Shriya Pilgaonkar recalls Shah Rukh Khan calling her ‘so beautiful’ in their first meeting: ‘I died’

It was the moment that Shriya remembers distinctively. She said at that moment, “I died. I was like Shah Rukh has said I am beautiful, so I am beautiful. My confidence was on another level. I was so charmed.”

Shriya has become a known face in the digital space with her web shows, Mirzapur and Guilty Minds. The actor feels that after struggling for so many years, she is finally in a place where she has a variety of roles to choose from.

 

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The actor, daughter of Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar, remembered how she landed a role in Fan. “I was constantly auditioning at YRF for different roles. I was also giving cues to the male actors. So, it was one of those tapes which were not meant for me, where I was relaxed, that was the tape that Adi sir and Manish Sharma liked. I remember Shanoo calling me late at night and I couldn’t believe what she told me,” the actor narrated.

After hearing the news, Shriya went up to her parents’ room and told them, “They are asking me to be a part of a film where I am playing Shah Rukh Khan’s love interest.” After telling them, she didn’t wait for their reaction and shut the door.

Shriya Pilgaonkar has begun 2023 with an impressive performance in the Bhuvan Bam-led series Taaza Khabar. She will be next seen in Ishq-e-Nadaan and Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai.