Exclusive! Saiee Manjrekar On Doing A Bollywood Film After 5 Years Post Dabangg 3, "I Was Only Picking..."

Saiee Manjrekar, daughter of veteran actor and filmmaker, Mahesh Manjrekar, made her acting debut opposite Salman Khan in Dabangg 3. While the film didn't do a great business at the box office, Saiee's performance in it was appreciated. After Dabangg 3, Saiee turned her ways towards Telugu film industry and starred in movies Ghani, Major (Telugu-Hindi bilingual), and Skanda. Now, after five years, she is doing a proper Bollywood movie titled Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay.

Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay marks singer Guru Randhawa's acting debut, and the trailer and the songs have grabbed everyone's attention. Filmibeat recently spoke to Saiee, and when asked her why she is doing a Bollywood film after five years, the actress said, "It was sometimes a consious decision and most times not. I don't think much. But, whatever came and resonated with me the most and I felt that I need to do this, I did. Co-incidently those were South films and I really enjoyed doing them."

"It wasn't a consious decision that after five years I have to do a purely Bollywood film. But, I feel that language has never been a barrier, my father has done a film in every language I think. He has always told me that language should never be a barrier and you should let your craft do the talking for you and I think that somewhere really sat with me for a long time. I was only picking scripts in which I have a meaty role," she added.

Apart from Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay, Saiee has Neeraj Pandey's Auron Mein Kahan DumTha lined up which also stars Ajay Devgn, Tabu, and Jimmy Sheirgill in the lead role. The movie is slated to release on 26th April 2024.

Directed by G Ashok, Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay is slated to release on 16th February 2024.