On the road with Alia, Pari and Shraddha

Mirzya debutante Saiyami Kher has her head firmly on her shoulders. She’s acutely aware of what it means to be a newcomer in a young industry and already has someone she looks up to among the Gen-Y actresses: Alia Bhatt.

She says, “I am a newcomer about to take the first step. At this point, I don’t think there’s anyone like Alia. She’s a terrific performer. Then again, she was lucky enough to have had Karan Johar and Imtiaz Ali for mentors. The director is always the main pillar of a film because it’s his vision. I couldn’t have asked for anyone better than Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.”

She admits to loving chick flicks, but rues that we don’t have much to show for in the genre here. “But I think Sonam did a fab job with Khoobsurat,” she feels.

Given a chance, would she take up a chick flick next? “Why not, I would love to do it, if offered one,” she affirms. Ask her to pick the gang of girls she wants to star with and pat comes the response. “I would love to work with Alia, Shraddha Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra. A cool road trip film with Zoya Akhtar directing it would be super awesome,” she signs off.