Sharvari had a rather eventful year. While Munjya, a horror-comedy, became a surprise hit earning more than Rs 100 crore at the domestic box office, Vedaa won her wide critical acclaim for playing a Dalit woman. Maharaj, on the other, shot her popularity on social media, thanks to the track Haan Ke Haan that captured her endearing chemistry with Junaid Khan.
And then her dance number Taras in Munjya presented her in a starkly opposite avatar and earned her the title of a ‘national crush’. In an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, Sharvari shares that won’t let this ‘incredible’ streak get into her head. “I’ve waited for this moment for a really, really long time.
I don’t think this success will lead me to get ahead of myself. I may have come in the limelight only in recent months when my films have done well but I know that I’ve had a journey of so many years of auditioning, facing so many rejections, wanting to do so many films and not getting them,” she tells us. She further adds, “My journey keeps me grounded and reminds me of the difficult days I’ve had, which is why I keep my feet on the ground very strongly.
I’ve always waited for days like these when my work gets appreciated or even released for that matter. And now with the audience reaction I’m receiving, I think it’s a huge validation for an actor like me. It makes me feel that I must be doing something right.
” A while ago, Sharvari had revealed that she had auditioned for Aamir Khan’s Thugs of Hindostan. And so, when Aamir had praised her in Maharaj co-starring his son Junaid, she couldn’t believe her ears. “Aamir sir met me even before the screening.
And I remember him telling me, ‘You’re very good in the film. You did a really good job.’ And I hadn’t watched the film till then.
So, when he complimented me, it gave me a lot of assurance ki kuch achcha ki kiya hoga,” she recalls. And what does she have to say about the popularity that Maharaj and her signature line ‘mama maasi ka hi toh fark hai’ in it has fetched across social media? “It’s incredible. When I heard the story and I was shooting for it, I thought Viraaj’s character was fantastic.
I really enjoyed her dialogues and the way they were written in the script. I was very excited! I was just having fun on set. I never ever thought that these lines would go on to become so popular.
A lot of people wrote to me about my character,” smiles Sharvari. Quiz her about balancing out Munjya with a niche story like Vedaa and she states, “In today’s time, films are just stories and audiences are also treating them like that. And that’s why we’ve so many genres of films working.
So many unexpected films are doing well like Munjya. At the end of the day, it’s all about what speaks to me and what character I’ll be living with in the next six months.”.
