Bhumika Chawla who re-unites with 'Tere Naam' co-star <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo/avinash-gowariker-on-capturing-allu-arjun-salman-khan-amitabh-bachchan-and-other-stars-in-his-lens-95319" rel="nofollow">Salman Khan</a> for today's Eid release 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan' opened up about what got her on board for the film, her big dreams as a newcomer in Mumbai and more.
How did you join the cast of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo/watch-exclusive-video-honey-singh-i-will-share-the-screen-with-salman-khan-in-kisi-ka-bhai-kisi-ki-jaan-95330" rel="nofollow">'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan?'</a>
I got a call from Salman's office when I was holidaying in the US and they told me they were making a family drama. I said I would hear the story after I return to the country and they requested 'please do this for us' because we were getting together after so long. By the time I came back from the trip even I was looking forward to it because it had been so long since I worked with Salman. I heard the script from Farhad (Samji) sir and he briefed me about my role, I realised it had been a long time since I had done a big family entertainer. I did 'Operation Romeo' last year and it had barely four characters with a very different script. I've been busy with Tamil and Telugu films, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) was my last Hindi release, which was again a real story. As an actor it excited me to be on homeground since I've worked with Salman, Venkatesh and Jagapathi Babu sir. That's how I finally said yes to the film.
Do people still talk to you about 'Tere Naam?'
I feel blessed when they do because when I came to Mumbai I would sit at Carter Road with my cousin and go for screentests from there. We didn't have much money back then and lived a simple life, coming from an Army background. I would tell my cousin 'That penthouse is mine' and she would ask why I don't live there! I used to tell her I had given it to my staff and we would laugh. I still believed one day I would make it big in the city and people would turn around and say 'there she goes.' That time no where in the horizon could I see it happening but it was just a gut feeling coupled with my hard work. Ultimately it happened and I only have gratitude. Films like 'Tere Naam' or Gandhi, My Father and M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story were offered to me. Even today people call me Nirjara and ask 'Radhe kidhar hai?'
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/this-is-the-co-star-that-helped-raveena-tandon-perfect-her-comic-timing-23282131" rel="nofollow">Also Read: THIS is the co-star that helped Raveena Tandon perfect her comic timing</a>
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