[1]It was like a dream come true for Siddhanth Saksule to work with Konkona Sen Sharma in Gaur Hari Dastaan, an upcoming film by director Anant Mahadevan. The film will see Konkona in the mother’s role, opposite Vinay Pathak. Siddhanth will be seen playing the son of these well-known actors.
“It was great to have worked with such stalwarts like Konkona and Vinay Pathak. Konkona is my favourite actress and I have always admired her work. When I heard the script for the first time and found out about Konkona and Vinay Pathak’s role, I took a step back. I didn’t know whether to accept the role as I would be starring opposite my favourite actress. After all I was getting a chance to share screen space with my favourite actress. So how could I let this go? I decided to take up the role,” he says excitedly.
While on the sets, the young actor appeared quite nervous. “Everybody around me was very experienced. But then Konkona came and helped me with every shot. In fact later on she also appreciated my work. The experience I had with her helped me groom myself as an actor. It is because of their support and appreciation that I managed to gain confidence to give my best shot. Even the director and the producer egged me on to give it my best.”
Actress Konkona, who believes that this young man has a lot of potential, says, “The very first time I saw him I knew he had the acting bug in him. But it was only after his first shot that I was sure about it. Siddhanth is someone whom you will love to have around. He is a good actor and will go a very long way in the industry.”
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