From her audition journey to nepotism and role models, Alaya F spilled the beans ahead of Jawaani Jaaneman release
The latest star-kid on the block Alaya F is all set to make her debut with Saif Ali Khan starring movie Jawaani Jaaneman. The actress went on to give a detailed interview to Mumbai Mirror, in which she spilled the beans about her auditioning to nepotism, also revealing her role models in the process.
Alaya also spoke about competition with Sara Ali Khan, Ananya Panday, Janhvi Kapoor, and her contemporaries and how she caught up with little Taimur Ali Khan on Jawaani Jaaneman sets. She mentioned about being rejected from many movies before bagging Jawaani Jaaneman.
Take a look:
1. On her auditioning process and rejections
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Alaya spoke about being rejected from movies. She mentioned that there were several meetings and auditions, adding, “I got rejected several times, then, was lucky enough to bag this film. I am glad that I got rejected and grateful my debut is happening with Saif sir and Tabu ma’am. It didn’t feel real until I started shooting the film,” she admits.
2. On nepotism
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Ananya Panday was recently under scrutiny after her 'Koffee With Karan' statement on dad Chunky Panday and being trolled by Siddhant Chaturvedi on the same. Siddhant had stated 'Their struggle begins where our dreams are fulfilled.'
When Alaya was asked to comment on nepotism, she mentioned, “We need to realise that even in our struggle, we are privileged. If we got rejected in 10 auditions, someone else has got the thumbs down 100 times. Their struggle is greater than ours. But just because I’m privileged, doesn’t mean that I’m not going to do what I love and work hard at it.”
3. On being compared to Sara Ali Khan after playing Saif Ali Khan's daughter
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“This character isn’t Sara, its Tia. With Nitin sir (Kakkar, director) I tried to put my real self into the role.” Further talking about not being able to meet Kareena (Saif's wife), Alaya added, “But I played with Taimur (Saif and Kareena's infamous baby boy) many times, he used to keep running around, doing his thing.”
4. On competition with Sara, Ananya, Janhvi
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Talking about her competition with the contemporaries, Alaya added, “Sara, Ananya (Panday), Tara (Sutaria), Janhvi (Kapoor), among others, are all extremely talented in different ways and together we’ve so much to offer. I respect everyone and have watched all their interviews several times to learn from their mistakes and take a note of their good points. I’ve also learnt to see them in the limelight.”
5. Role models and actors Alaya wants to work with
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When asked which actor would she like to work with, Alaya was quick to add, “Kartik (Aaryan), Varun (Dhawan) and Ayushmann (Khurrana), they are doing work which is successful at the box-office and I enjoy watching them on screen. It would be fun to perform with them.”
Further talking about her role models, Alaya mentioned, “I admire a lot of actresses, from Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt to Deepika Padukone, but I want to make my own path and hope somebody else follows it one day.”
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