Shriya Pilgaonkar wants to do a big period drama with Sanjay Leela Bhansali

She has web series such as Mirzapur Guilty Minds The Broken News and Taaza Khabar to her credit and Shriya Pilgaonkar says shes now gunning for the big screen hoping to star in a Sanjay Leela Bhansali period drama One of the most recognisable faces on OTT Shriya started her career with the 2013 Marathi film Ekulti Ek directed by her father Sachin PilgaonkarThe actor also known for movies across languages Un plus une Fan and House Arrest has two feature films in the pipeline which will be announced soon Ideally I want to keep a balance which is why today Im focusing more on films now Thats perhaps a medium that Ive not done enough of or its not come too much my way Ive been wanting to dance on screenI want to do that one big cinematic period drama outanout all guns blazing Sanjay Leela Bhansali film because a lot of my work has been rooted in reality I want to experience Bollywood masala largerthanlife films That is every actors dream she told PTI in an interview It is an exciting time for her said the 35yearold who is ready to get out of her comfort zoneYou have to take risks and fight for yourself for growth Its not like things are laid down on a plate Im also working with people to build ideas to develop stories for myself Recently I was on the jury of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles I met young writers aspiring filmmakers and wonderful actors and it made me realise that you have to take creative control and create the path for yourselfShriya currently stars in the second season of Taaza Khabar in which she reprised her role of the sex worker Madhu whom she described as a dignified and spunky woman She credited the Disney Hotstar show fronted by YouTuberactor Bhuvan Bam for letting her try her hand at comedy years after Ekulti EkEarlier comedians were stereotyped but today the definition of comedy has expanded Maybe its subtle sometimes its conversational It may not be slapstick every single time but I enjoy comedy I want to do more genres like dark comedies which are exciting For Shriya daughter of actor couple Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar acting happened organicallyWhile she was always confident both in front of the camera and on stage it was only when she started training as a Kathak dancer that she felt closely connected to the performing art She is also a professional swimmer Im lucky that I didnt come into the industry just because my parents were there I honed and trained myself and that is something I value I didnt take it for granted it was an organic way of coming into the industryHer journey has been different from other star kids she added I was not on the cover of magazines before my work came out My journey has been such that my work has spoken for itself outside Maharashtra I realised after Mirzapur there were a lot of people who didnt put two and two together that Im Sachin and Supriyas daughter For me that was the compliment that my work reached sooner than my identity said Shriya who started off making short films and documentariesThe actor said family cant always be a safety blanket for the next generation Youre going to have to fall or learn from your own thing People will say whatever they want to but we all know what individual journeys have been like Eventually at the end of ones career to sustain in showbiz is not easy so the only way youre going to sustain yourself is if you create your own path Ive always believed that the best way to be different is to be yourself and focus on your workThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever