Making Her Mark

Actor Shriya Pilgaonkar on Beecham House, House Arrest and her recent conquests by Sarbani Sen

- Sarbani Sen

Your parents (Sachin and Supriya) are actors. Did you also always want to be an actor?

When I grew up, I was a swimmer, did theatre, dancing and singing in school. Acting came naturally to me, but it felt predictable to pursue acting because of my parents. After college, I did a film-appreciation course from FTII, Pune, enrolled for Kathak and this got me closer to acting. Also, I started doing theatre. That’s when I realized that this is something I want to keep doing.

How was your experience of Fan (2016), with Shah Rukh Khan?

Prior to Fan, I had done a French film, Un plus Une, with Oscar-winning director Claude Lelouch and actor Jean Dujardin (The Artist). I was auditioning for projects when Maneesh Sharma,