“I am truly myself when I am dancing,” says Sanya Malhotra, who has long dreamt of doing a full-fledged dance film. But since no such opportunity has come her way, the actor may just have to create one for herself.
The actor, known for her critically-acclaimed performances in movies such as Mrs (2023), Kathal (2023), Pagglait (2021), and Dangal (2016), is trained in contemporary and ballet, and has nurtured a deep bond with dance since childhood.
“It makes me feel so good when I dance, I dance almost every day for 10 minutes a day. It just makes me feel so good. I'm truly myself when I'm dancing,” Sanya told PTI in an interview.
“After the DID ( Dance India Dance, a reality series) audition, I realised that no, 'It's not going to work out that way. I'm going to focus on acting'. I'm glad I did,” the actor added.
Sanya, who often delights fans with her dance reels, said she no longer wishes to wait for recognition.
“I'm going to create something of my own. I've waited for 10 years, no one is casting me (in a dance film). Nobody is coming to me with a dance script, so it's okay, I'll make one. I've an idea, I should work on it. Whenever I get the time, I'm going to work on that,” she said.
Sanya currently stars in Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, which released in theatres countrywide on Thursday.
The actor is glad that she got to dance her heart out to the film's chartbuster tracks like 'Ishq Manzoor' and 'Panwadi'.
“I was craving doing something like this' I wanted to look nice; I wanted to go on set and just have fun. I believe that I manifested this film and this opportunity. This came right after Sam Bahadur. When I got a call from Shashank, I was really looking forward to meet him. I met him and then I read the script. I had so much fun reading it. He gave me a gist of how he wants Ananya (her character) to look like, I was like, 'I'm in',” she said.
The romantic-comedy is directed by Shashank Khaitan and produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. It also features Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor and Rohit Saraf.
The movie features Varun and Janhvi as Sunny and Tulsi, who reunite in Delhi with the intention of rekindling their past romance with their exes ' Ananya (Malhotra) and Vikram (Saraf).
To make their ex-partners jealous, they pretend to be a couple, leading to a series of humorous misunderstandings and deceptions.
