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Ranbir Kapoor gave me money for my play Nirbhaya: Poorna Jagannathan

Ranbir Kapoor gave me money for my play Nirbhaya: Poorna Jagannathan

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 “Generous” is a word that automatically comes to Indian-American actor Poorna Jagannathan`s mind when she thinks of Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor. In 2013, Poorna shared screen space with Ranbir in Ayan Mukerji`s directorial `Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani`. She essayed the role of Riana Sarai, a tour conductor who helps get Ranbir`s character Bunny his dream job. Cut to 2025, Poorna still cherishes the bond that she created with Ranbir on the sets of `Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani`. In a recent interview with ANI, she recalled how Ranbir helped her produce her play `Nirbhaya`. “I loved working with Ayan and Ranbir. It was such a privilege. It was such a gift…Right after I did Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewaani, I went and produced my own play called Nirbhaya. And Ranbir was its first investor. He was the first one who gave me money to get this play kicked off. And we toured that, we ended up touring that play globally for three years,” Poorna shared. ” Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani was an important movie for me to …

Poorna Jagannathan reveals ‘generous’ Ranbir Kapoor gave her money to produce play: ‘He was the first investor’ | Bollywood

Poorna Jagannathan reveals ‘generous’ Ranbir Kapoor gave her money to produce play: ‘He was the first investor’ | Bollywood

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Mar 22, 2025 06:25 AM IST Poorna Jagannathan talks about how her Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani co-star Ranbir Kapoor helped her produce her play Nirbhaya. “Generous” is a word that automatically comes to Indian-American actor Poorna Jagannathan’s mind when she thinks of Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor. In 2013, Poorna shared screen space with Ranbir in Ayan Mukerji’s directorial Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. She essayed the role of Riana Sarai, a tour conductor who helps get Ranbir’s character Bunny his dream job. (Also Read: Poorna Jagannathan recalls facing ‘intense ageism’ in the Hindi film industry: ‘I just felt underestimated’) Poorna Jagannathan and Ranbir Kapoor in a still from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Poorna Jagannathan on Ranbir Kapoor Cut to 2025, Poorna still cherishes the bond that she created with Ranbir on the sets of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. In a recent interview with ANI, she recalled how Ranbir helped her produce her play Nirbhaya. “I loved working with Ayan and Ranbir. It was such a privilege. It was such a gift…Right after I did Yeh Jawaani …

Poorna Jagannathan recalls facing ‘intense ageism’ in the Hindi film industry: ‘I just felt underestimated’ | Bollywood

Poorna Jagannathan recalls facing ‘intense ageism’ in the Hindi film industry: ‘I just felt underestimated’ | Bollywood

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Actor Poorna Jagannathan, known for The Night Of and Never Have I Ever, says she would have loved to work in more Hindi films post her debut with Delhi Belly but the intense ageism that she encountered left her feeling “underestimated”. (Also Read: Never Have I Ever actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan: Social media is full of racists and sexists) Poorna Jagannathan worked in Delhi Belly and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani in India. The industry landscape has now been overhauled due to the arrival of streaming services, but when Poorna was in India, she said the filmmakers just couldn’t place her in the right roles. Poorna Jagannathan on working in Indian films “I felt like they couldn’t ever cast me… When I landed in India, I was 40 years old, and I had a child, and they had no idea what to do with me or how to place me. The streaming culture has really affected who gets to tell stories now, but there was a very particular type of actress that would play different roles. And …

Poorna Jagannathan, Vir Das Take A Trip Down Memory Lane

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Poorna Jagannathan shared this image. (courtesy: poornagraphy) New Delhi: Delhi Belly, released in 2011, has attained a cult status over the years. The film was directed by Abhinay Deo, written by Akshat Verma and featured Imran Khan, Kunaal Roy Kapur, and Vir Das in the lead roles. Actresses Poorna Jagannathan and Shenaz Treasurywala too played pivotal roles in the dark comedy. Now, 12 years after the release of the film, Vir Das and  Poorna Jagannathan have shared separate Instagram posts celebrating the film. Actor-comedian Vir Das shared a poster of the film and wrote, “Delhi Belly came out 12 yrs ago. 8 auditions, many hair follicles and a hell of a long shoot. We were all battered and bruised and covered in cement at the end of each day. But we all had this collective feeling we were making something no one would let anyone do again. Good times! Every crazy idea needs to find the one crazy person willing to call in the other crazies. Collective madness aligned on this one.” In response, comedian …

Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewani Actor Poorna Jagannathan Says, “Bollywood Said Goodbye To Me”

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Image was shared by Poorna. (courtesy: poornagraphy ) New Delhi: Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewani actress Poorna Jagannathan is keeping busy with the promotions of the season finale of her upcoming Netflix series Never Have I Ever. While at it, Poorna took out some time to chat with News18 whereby she opened up about whether she wants to return to Bollywood after almost 10 years. In an extensive chat with News18, Poorna Jagannathan said that it’s been 10 years since she appeared in her last Bollywood film Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewani and that Bollywood “hasn’t come calling.” Talking to News18, Poorna said, “It’s been 10 years of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. I mean, literally, Bollywood hasn’t come calling. It said goodbye to me, and then the phone hasn’t been ringing.” Besides, talking about her stint at Bollywood, Poorna also narrated an incident from shoot of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, where she was stuck on a aboat with Ranbir Kapoor while director Ayan Mukerji was still writing the script. Recalling the incident, she said, “we were on …