After featuring in music videos, Nupur Sanon is now following in her elder sister Kriti Sanon’s footsteps by making her debut in Bollywood. She’ll be seen opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Noorani Chehra.

She says, “I feel fortunate to be working opposite Nawazuddin sir and that, too, in my debut film. He is a phenomenal actor and easy to work with. When you are starting off, you have less experience and it’s a tricky space. Hence, it is comforting when you’re working with someone who is so good at what they do.”

Some time ago, Nupur shared a picture in which Nawaz is seen teaching her how to ride a bullock cart. She laughs at the mention of the picture and says, “We had some time off and decided to explore the village where we are shooting. I have never really been to a village, so it was an exciting experience. Nawaz sir told me that he hails from Budhana, a village, which was close to where we were shooting. He mentioned how he would ride a bullock cart, so on a whim, we decided to take a bullock cart ride. Since he knew how to ride it, he taught me a few tricks.”

The actress never imagined that the senior actor would be so chilled out. She shares, “I thought he would be one of those actors, who would sit in a corner, be in his own zone and not like to be disturbed. I was pleasantly surprised to find that he is anything, but that. Our camaraderie has become better with each passing day. He is a nice, grounded and funny human being. He talks to everyone on the set and is involved in everything.”

Nupur says that besides observing Nawaz’s skills as an actor, the one quality of his that she hopes to imbibe is his sense of calm. She says, “From what I have observed of him as a performer, I’ve realised that he doesn’t think about what the result should be or how a scene should come out. So, when you don’t have that pressure on you, you do what you are feeling at that moment. That’s something I am trying to implement.”