Priya set to conquer
The actress from Kerala will make her Bollywood debut with ‘Sridevi Bungalow’
Actress Priya Prakash Varrier, who is gearing up 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.
Varrier interacted with the media at the trailer launch of Sridevi Bungalow in Mumbai on Sunday. Popular as the ‘wink girl’, Varrier 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 Singh’s latest film Simmba, too. But Sara Ali Khan was finally cast as the lead actress in the film, which is breaking box office records.
When asked which Hindi film she wanted to do in recent times, she said: “I wanted to become a part of Simmba. There were lots of rumours that I was part of Simmba but I wish that was true because I am a great fan of Ranveer Singh.
“At the screening of Uri, I told Ranveer that ‘I am a big fan of yours’ and then he told me that ‘I really liked your wink,’ which was overwhelming for me.”
Last week, Varrier attended a special Priya Varrier in ‘Sridevi Bungalow’. screening of Uri — The Surgical Strike. It was attended by the likes of Singh, Hrithik Roshan, Varun Dhawan, Rohit Shetty and Katrina Kaif.
“It was the very first time that I was meeting all these people, so it was very new to me. I had a really great time watching Uri. It’s a really nice movie. It was very sweet of Vicky Kaushal to invite me at the screening of his film. I got to talk to many people and they were really sweet and welcoming to me, so it was an overwhelming feeling to be there,” said Varrier.