Actress
Priya
Banerjee,
who
has
starred
in
Telugu
films
like
Kissa
and
Joru,
says
landing
a
role
in
Sanjay
Gupta's
Jazbaa
is
her
dream
Bollywood
debut.
The
film
also
marks
Aishwarya
Bachchan's
comeback.
"Sanjay
had
seen
my
previous
work
through
a
video
on
Twitter.
He
liked
it
and
asked
his
casting
director
to
find
out
who
I
was
and
eventually
I
was
signed
on.
I
couldn't
have
asked
for
a
better
start
in
Bollywood.
This
is
my
dream
debut," Priya
told.
"It's
a
dream
project
because
I'm
getting
to
act
alongside
several
popular
actors
at
the
beginning
of
my
career,"
she
said.
Priya
was
aware
Jazbaa
is
Aishwarya's
comeback
film
and
that
made
her
really
excited
as
well
as
nervous
to
be
part
of
the
project.
"When
I
was
approached
for
the
project,
I
knew
Aishwarya
was
part
of
it.
When
Sanjay
narrated
the
synopsis,
that's
when
I
came
to
know
Irrfan
Khan
and
Shabana
Azmi
are
also
part
of
the
project.
I
was
quite
excited
and
equally
nervous,"
she
said.
"I'm
just
a
newcomer
and
to
act
alongside
such
talented
and
legendary
actors
does
add
lot
of
pressure.
There's
lot
of
expectations
on
me
now
and
I
have
to
perform
to
prove
myself.
It's
a
do
or
die
situation,"
she
added.
In
the
film,
Priya
plays
Shabana
Azmi's
daughter.
Priya,
who
started
shooting
on
Tuesday,
says
she
was
not
apprehensive
about
getting
lost
in
an
ensemble
cast.
"I
was
aware
I
was
being
cast
with
powerhouse
performers
but
since
the
story
revolves
around
my
character,
I
was
never
worried
about
not
getting
my
due
share
of
performance.
I
don't
think
audiences
will
forget
my
role,"
she
said.
"Most
of
my
scenes
are
with
Shabana
(Azmi)
ma'am
and
I'm
sure
I
won't
go
unnoticed,"
she
said.
The
film
also
features
Anupam
Kher,
Atul
Kulkarni,
Chandan
Roy
Sanyal
and
John
Abraham
in
a
cameo.
Priya,
who's
a
student
of
Kher's
acting
school
Actor
Prepares,
is
conscious
of
acting
alongside
the
veteran.
"Being
his
student,
I
have
to
act
responsibly
because
he's
also
part
of
the
film.
I
can
already
feel
the
pressure
because
he's
my
mentor
but
I'm
sure
I
won't
disappoint
him,"
she
said.
Priya
may
have
featured
in
a
few
Telugu
films
but
she
says
the
experience
would
definitely
come
in
handy
in
Bollywood.
"You
have
to
start
every
film
afresh,
regardless
of
the
language.
My
experience
of
facing
the
camera
in
a
Telugu
film
will
definitely
help
me.
All
the
technicality
of
filmmaking
I've
learnt
from
Telugu
filmdom
will
prepare
me
for
this
big
project,"
she
said.
Born
and
brought
up
in
Canada,
Priya
says
her
Hindi
isn't
bad.
"The
first
question
Shabana
ma'am
asked
me
was
whether
I
know
Hindi
after
she
learnt
I'm
from
Canada.
My
Hindi
is
quite
good
and
she
was
taken
aback
when
I
started
speaking
in
the
language,"
said
Priya,
who
considers
Jazbaa
her
acid
test
in
Bollywood.
"I
hope
this
project
opens
more
doors
for
me
in
Hindi
industry,"
added
the
actress,
who
has
Telugu
film
Asura
up
her
sleeve.