‘Wink girl’ had eyes for Ranveer

ACTRESS Priya Prakash Warrier, who is gearing for the release of her upcoming film Sridevi Bungalow, says she wanted to become a part of Rohit Shetty’s

Simmba along with 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 actress in the film, which is breaking box office records.

Asked which Hindi film she wanted to do in recent times, she said: “I wanted to become a part of Simmba because I am a great fan of Ranveer Singh.

“At the screening of Uri, I told Ranveer, then he told me that ‘I really liked your wink’, which was overwhelming for me.”

Last week, Priya attended a special screening of Uri – The Surgical Strike. It was attended by Hrithik Roshan, Varun Dhawan, Ranveer Singh, Rohit Shetty and Katrina Kaif.

How was her meeting with these Bollywood stars?

“It was the first time I was meeting all these people, so it was very new to me. I had a great time.

“It was very sweet of Vicky Kaushal to invite me to the screening of his film. I got to talk to many people and they were really sweet and welcoming.”

Now that Priya is entering Bollywood, is she ready to compete with Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara and Janhvi Kapoor in the Hindi film world?

She said: “They are all very talented 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 a wink girl, but what I want is that people accept me as an actress as a whole and not just about a wink.”

| IANS