New Tandon in tellyland
By: Vickey Lalwani
Speaking to HiTLIST from London, where she is shooting presently, Saumya revealed that she met Manish six months ago and auditioned for the part. "Nothing moved ahead at the time. But recently, he called again and asked if I was still interested. I have seen his serials like Daraar, Aashirwad, Kittie Party and I think they were pretty good. So I agreed to do it." Goswami says he asked Saumya three simple questions when he made that call. "Firstly, do you have a passport? Secondly, can you come to Mumbai in 24 hours? Thirdly, will you be able to fly to London in four days if selected?" She gave the right answers and was on. Phirang looks "When she flew in the next day, I did a final audition and sent it to Sony. I had a gut feeling that they will approve of her, and I was right,"says Goswami. What worked in Tandon's favour? "She has the phirang look I was looking for. She is a good performer," the producer adds. Saumya started shooting from March 27. She says it happened so fast that it seemed like a dream. In the debutante's words, "Two days after my second audition, the hoardings and promos were ready. Third day, I was in Delhi just to pick up my clothes. The next day, I was in London." Mom's moving in She informs her mother will shift to Mumbai with her. "I was into academics, but I think destiny had other plans for me. It's great to be a part of the television industry," she adds. | |||
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