Actress Raashii Khanna spoke about her genuine friendship with Vaani Kapoor and revealed that it was Vaani who encouraged her to come to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting.Raashii featured in Farah Khan’s YouTube show, where the actress made “kale chane ka pulao”.
Farah asked Raashii: “You are not a Bombay girl.”To which the actress said that she was born and brought up in Delhi.Farah asked how South films happen to her since she is from New Delhi.
Raashii said: “I think films chose me.”
“I was a topper girl in school. I was a front bencher.”
Asked if she took part in Miss India or something, Raashii said: “No. I started modelling in college. As a hobby. Delhi college. After college, I came to Bombay because of a friend of mine, Vaani Kapoor. She wanted to be an actor.”Farah replied: “I heard that Vaani Kapoor and Raashii were roommates.”
Talking about her friendship with Vaani, Raashii said: “Yes. We are best friends. She wanted to be an actor. She said, your college is over. My parents were very happy. I met her at a modelling event. I met her at a college modelling event.We became friends. I got her to join my agency. You should also do modelling.”
Farah questioned: “You got her into modelling?”
“Yes. She got me to Bombay. We don’t show our friendship. It’s more like real friendship.
I came to Bombay,” said Raashii.
Raashii made her acting debut in a supporting role with the Hindi film Madras Cafe in 2013 and subsequently appeared in Telugu film Oohalu Gusagusalade in 2014.
She then starred in a slew of commercially successful films such as Bengal Tiger, Supreme,Jai Lava Kusa, Tholi Prema, Imaikkaa Nodigal, Venky Mama, Prati Roju Pandage, Thiruchitrambalam, Sardar and Aranmanai 4 that established her as one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil cinema.
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