Yaaneea Bharadwaj who has been a theatre artist and a known face for TV commercial is all set to make her acting debut in Excel Entertainments new Amazon Prime Special ‘Made In Heaven’. The show is a Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti creation and is a multi-director web-series. Yaaneea who was last seen in a tv commercial with Hrithik Roshan is definitely going to raise a lot of heartbeats with her presence and performance in the show.
Yaaneea
spoke about her being roped for the role in the show, “My character is a
Punjabi girl who is completely opposite to who I am in real life. But
still, I felt an instant connection with the character which made me
realize how much I wanted to be a part of this journey with Zoya ma’am
as I’ve always adored her work. To be a part of the series and portray a
character in her creation meant a lot to me.”
“My
episode was directed by Prashant Nair who was extremely professional
and sweet at all times. He knows how to get the best out of any actor
and is a perfect example of an actor’s director. Farhan Akhtar and
Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel’s team also made sure I was comfortable and at
my peek at all times during the shoot.”
Yaaneea
added on her preparations for the show, “Although most of my dialogues
were in Hindi I had to prepare myself for a Punjabi accent while
speaking Hindi for which I used to converse in Punjabi with all my
friends starting a 10-15 days prior to the shoot. I even gained 4kgs of
weight in order to look perfect for my part as she’s a typical Punjabi
girl.”
This web-series is
sure a star-studded affair but Yaaneea is expected to stand out with her
bubbly and innocent character. ‘Made In Heaven’ will be Zoya Akhtar’s
and Excel Entertainments next venture right after their Valentines hit
Gully Boy and Yaaneea is set to ablaze the audience this International
Women’s Day which coincidently is Yaaneea’s birthday, with a performance
to watch out for.