Arti’s cameo with SRK

Arti's cameo with SRK

It may come as a surprise to several on the social circuit — Arti Surendranath, the model-turned-actor-turned filmmaker, has made an acting comeback of sorts. The line producer of the Angelina Jolie starrer 'A Mighty Heart' will soon be seen in Farah Khan's 'Om Shanti Om' with Shah Rukh Khan.

"Farah and I met at a party and she told me that I would have to do a small but significant role in her film. I thought she was joking and laughed it off, and even told her that she should find someone else for the role. But she insisted on me and I had to give in," laughs Arti. "I've faced the camera many years ago, but I was never a big star," she adds.

'Om Shanti Om' is Farah's second directorial venture and is said to be based on reincarnation. Arti plays a cinema host, something she's naturally good at. "It's an important and interesting scene. Shah Rukh comes to a film premiere that happens in the '70s. I am the host at the function and I introduce and take everyone around," reveals Arti, whose look was styled by Sanjeev Mulchandani and make-up artistes Dorris and Bharat Godambe. "I wear a sari with pearls and have also donned curls in the look," she adds.

Acting opposite Shah Rukh is an opportunity very few would let go. "What was amazing about Shah Rukh is that you can't miss his dedication and energy. It was refreshing to see an actor of his stature be so absorbed in his work," she says.

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