New Delhi, Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar is making her Bollywood debut opposite Akshay Kumar in the upcoming film “Prithviraj”.
The director said that Manushi auditioned “for the role a couple of times”.
“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 is being thoroughly groomed for the last nine months by Yash Raj Films (YRF).”
Manushi said her life so far has been a fairy tale and she is now looking forward to her big debut.
“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,” she said.