstar and a super actor, as your co-star! So, I consider myself hugely fortunate that I have got this project from @yrf as a launchpad! I’m still pinching myself!”
She gushes, “Working in a
film like #JayeshbhaiJordaar is like being in an acting masterclass with Ranveer Singh! He is a giant of an actor, and just being in his orbit, I have become a better performer. It was like enrolling into an acting school (and the best one at that). No wonder I call him guruji!”
Shalini further adds, “Gradually, we became a family on the set. Speaking of which, I can’t wait for you all to witness the magic of Siddhi (Jiyaa Vaidya) - our onscreen daughter. Siddhi and I were like two peas in a pod, always together on set.
I would hear all her stories - about her day at school, her friends, etc. We would also team up and pull Ranveer’s leg. I love this picture because it describes our bond, a natural connection that we formed during the making of this movie. We were really happy in our own cocoon, in our self-made little world, having a firecracker of a time. Hopefully, our family will entertain yours thoroughly at a theatre near you!”
Jayeshbhai Jordaar is directed by Divyang Thakkar and is set to hit screens on May 13.