Hindi ki pathshala for Diana’s fans

Having made one of the most-talked-about debuts in Hindi films, Diana Penty was quite a subject of discussion when the blockbuster Cocktail (2012) released. A lot was spoken about Diana’s command over the widely-spoken language as most people assumed she doesn’t speak Hindi at all. But turns out Diana can not only speak, read and write Hindi — she even asks for her scripts in Devanagari.

Abhishek Sharma, the director of her recentlyreleased film, says, “I have been a huge fan of Diana’s work since I saw her in Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016). I knew that she is a brilliant actor but during the making of the film, I had anticipated that she would struggle with Hindi as she has this anglicised image. I was completely wrong. She

I knew she is a brilliant actor but during the making of the film, I anticipated that she would struggle with Hindi as she has this ‘anglicised’ image. ABHISHEK SHARMA DIRECTOR

has a very good command over the national language, and surprisingly she even reads Hindi in Devanagari script (which is how it is supposed to be read). She asked for the dialogues in Devanagari and never mispronounced a single word. I was pleasantly surprised with her perfect Hindi.”

The actor has also started a new series on Instagram #DianaKiPathshala, where she posts a fun sentence in Hindi for her fans and followers regularly.