Sanjeeda Shaikh, who enjoyed a phenomenal 2024 with Fighter and Netflix’s Heeramandi , recently opened up about her admiration for National Crush Rashmika Mandanna, who is currently basking in the humongous success of Pushpa 2 . “The last film I watched was Pushpa 2 . I loved it! I never thought that I’m competing with my contemporaries but I’ve this new-found love for Rashmika," Sanjeeda told News 18 adding, “Earlier, I used to see her on social media a lot but after watching a couple of her performances, especially in Animal, my perspective changed.
" Praising Rashmika’s confrontation scene with Ranbir Kapoor in Animal , Sanjeeda said, “I thought she was really good and graceful in Animal. That one scene she had with Ranbir in the film changed my idea of her and she came in the category of a very good performer. And then I watched her in Pushpa 2 and my respect for her increased even more.
" She also lauded her performance in Pushpa 2 and shared, “I like watching good performances. Pushpa 2 is an Allu Arjun film but for Rashmika to stand out and make her mark was laudable. She performed her scenes so effortlessly! That one scene where she answers back to everyone that yeh mera husband hai was so beautifully done.
She really left an impact on me." Sanjeeda also spoke about Fighter giving her confidence as she asserted, “I became a little more confident with Fighter. I came onboard the film at the eleventh hour and I was shooing for Heeramandi already.
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