New Delhi, February 06: Her much hyped debut with Yashraj Films’ ‘Rocket Singh’ may have failed to win her attention in Bollywood despite being paired opposite current heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, but Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Dil To Bachcha Hai’ has proved to be ‘second time lucky’ for newcomer Shahzahn Padamsee.
Shahzahn’s portrayal of the cute and bubbly June Pinto who makes Bank executive Naren’s (played by Ajay Devgn) heart go aflutter in the film has been loved by cinegoers as well as critics.
Though the upcoming actress is naturally ecstatic at the response that the film and her role have generated, there is one person whose reaction Shahzahn eagerly awaits – her favourite actress Kajol.
Shahzahn says that among the 90s actresses, Kajol is someone she looks up to as her inspiration.
”I love her (Kajol). She’s magic. I have no words to describe her. If I can be even one per cent of her, I would consider myself lucky. I am really eager to see what she thinks of my performance in ‘Dil To Bachcha Hai’,”Shahzahn told UNI in an interview here.
About her role of June Pinto in the film, Shahzahn says it is a dream role for any actress.
”June Pinto is a dream role for any young actress. It is a very amazing character. In fact, there is a lot of Shahzahn in June. Like June, I too am a high energy bubbly girl in real life,”the actress said.
In fact, Shahzahn said she is looking to do characters similar to June Pinto.
”High energy and bubbly is what I am and I would love to play characters of similar girls. One role that I would love to play is that essayed by Kareena Kapoor in ‘Jab We Met’,”she said.
Though hers was quite a promising debut in ‘Rocket Singh’, a film made under the Yashraj Films banner and where she was paired opposite the current heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, the lukewarm response to the film proved to be a speed breaker in her career in Bollywood.
”After ‘Rocket Singh’, I did not get many offers. so, I went down South where I did two films one of which is a big Telugu hit called ‘Orange’ where I was paired opposite Superstar Chiranjeevi’s Son Ramsharan. though my role in ‘Orange’ was a brief one, the appreciation that I got for the role was quite amazing. Seeing the response that I have got from the South, I plan to do at least one Telugu film every year,”Shahzahn said.
Daughter of adman Alique Padamsee and singer actor Sharon Prabhakar, Shahzahn says she is in Bollywood for a long haul.
”I am very focused about my work. I am a very ambitious girl and definitely would want to make it big in films,”she said.
Asked about her forthcoming ventures, Shahzahn said she was in talks with a couple of film makers but would only like to reveal details after anything is finalised.
–UNI