Model-turned-actor Malvika Raaj is ‘very excited but nervous at the same time’ concerning the launch of her Bollywood debut movie, Squad. The actor, who shall be seen performing some high-octane motion sequences, stated it was her acutely aware determination to decide on an motion movie as an alternative of a “usual rom-com or college drama” for her debut.
Talking about her debut movie and the expertise of taking pictures it, Malvika stated, “It was very difficult. For me, even more. I had no idea how to perform action sequences. Not even a punch. But I took it up as a challenge. When I got to know that I would be performing action with Rinzing (Rinzing Denzongpa), I was super excited to be on-board. I trained myself before shoot.” Squad additionally stars Rinzing, son of veteran actor Danny Denzongpa.
Talking about her function, she says, “Squad will sort of change the perspective about how women are seen in this film. I am not a damsel in distress waiting for Rinzing to save me. I will also be performing action sequences.”
While Squad marks Malvika’s debut as an grownup, folks already know her due to her function in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. The actor performed younger Pooja aka Poo within the movie. The function was additionally performed by Kareena Kapoor Khan. Talking about her first on-screen break as a toddler artist, Malvika stated that it was on the units of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham that she realised that performing was her calling. “I actually realised when I was very young. After doing Kabhie Khushi… I was sure that I want to become an actor. I knew this is where I belong. I love being on a set. It is my happy place,” she stated.
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Talking about K3G, Malvika stated she feels “surreal” to suppose that she had shared the display screen house with Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. “It is surreal to think of it now but back then, I was so young that it didn’t hit me that I am actually sharing screen space with such humongous superstars. And to be honest, they never made me feel so. They were sweet and so grounded, which is a thing I have learnt from them. Everybody’s attitude was so positive. They never made anyone feel any less. I was just a child but they all treated me like one of them. I, honestly, started feeling like a superstar back then, which is only because of how they treated me. Even Karan sir pampered me a lot,” she recalled. So, has she seen the movie herself? “Of course! Every Sunday! I have seen that movie more than 2 million times. I love watching myself on TV,” Malvika chuckled.
On the concluding observe, Malvika agreed that she would “love to work with all of them all over again” and hoped that they’d watch her movie Squad, which is able to begin streaming on November 12 on ZEE5.
