Pooja Hegde will next be seen in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan with Salman Khan. The film also features Daggubati Venkatesh in a pivotal role and the film is set to arrive in cinemas on April 21 on the occasion of Eid.
Working with legends
Pooja Hegde’s film with Salman Khan – Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan – is a big one and Bhai fans are eagerly waiting for Eid. In a recent interview, the actress opened up on her experience of working with legendary actors like Amitabh Bachchan.
Speaking to Pinkvilla the actor said, “I was so excited… I was like, ‘Oh my God, finally…’. As an actor, it’s in your bucket list that you should work with ‘The Amitabh Bachchan’. You have grown up watching his films, and it was amazing. I remember I told him, I love this song of his called, ‘Neela Aasman’. So I was telling him about it, and he said, ‘You know, I have another version of that song, which I have made but I am never releasing it. Would you like to hear it?’ I was like, ‘Yes sir, please’. He made me listen to it, and it was outstanding.”
Meanwhile, Pooja Hegde also talked about KGF star Yash. “Rocky Bhai is a legend after KGF. I haven’t really interacted much with him. Of course, I met him at a function recently, but I hope I work with him soon,” shares Pooja Hegde. Here’s the video:
Her performance in KKBKKJ
Actress Pooja Hegde plays a Telugu girl in the upcoming film ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’. The actress shared that having worked in South Indian film industries for over a decade trained to make improvisations in her dialogues while filming the Salman Khan-starrer.
“Years of working in the South Indian film industries have made me proficient with regard to improvising the lines of my character instantaneously on sets if the character speaks any of the south Indian languages like for this part in ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’,” the actress told IANS.
“I could easily mouth the dialogues in Telugu or improvise my lines because I have been working in that medium for quite some time now and have a decent understanding of that world and the culture,” the actress concluded.