REPORT
Latest star kid on the
block:
Athiya Shetty
F
rom Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor in Saawariya to Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in Student
Of The Year, we have seen Bollywood superstars’
mini-mes come a long way. The latest one to join the
league is none other than Sunil Shetty’s daughter,
Athiya Shetty.Athiya is all set to make her Bollywood
debut with Salman Khan’s production Hero. She will
star alongside Aditya Pancholi’s son, Sooraj Pancholi,
who will also appear on the silver screen for the first
time.It will be a big break for Sooraj as he had earlier
sparked a controversy over allegations of abetting his
girlfriend’s, (actor Jiah Khan), suicide in 2013.Athiya is
already elated by the response of her upcoming film’s
trailer. ”I’m super excited. Touch wood. I feel blessed
that we’ve gotten such good reviews. I hope all of you
enjoy the movie. And I feel very happy that so far we
(her and Sooraj) have been accepted,” she told BOOM.
She also revealed the compliments she has received for
her look in the film. Athiya said, “The compliments are
mostly that it (the film) looks young and I look fresh. And
that it looks entertaining so hopefully that’s what comes
across”.Directed by Nikhil Advani, Hero is a remake of
1983′s romantic-action film starring Jackie Shroff, who
gained popularity with his lead role, also called ‘Jackie’.
The upcoming film is slated to be released on September 25 and also stars Govinda, Anita Hassanandani,
Vinod Khanna and Kader Khan as the supporting cast
members.Athiya was recently spotted on the red carpet
of Vogue Beauty Awards. The newcomer had cut a dazzling figure in Gauri and Nainika’s mustard gown.
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