WA: Your journey really intrigues me. Starting off as an assistant casting director and ending up as an actor. Tell us more about the same.
BP: I started my career as an assistant casting director at Yash Raj Films (YRF) with Abhimanyu Ray. After working with him, I joined Shanoo Sharma and was responsible for the secondary casting. In the gap between these two casting jobs, I did all kinds of odd jobs at YRF. Though I never really shared it with anyone, but I always wanted to be an actress. The one thing I am really proud of is that ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ didn’t happen because I was at the right place at the right time. I had personally auditioned 200-250 girls for the character of Sandhya (she was helping out in the casting process of her debut before being chosen to play the lead). I got it purely on the basis of merit. My audition process was a lot tougher because Sharat Kataria (director of her debut) was sceptical regarding my casting. Being born and bred in Mumbai, how will I do justice to the character of a smalltown girl? But then I started gaining weight, underwent training and finally ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ happened.
WA: Why ‘Dum Laga ke Haisha’? Yes, people are more accepting towards films that are off the beaten track but still choosing such an unconventional character as a debut could have gone both ways.
BP: I will be very honest with you. I don’t think I chose ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ (smiles), the project chose me. Being from a non-film background, you don’t get to choose the debut that you want. I am very fortunate that my debut happened with an interesting project like ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’. I wanted to break the norm, I wanted to shatter the stereotypes revolving around a leading heroine. I feel this is the exact reason why I am where I am today.
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