Even as he celebrates 25 years in the industry, film-maker Nihalani has made a film with newcomers Avantikka and Rishi Rehan
He is all set to celebrate the silver jubilee year of his production banner. But film-maker Pahlaj Nihalani, who has worked with stars from Shatrughan Sinha, Anil Kapoor, to Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, has chosen to cast fresh faces Avantikka and Rishi Rehan in his latest movie ‘Khushboo’.
Pahlaj justifies, “The ‘Khushboo’ script required fresh faces. Mere presence of top stars does not guarantee a hit, it’s the content that’s important. When ‘Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai’ released a few years ago, both Hrithik Roshan and Amisha Patel were newcomers but the film created history,” insists Pahlaj whose film has racy songs by composer-singer Adnan Sami.
Meanwhile, debutant heroine Avantikka, a trained jazz, ballet and Kathak dancer says, “I belong to a conservative South Indian family with my dad being a former top-ranking police officer. But I always nurtured this dream of facing the camera. I was sacred hearing about the ‘compromising’ stories in showbiz.
Fortunately, Pahlajji knew my family and I was treated like a princess. I play a defiant Punjabi kudi. My biggest high was when the choreographer Saroj Khan applauded me for my dancing,” enthuses the newcomer who hates wearing make-up. She adds, “I freak out on old movies and songs of Shammi Kapoor. I wish I was born then.”
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khushboo seems to be a really refreshed movie and the actors are way too good. especially rishi….. he is too cute. love watching him in the song kyun hai muhe…