Sanya Malhotra is very excited for her upcoming releases - Kathal and Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan. The actor, who experimented with her projects in 2022, has an interesting lineup this year - Sam Bahadur with Vicky Kaushal and the Hindi remake of Malayalam film The Great Indian Kitchen. In this interview with indianexpress.com, Sanya discusses how her politics is always in the forefront when she chooses films and how Jawan is a dream come true. Sanya Malhotra says she accepted Kathal after listening to the film's one-line pitch after the love she got for Pagglait (2021) that was made by the same makers as Kathal. She says, "This happened right after Pagglait. I got a call from Guneet (Monga) and she said, ‘I have a script and it is very interesting. I want you to hear a one liner of it. Yasho (Kathal director Yashowardhan Mishra) was still working on the script then. She called me before anything in the world and gave me a one-liner. My association with Sikhya, Balaji and Netflix was so fruitful during Pagglait that I could never say no to the jackfruit (giggles). I feel that whenever I do a film, my politics is always on the forefront. So, sometimes I am also looking for characters that will inspire me and the other people who are watching it." View this post on Instagram A post shared by SanyaM (@sanyamalhotra_) Talking about Kathal, Sanya says, "This film has comedy, drama, romance and it has a very strong social message to it. It touched my heart more than anything in the world. So I could have never said a no to a film like this. It is a kind of film that you can sit and watch with your family." View this post on Instagram A post shared by SanyaM (@sanyamalhotra_) Sanya Malhotra made an impressive debut with Aamir Khan's Dangal, a film that gripped the audience with its story and emotions, and then went on to do critically acclaimed films like Pataakha, Badhaai Ho and Photograph. When asked if putting her politics and personal values in the forefront while choosing films comes with a cost, Sanya said, "I think it is going pretty good. I am fortunate to have worked with some very good directors, to be a part of some really good films after Dangal. It is also my values that come in the forefront too so I am very glad that writers like Yashovardhan are writing characters like Mahima and I am a part of this change where we are able to portray women brilliantly on screen. I take it up as a responsibility to portray women the correct way on screen." So will we ever see her do a glamorous role in a commercial potboiler? She says, "Why not? I have not done anything glamorous yet. However, I am drawn to characters in films which have a message. There are films where you see people, like if you take them out of it, it's ok. Waise nahi karna chaahungi (That's not something I would do). I would always like to play powerful women on screen.” She adds, "Glamorous roles are nice too, and I would love to be a part of a commercial potboiler because as an actor I would like to try everything. I would never put myself in a box and be like, this is my comfort zone. Once I start doing that, I stop learning." View this post on Instagram A post shared by SanyaM (@sanyamalhotra_) Sanya Malhotra wrapped up shooting Jawan last year. Sharing her excitement about Atlee's directorial with Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya shared, "I am excited because I can finally talk about it. Before this I would give some really weird answers every time I was asked whether I am in Jawan or not. I always hoped to work with SRK one day, so it is a dream come true. I cannot wait to see myself around him. it is a dream role, a dream film. Just to be around him makes me really happy."
