T Series’ Kajraare, produced by music moghul Bhushan Kumar, and
directed by Pooja Bhatt, seems to have finally found its heroine, after
an intense search for Pakistani actresses who suited the role.
Divya Khosla, Creative Director, T Series and director Pooja Bhatt
have finally zeroed in upon Monalaizza, the popular Pak actress, who
is considered the Smriti Irani of Pak television to play the role opposite
Himesh Reshamiyya.
Says Divya Kumar, Creative Director, T Series, “Monalaizza’s
character is very intense and spans a lot of emotions. We had to look
for an actress who would be Pakistani and yet had the persona to essay
a character who remains herself though there is a lot in store for her in
that journey that is called life through Kajraare…”
Director Pooja Bhatt, who is directing her first maiden film outside
her own production with T Series avers that “Kajraare is an
out-and-out commercial film, but one with a heart.” She is happy that
Monalaizza will be the girl opposite Himesh. “It was Javed Shaikh who
helped us find Monalaizza. And she suits the character very well. We
checked out over 70 actresses before we finalised her.”
Monalaizza is pretty excited about the role. “It is a beautiful character
and the emotions that I have to essay are immense. I feel privileged to
be selected by Divya Kumar and Pooja Bhatt for this character,” she
echoes.