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Kalyani Priyadarshan on Bollywood offers: Good stories have always found me, whatever the language is

Kalyani Priyadarshan on Bollywood offers: Good stories have always found me, whatever the language is

Recently reports emerged that actor Kalyani Priyadarshan, who predominantly works in Malayalam films, might be making her Bollywood debut with Ranveer Singh-starrer Pralay. The actor gave one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films last year with Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, which also was the first Indian female superhero film. Kalyani Priyadarshan (Photo: Instagram) While there is no confirmation on these recent reports, Kalyani Priyadarshan does share that good scripts have “always found me” irrespective of language. “I don’t know how to explain this, but good stories have always found me, whatever the language is. I’ve always said that I’m a very greedy actor when it comes to scripts. If there’s a good script, whichever language it is in, whether it’s Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu or Malayalam, I want it. Obviously, I’m one person and I can’t shoot 10 movies at the same time and there are 100 great scripts out there. But this is where I’m at,” she says. The actor adds, “If you ask me about Hindi, I would love to do Hindi films …

‘We were terrified to step out’: Kalyani Priyadarshan reveals the untold story behind her superhero role in Lokah

‘We were terrified to step out’: Kalyani Priyadarshan reveals the untold story behind her superhero role in Lokah

Kalyani Priyadarshan recently spoke about her journey in Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra at the Hollywood Reporter India round table, sharing honest details about the nervous days leading up to the film’s release and how trust played a key role in shaping the superhero film. The actor said Lokah felt very different from anything typically seen in Malayalam cinema, which added to the anxiety around its reception. She revealed that the entire team, including co-star Naslen, was extremely tense before the release. “We were very nervous up until the day of release. On the day of the release, me and Naslen didn’t step out. We were in our rooms, hoping that people don’t say anything bad about us,” Kalyani said. Actor Vicky Kaushal, who was part of the discussion, stepped in to praise Naslen’s performance, saying, “Even Naslen was so good.” Kalyani Priyadarshan agreed and added that Naslen is a brilliant actor. She shared that things changed only after early reviews started coming in. “Around 3:00, when we knew good reviews were coming in, we called …