‘My Bollywood goal is to be Ranvir’s sidekick’

Loads of messages on her Facebook account from friends and strangers and tons of calls and SMSes later, Sapna Bhavnani���s realised the impact her cameo in Ugly Aur Pagli has made.
���I���ve got so many calls and messages, it���s crazy. My friends in the press who went for the trial show said, ���Sapna, you have to watch yourself. You are so funny���,��� she states.When TOI spoke to her on Saturday, Sapna said she was going to watch the film with John Abraham that evening before leaving for the US for a film shoot. ���In fact, Bipasha, who also watched the film, said I should act in a film with her and John,��� giggles Sapna.
Her mom didn���t know she was in the film before watching it. ���I wanted it to be a surprise. When she called me after the film, she was like, ���Oh my God, you were in it. You were looking great, by the way���,��� she chortles.
She plays Aditi, Ranvir Shorey���s hired girlfriend in the film. Interestingly, her first cameo was also as Ranvir���s crazy girlfriend in Pyaar Ke Side Effects. ���Rangita Nandy, the producer of the film, is a good friend. This time when she approached me for this character, I said, ���Why not?��� But unlike Pyaar Ke..., this was a sync sound film and I���m excited that my voice was used,��� says Sapna.
She had a blast doing the cameo. The reason? Ranvir Shorey. ���My Bollywood goal is to play Ranvir���s sidekick. He���s really funny and it���s great fun having him around,��� she says. Ranvir comments on her hair in the film, saying, ���How can you aspire to be an actress with such bad hair?���. ���That was an inside joke. It was Ranvir���s idea,��� she says.
Ask her if she���d consider meatier roles in Bollywood, and she says, ���I���ve never thought about it. I did it for fun. Rangita asked me to come and say a few lines for five minutes. So I want to be a five-minute specialist,��� says Sapna. So is she loyal to Pritish Nandy���s production house? ���I like working with them because they take chances. Who else would actually think of casting me?��� she asks.
Yet she���s the only hairdresser to have done Bollywood cameos. Would others follow suit? ���Why not? I���m all for it, it would be great for our community,��� she chuckles.
PIALI DASGUPTA
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