TV actress Mrunal Thakur, who makes her big screen debut with the film on Anand Kumar, joined the unit in Varanasi
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 8, 2018)

Mirror had recently reported (February 6) about Hrithik Roshan kicking off work on the upcoming Anand Kumar biopic, Super 30, in Varanasi on Tuesday in a 10-day first schedule. TV actress Mrunal Thakur, who rose to fame as a parallel lead in the TV show Kumkum Bhagya and is making her Bollywood debut with the film, joined the 44-year-old actor for the first shot.

A source reveals, “The shoot started after 2pm on Tuesday with a pooja sequence on the banks of Ganga. After that, Hrithik and Mrunal filmed at Ramnagar fort. A part of the fort has been converted to look like a coaching institute for the shoot.” Mrunal, who portrayed the female protagonist’s sister on the show before calling it quits in 2016, reportedly plays Hrithik’s love interest in the film.

While Super 30 is her big break, Mrunal has been a part of the international film, Love Sonia, which is directed by Tabrez Noorani. She plays the titular character, a young Indian village girl whose life changes when she is entrapped into the global sex trade network. The film is expected to release later this year. The actress has also been a part of the dance reality show Nach Baliye 7, for which she had paired up with her then boyfriend, TV show writer Sharad Chandra Tripathi.