Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar can
be best described as an ethereal beauty. This gorgeous 22-year-old
girl has been one of the most coveted new faces sought after by top Bollywood
film-makers. It has been long rumoured that she is set to be making her big
debut in Bollywood and now we can officially reveal she is getting the biggest
launch for any newcomer in the recent times!
It is a dream debut in Bollywood for her as
India’s biggest production house, Yash Raj Films, has signed Manushi as the
heroine of their biggest historical film Prithviraj based on the life and
heroism of the fearless and mighty King Prithviraj. It stars superstar Akshay
Kumar in and as Prithviraj and Manushi will play the role of the gorgeous
Sanyogita, Prithiviraj’s love of life.
Prithviraj is being directed by Dr. Chandraprakash
Dwivedi who directed the biggest television epic Chanakya – based on the life
and times of the most influential political strategist of India and the
multiple award-winning Pinjar. Dwivedi says, “We auditioned a lot of young,
fresh faces for the role because we were looking for a stunningly gorgeous
Indian heroine. While Sanyogita was an incredibly beautiful person, she was
also a strong, confident girl. We were looking to find someone who could match the
magnetic persona of Sanyogita and we found that in Manushi. She auditioned for
the role a couple of times because we wanted to be dead sure with this casting
and she nailed it each time. She has been rehearsing six days a week since then
and she is being thoroughly groomed for the last 9
months by YRF.”
YRF has always discovered supremely talented
outsiders like Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, etc who have become stars in
their own right. So, all eyes on Manushi as a heroine to watch out for. YRF has
also signed her on as their talent and will manage Manushi completely.
“It is a huge honour to have been chosen by a
production house like Yash Raj Films as their heroine! I’m thoroughly happy and
thrilled about the learnings that I will have through this journey. My life, so
far, has really been a fairy tale. From becoming Miss India and then Miss World
to now getting such a big project as my debut film, it’s like a new, exciting
chapter of my life. It is a huge responsibility to play princess Sanyogita. She
was a powerful personality and she stood up for what is right and took the most
important decisions of her life by herself. Her life is an extremely important
chapter in Indian history and I will try my best to play her as accurately as
possible,” Manushi adds.
Manushi is also a good example of beauty with
brains as Manushi has a strong voice and is an opinion leader who takes a stand
on societal issues. Immediately after winning Miss World, she conceived and
founded a non-profit organization, Project Shakti, aimed at improving the
menstrual hygiene of women in India. Manushi constantly works with women in
over 20 villages of India to spread the message of
sanitation. Today, this organization provides free sanitary pads among women
and has also empowered the women of the community by making them earn a living
and become self-reliant.
Manushi is a huge fan of former Miss Worlds and
super achievers Priyanka Chopra and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and considers them
her role models. She is a trained Kuchipudi dancer, and has trained under
legendary dancers Raja and Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy. Prithviraj will
release worldwide on Diwali 2020.
