Sooraj Pancholi
All set to make his debut in the remake of Subhash Ghai’s Hero, this star son, a chip off the old block is expected to take the nation by storm. According to Nikhil Advani, the director of the remake, “Sooraj doesn’t act. He does exactly what one would expect a person to do in real life. React. All the sh*t that he has gone through in real life, has helped him evolve as an actor.” Not signing another film until the release of Hero is a sign of Sooraj’s maturity.
Akshara Haasan
Kamal Haasan is her father, Sarika is her mom. And sister Shruti is already a star. But wait. Reports from R Balki’s Shamitabh’s sets suggest Akshara is much more than what’s expected of her. Says Balki, “She will simply stun you. She’s too good. Pitched against Mr Bachchan and Dhanush, she still holds her own.”
Mahira Khan
The graceful Pakistani actress last seen emoting in the serial Humsafar with Fawad Khan, gets a dream break. A film entitled Raees opposite Shah Rukh Khan, no less. From Divya Bharti in Deewana to Deepika Padukone in Om Shanti Om , Shah Rukh has always proved lucky for debutante heroines. Mahira’s rise to the top has begun.
Sapna Pabbi
After playing Anil Kapoor’s daughter in the serial 24, Sapna immediately bagged the Bhatts’ Khamoshiyaan. Says Anil, “She’s very talented. I’m sure she’ll go far.”
Jennifer Winget
The Saraswatichandra leading lady is now director-turned-actor Kunal Kohli’s leading lady in Phir Se. We haven’t really had a major television actress break into cinema since Vidya Balan. Jenny may make the leap.Says Kunal, “We chose Jennifer because she possesses that spark.”
Swastika Mukherjee
She is hot, controversial, scandalous bold and Bengali.She is Sushant Singh Rajput’s leading lady in Detective Byomkesh Bakshy. Need we say anything more?
Harshvardhan Kapoor
Anil Kapoor’s son is intense and completely focussed on his character of the legendary lover Mirza in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Mirziya. “He was Sonam’s kid brother,to begin with.Harsh used to hang around when Sonam was shooting for Delhi-6. I knew there was something there. My hunch was right. He has the uni-focussed passionate intensity of an actor who lives with his character.”
Gurmeet Choudhary
Telvision’s loss, cinema’s gain. Will Gurmeet be the next TV star after Sushant Singh Rajput to make it big in film? Mahesh Bhatt, the producer of Gurmeet’s movie debut, Khamoshiyaan says, “He is the ace up our sleeve.Watch out for Gurmeet.” The Bhatts should know. They’ve given us Emraan Hashmi in the past.
Saiyami Kher
She is none other than Saiyami Kher, niece of the very talented actress Tanvi Azmi and grand-daughter of yesteryear leading lady Usha Kiron. Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra makes it very clear that Saiyami was not chosen for her illustrious acting lineage.Says Rakeysh, “We’ve selected her for her ability to project the delicacy, strength, turmoil, and resolve of the character. Just like Harshvardhan, it didn’t matter where Saiyami came from. She had to prove herself capable of carrying off the character.”
Athiya Shetty
Suniel Shetty’s daughter is a bundle of spontaneous talent in Nikhil Advani’s Hero. Says her co-star Sooraj, “She is a livewire. She gives the perfect shot without any effort. And she can dance better than me.”
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