Priyamani recalls how she came on board for ‘Jawan’

Actor Priyamani is currently basking in the success of lsquoJawanrsquo In the film Priyamani portrayed the role of Lakshmi a member of Shah Rukhrsquos allgirl squad Her versatile performance undoubtedly depth to the filmIn an interview with ANI Priyamani recalled what actually made her say yes to the film which is directed by none other than AtleeldquoAtlee Sir told me about this story via Zoom and the session took 12 hours I liked the story and told him that it was something new and different It was giving a chance to women to perform actionrdquo she sharedReleased on September 7 lsquoJawanrsquo crossed the Rs 900crore mark in the global market It is now eyeing Rs 1000 croreOn this blockbuster box office collection Priyamani said ldquoHonestly I didnrsquot know it would be such a big hithellipIrsquom glad that we are part of such a wonderful filmrdquoBesides Priyamani lsquoJawanrsquo also features Deepika Padukone Nayanthara Sanya Malhotra and Ridhi Dogra among othersRecently actor Ridhi Dogra also opened up about her experience working in lsquoJawanrsquoldquoTHIS FILM IS A BLOCKBUSTER Is what I said every time I was on the sets of Jawan You all are celebrating the film as a festival which makes me want to celebrate too with this loooong post towhomsoeveritmayconcern Irsquom grateful beyond words for everyone acknowledging my bit in the film It gives courage to an artist to keep taking risks and I thank you for that deeply I am a feelingrsquos person And I was feeling A LOT As a person As an actor As a fan All jumbled up As an actor I thought lsquoWow itrsquos an Atlee film and Irsquom playing Old and that too to Shah Rukh AM I MADrsquo And I decided to do it For the Kick of it To get uncomfortable To stay Madrdquo she posted on InstagramShe also shared how itrsquos been like a rollercoaster ride for her to be a part of multiple projects all at onceldquoIn between schedules for AsurBadtameez DilPitchersLakadbagha ndash Conducive spaces for me to showcase my characters comfortablyhellip Jawan was a Test and a GOLDEN opportunity As a person I was on an emotional roller coaster and a mess to say the least Being mostly alone during shoots didnrsquot help But as a student of Cinema it was a Dream Come True I got to Observe and Learn and Soak it all in Every time I was on set I was Like a kid in a candy story In Cinema History No where else Irsquod rather berdquoRidhi called SRK her ldquofavourite costarrdquordquoLastly As a Fan Well I was speechless or dumbfounded And the old age prosthetics didnrsquot help my swag AT ALLBut to see Shah Rukh on set His dedication His patience His focus His commitment to the larger picture was just such a PrivilegeI know i got a Lifelong answer to lsquowhorsquos your favorite costarrsquo The entire crew and all the teams have so passionately and selflessly worked on it I canrsquot begin the tales of it But your tales of celebration is what they worked for and they must be smiling away now It was insane lots of hard work and years of commitmentYour joy is our joy Thank you Herersquos to the Magic of Cinema Herersquos to atlee47 Herersquos to iamsrk amp Herersquos to All of yourdquo she concluded revealing phones were not allowed on sets of JawanrdquoPs No phones were allowed on setrdquo Ridhi mentionedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever