Mirzya Actress Saiyami Kher's Next Film With Mani Ratnam Delayed

Mumbai: Actress Saiyami Kher, who is making her debut in Bollywood with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Mirzya said that her next movie with filmmaker Mani Ratnam has been delayed and will perhaps only go on the floors by the end of this year.

Saiyami told IANS during an interaction in Mumbai: "I was approached by Mani sir and I feel so blessed. It's a dream to work with him. I got a call from his office saying that Mani sir wants to meet me. I went and he really liked the screen test and he said I am on, but unfortunately that film got delayed."

"It's a bilingual Telugu and Tamil film. I am still keeping my fingers crossed that it starts soon. I am hoping that by end of this year, we will start shooting it," she added.

The actress considers the Mirzya director as her mentor.

"I owe my life to Rakeysh sir and there is no doubt about it because when I start talking about him, I go on and on. We all know how good a filmmaker, but he is also a wonderful human being," she said.

"He is not somebody who is preachy, he doesn't take himself seriously which is what makes him wonderful. He is so open to opinion from anyone. He is grounded and we have so much to learn from him," she added.

Mirzya also marks the debut of Anil Kapoor's son Harshvardhan.

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