Showing posts with label Pashmina Roshan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pashmina Roshan. Show all posts
I don’t think you can come close to Hrithik Roshan’s debut-Pashmina Roshan
10:25 AM
As the first Roshan to debut since cousin Hrithik’s smashing foray into movies, Ishq Vishk Rebound actor Pashmina wants to create her own identity while taking family’s legacy ahead
Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; June 16, 2024)
No debutant is expected to be perfect. But when you are the first Roshan to foray into films since Hrithik Roshan’s overnight stardom with Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), the barometer changes. Pashmina Roshan, daughter of composer Rajesh Roshan and cousin to Hrithik, understands the weight of expectations on her as she gears up for her maiden film, Ishq Vishk Rebound.
“I don’t think you can come close to Hrithik Roshan’s debut. I come from a family of great artistes. The audience cherishes everything my father, my uncle [Rakesh Roshan] and my cousin have done. I sometimes hear my father’s songs and wonder if I can ever match up to his art. I don’t see it as pressure as much as a dream to work towards,” says Pashmina.
That is how she intends to shape her career—as a blend of her personal dream and her family’s legacy. The beauty of carrying forward a legacy is that one can bring their own shades to it. “Hrithik stands for his own values while carrying forward the family legacy. I hope I’m able to do the same. I want to create work that I am proud of. I am nervous. It’s nervousness filled with happiness though.”
Ishq Vishk Rebound launches two newcomers, Jibraan Khan and her, alongside Rohit Saraf and Naila Grrewal. We would have brought up the nepotism question, but in an earlier chat with mid-day, producer Ramesh Taurani revealed that he learnt that Pashmina was a star kid only when the company started drawing up her contracts (‘Hrithik or Rajesh never asked me to consider her’, May 31). Did she dissuade her family from stepping in so that she could bag projects on merit?
“They are all so busy doing their own work. My family is of course invested, but you don’t sit and tell them of every audition you do, or every person you meet. This is one of the many auditions that I gave. Also, you don’t enter a room or meeting and say, ‘Hi, I’m Pashmina Roshan, I am Rajesh Roshan’s daughter.’ I’m not known in the movie circle. I know there is a lot of privilege, but it is like a ladder, ultimately, a person has to climb by themselves.”
Hrithik or Rajesh never asked me to consider Pashmina Roshan for Ishq Vishk Rebound-Ramesh Taurani
8:49 AM
Ishq Vishk Rebound maker asserts he chose star kid Pashmina Roshan and three fresh faces on their merit; hopes they become stars like Shahid did after original
Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; May 31, 2024)
Ishq Vishk (2003) gave us not only a fun college rom-com, but also a star in Shahid Kapoor. Almost 21 years on, its reboot Ishq Vishk Rebound is gearing up for release. For producer Ramesh Taurani, the Nipun Dharmadhikari-directed college caper is a means to bring romance back on the big screen. “Action, drama and [films on] the army have taken over. A young love story with good music has gone missing,” he says. Two decades is a long time between an original and its reboot. What took him so long to create the second instalment?
“It’s a ground rule at my studio—no reboots until the script convinces everyone. This film looks at this generation’s challenges in romance, the fragility of love, quick break-ups, and their behavioural patterns in the time of social media.”
Young love isn’t the only constant in Ishq Vishk Rebound. Like with the original, Taurani hopes to make stars out of leads Rohit Saraf, Pashmina Roshan, Jibraan Khan and Naila Grrewal.
“We wanted newcomers. Rohit Saraf has tasted fame, but this will launch him as a mainstream hero. We had five rounds of auditions and chose them. Pashmina was one of the 15 girls we shortlisted, we had no idea who she was. When we started doing her contracts, we found out she is a Roshan. I had worked extensively with her father Rajesh Roshan, but he never called, asking me to consider her. Neither did Hrithik [Roshan, Pashmina’s cousin], who has a rapport with me. Merit matters more than anything in this industry, whether you’re an outsider or a nepo kid. If you see from the ’80s to now, there are some actors who haven’t [succeeded] despite their lineage. With the original Ishq Vishk, we launched Shahid, Amrita Rao and Shenaz [Treasury]. Shahid is a superstar today! Shenaz was also flooded with offers after the film. We are keen to do more movies with these kids too.”
The producer’s team is currently working on a sequel to Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta’s Soldier (1998). “We’re trying to lock its script. Writing is a key element of our movie-making style. I’ve never gone to an actor without a script. Never have I gone to an actor with a DVD, suggesting a rip-off job.”
Pashmina Roshan to play Tiger Shroff’s love interest in Hero No 1
9:04 AM
Navya Kharbanda (HINDUSTAN TIMES; September 16, 2023)
Actor Tiger Shroff will star in a two-heroine film with actors Sara Ali Khan and Pashmina Roshan, cousin of actor Hrithik Roshan.
A source exclusively tells us, “Pashmina will play Tiger’s love interest in the film, titled Hero No. 1, is neither a remake nor a sequel to the 1997 Hero No. 1 starring Govinda.”
The film’s shooting will begin early next year in London (UK).
The source adds, “Tiger has already shot an action sequence for it. It’s an action-drama with a dash of science. It’s being helmed by Jagan Shakti.”
Hrithik’s cousin Pashmina Roshan to debut next year
7:56 AM
Roshmila Bhattacharya (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 4, 2019)
On January 14, 2000, Hrithik Roshan exploded on the screen in the romantic thriller Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai, which was directed by his father Rakesh Roshan and featured him in a double role. Two decades on, we will see the advent of another Roshan in showbiz. Buzz is, Pashmina, Hrithik’s uncle composer Rajesh Roshan’s daughter, is in talks with top banners and could be making her Bollywood debut in 2020.
“The new star kid has the face of an 18 year old and the mind of a 40 year old while she will actually turn 24 on November 10,” a source told Mirror. Pashmina, who has an elder sibling Eshaan, will be the third generation of the Roshan family to step into show business, after her music director-grandfather Roshan, her composer-father Rajesh, actor-filmmaker-uncle Rakesh, and actorcousin Hrithik. However, contrary to rumours, she will not be launched by her uncle but will be introduced by an established production house.
“Pashmina has a strong theatre background and has done a six-month course from Barry John’s acting school in Mumbai. She has also trained with theatre-actor Abhishek Pandey, actress-director and recipient of the Sahitya Natak Akademi Award, Nadira Babbar, and American playwright Jeff Goldberg,” informed the source.
In March this year, Pashmina made her stage debut with the Indianised adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play, The Importance Of Being Earnest, produced and directed by Goldberg with whom she has trained for nine months. First among her many cheerleaders was her proud big brother. Calling her the “prettiest Roshan”, Hrithik announced that he couldn’t wait to see her on screen. Pashmina played one of the protagonists, Cecily Cardew. Wilde, in the play, repeatedly mocks Victorian traditions and social customs, marriage and the pursuit of love in particular. A 2002 British-American film based on the play had featured Judi Dench, Rupert Everett and Reese Witherspoon.
For Hrithik, Pashmina is family and a dear younger sister. He celebrates Raksha Bandhan with her. She was there at his father’s birthday last September and at his son Hrehaan’s birthday this May. Says the source, “Hrithik’s really excited and has been personally guiding and mentoring Pashmina.”
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