Priyanka Bose, who plays the role of Saroo Brierley's real mother in Lion says she has been waiting for such an opportunity.
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The
actress
of
Indian
origin
Priyanka
Bose,
who
portrays
the
character
of
Kamla
Munshi,
in
the
movie
Lion,
the
biological
mother
of
Saroo
Brierley,
played
by
Dev
Patel
reveals
that
she
has
been
looking
for
such
an
opportunity
for
a
long
time.
The
actress,
also
says
that
getting
the
opportunity
to
feature
in
the
Garth
Davis-directed
movie
has
been
like
a
dream
come
true
for
her.
"There
is
a
dark
hole
sometimes
because
I
have
this
hyper-ambition
about
the
type
of
artist
or
actor
I
want
to
be,
and
you
know,
in
India,
I'm
not
valued
that
much
for
this
intensity," Priyanka
said.
"There
are
different
ways
of
thinking
and
casting
in
Bollywood,
and
I'm
not
the
prototype
who
has
been
say,
a
model
turned
wannabe
actor
-
a
beauty
queen
who's
come
into
acting." The
actress
added.
"I
sometimes
I
feel
very
left
out
because
I'm
just
different
in
my
sensibilities...
but
I
keep
beating
the
same
drum
saying,
listen,
look
at
me
now,
I
am
here
to
offer
110
per
cent.
So
when
a
project
like
'Lion'
comes
up
I'm
like,
'Okay,
I've
been
waiting
to
exhale
for
all
this
time',"
Priyanka
stated.
Priyanka
also
said
that
how
she
managed
to
perform
that
critical
scene
when
Saroo
(Patel)
reunites
with
his
mother
after
such
a
long
time.
"That
scene
was
their
reunion
after
an
entire
lifetime.
Garth,
Dev
and
I
workshopped
a
lot
prior,
and
Dev
and
I
got
to
know
each
other
very
intimately,
in
a
very
beautiful
way.
Then
Garth
made
sure
we
didn't
see
each
other
for
about
four
days."
Added
Priyanka
Bose.