Raazi actor Amruta Khanvilkar isn’t bothered about giving auditions in Bollywood

Actor Amruta Khanvilkar, who is seen in the recent film Raazi, is a well known face in Marathi cinema and despite this, she doesn’t feel apprehensive about having to give auditions to prove her talent in Bollywood.

Actor Amruta Khanvilkar, who has been a popular name in Marathi cinema, returned to Bollywood after eight years since her last film Phoonk 2. Playing a supporting role in the Alia Bhatt-starrer Raazi, she reveals that landing in the film wasn’t really tough.

Actor Amruta Khanvilkar plays Alia Bhatt’s elder sister-in-law in Raazi.

“I gave my audition in the afternoon, and by night, I had got a call to go and meet Meghna Gulzar [the director] next morning. I went and Meghna told me, ‘I liked your Urdu, and the way aapne sur pakda character ka. Welcome on board.’ Some things are just like that,” says Amruta.

Sharing an incident, Amruta adds, “I know about a renowned actor who had to audition for a Mani Ratnam film. So, if a Karan Johar or Mani Ratnam wants me to audition, I will not tell them that I am not going to do it! Auditions are about testing the ability of the person. For my other film Satayamev Jayate (starring Manoj Bajpayee and John Abraham), too I had given auditions. But I also remember director Milap Zaveri telling me later, ‘We are glad to have you, audition toh formality hoti hai’.”

In Raazi, Amruta plays Alia’s elder sister-in-law and she’s all praises for Alia. “Definitely, it’s a tailor-made role for Alia. She is such a brilliant and secure performer. It’s a treat to watch her proving herself in every film. There’s nobody else who could have played the role of Sehmat the way she did,” says Amruta.

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