An actor’s initiation into the film industry—those very first steps into the hopeful limelight—are always interesting. Alizeh Agnihotri, daughter of Alvira Khan Agnihotri and Atul Agnihotri and Salman Khan’s niece, figuratively took hers early on as a child, accompanying her father on the sets of a film he directed. Alizeh chose a rather unconventional first project for her acting debut: Soumendra Padhi’s Farrey, starring alongside Class actor Zeyn Shaw, Tabbar fame Sahil Mehta and Prasanna Bisht. A film about an exam cheating scandal isn’t your regular Student Of The Year, but it’s quite the way to announce yourself to the industry.
Talking to Alizeh, you get a sense of decisiveness that’s rare for a newcomer. “It's a business that's changing every day, right? You never know what's going to work or what's not going to work,” she says, opening up about her unexpected choice. “Art should challenge you. It should inspire you. Each generation in this film industry should come up with something they relate to. I related to Farrey so much, and it's such a realistic film,” she explains.
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