Wanted to be part of Simmba: Priya Varrier
Actor Priya Prakash Varrier, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming film Sridevi Bungalow, says she wanted to be a part of Rohit Shetty’s Simmba, alongside Ranveer Singh.
Popular as the wink girl, Priya became an overnight sensation with her expressions in the teaser song Manikya Malaraya Poovi from her Malayalam movie Oru Aadar Love.
Soon after, she was linked to many movies and projects. Her name was associated with Ranveer Singh-starrer Simmba, too. But, Sara Ali Khan was finally cast as the lead actor in the film, which is breaking box office records.
When asked which Hindi film she wanted to do in recent times, Priya said, “I wanted to be a part of Simmba. There were lots of rumours that I was part of the film... I wish that was true because I am a great fan of Ranveer Singh.”
Priya, who got to meet Ranveer at the screening of Uri, adds, “I told Ranveer ‘I am a big fan of yours’ and then he told me, ‘I really liked your wink’, which was overwhelming for me.”
At the said screening, Priya also got to meet a host of other Bollywood actors. Asked how it was meeting them, she said, “It was the very first time that I was meeting all these people, so it was very new to me. I got to talk to many people and they were really sweet and welcoming, so it was an overwhelming feeling to be there.”
Now that Priya is entering Bollywood, is she ready to compete with names such as Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara, and Janhvi Kapoor?
“First of all, I think they are all very senior actors and they are doing their work very well. I just want to do my thing and create a space for myself in this industry. People know me as the wink girl but what I want is that people accept me as an actor as a whole and not just about a wink,” said Priya.