Saavi Ki Sawaari fame Samridhi Shukla on her Bollywood aspirations: ‘I would love to play the female lead in a film’
Samridhi Shukla started her career in 2020 as a voice over artist. She provided the voice for Joey King’s character Elle Evans in the series The Kissing Booth 2 in Hindi, followed by Gunjan Saxena as the voice for Janhvi Kapoor in English. In 2021, she made her acting debut in the Kannada film Taj Mahal 2 opposite Devaraj Kumar. The actress is currently seen as the female protagonist in Colors TV’s Saavi Ki Sawaari (2022). free press journal Met him for a special conversation.
Opening up about the difference between working on OTT and TV shows, she explains, “If you are doing a web series or a film it is very time consuming, but in TV shows you get new scenes every day and a Can’t even see the scene. Six to seven scenes or 10 scenes a day. Also, another thing about TV is that since you are doing it everyday, it helps you get into the skin of the character and be prepared at all times.
When asked why she decided to debut with Savi Ki Sawaari, Samruddhi explains, “Savi is a very independent girl and not a typical homely girl. He is independent, he is driven and not materialistic at all. He is happy with whatever he has. So, it also teaches us how to be happy with whatever you have and create an atmosphere of love and accept every situation as it comes. Overall, Savi is a very interesting character. She holds the whole family together and doesn’t let anything sway her, but if anything or anyone comes in the way, she will turn into a lioness and fight it out. This is something that made me say yes to this character and show.
Samridhi aspires to work in films as well. “I would like to play the female lead in a film. I mean, who wouldn’t? But I would not like to limit myself only to the lead role because if a character is really interesting and something I want to do, I will definitely do that.
Despite being such an effortless performer, Samridhi surprised us by telling, “I never thought that I wanted to act. It never occurred to me that I could survive the process because I was a very introverted, shy and clumsy person. It was my father’s belief that I could do this and today, I am here and I give credit to my father for that.”
The world of showbiz is always on the lookout to pull actors out of their current projects and put them in others. However, Samruddhi knows where her priorities lie. “I have received a lot of offers while doing this show for web, films and serials on various channels. However, right now I am doing Savi and I cannot commit to anything. I really feel good that people are asking me to at least be a part of their project,” he concluded.
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