Didn t see this coming: Digangana on double debut in Bollywood
"I didn t see this coming. I shot for both the films at different times. I was out of town ringing in my 20th birthday with my parents and about 200 other people. My phone couldn t stop ringing one day " Digangana said in a statement to IANS.
"The casting director of FRYDAY was on the line and he asked if I d be interested to be a part of the film. They d seen my auditions that I d given a few years ago. I thought it was a joke. I knew I wanted to do films someday but didn t believe it would come so easily " she added.
When she returned to Mumbai she met the film s director Abhishek Dogra and soon she joined the cast of Govinda-starrer.
"It was a gift to myself on my 20th birthday. When I d begun shooting I got a call for Jalebi . This time I had to give an audition. The role demanded conviction " she said.
Recalling her "Bigg Boss" days she said: "I vividly remember when I did Bigg Boss . I had two contracts one before I entered the house with my parents signatures on it as I was 17 then and when I got out I had another contract that I had signed after I celebrated my 18th birthday inside the house."
"It kind of felt cool when I got out of the house. I wish it was a conscious decision but these are things you can never plan. I have also worked really hard to get here. I took a break for a year and a half to get my focus straight. I now have two films releasing the same day before my 21st birthday."
But she feels people can t be away from television.
"The movies you do come on television the ad commercials come on TV. I have always thought of it as long-term and I take steps accordingly " she said.
--IANS nn/dc/sed