“I got a call from Rohit Shetty’s office.I thought it was a prank call. But then it turned out to be true and flew down to Mumbai to Rohit sir’s office. He told me about Chennai Express. I was aware of the film because I had seen an ad in a newspaper featuring Shah Rukh and Deepika,” Priyamani told ETimes.
She continued, “He told me that he saw my Kannada song with Puneet Rajkumar on YouTube. He said, “I want you for this number.” The only question I had was, “Sir, you have the biggest names in the industry, Shah Rukh and Deepika, I hope I’m not a background dancer.” He said, “The song is between you and Shah Rukh. Deepika is not there in the song.” I said, “Okay sir, where am I signing?””
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She further added, “I said yes to the song in 15 minutes. I heard the song in his office. Within one week of that meeting, I went to Wai and started shooting this song. We shot the song over five nights in Wai. It was one of the best experiences ever. He’s such a hard-working actor. This kind of style was new to him. So, getting himself used to the South style of dancing was new to him. He still says, “She’s my dance teacher.” On sets, I taught him the little jhatka-matkas. Even after pack-up, he used to stay back for 30-45 minutes and rehearse so that he doesn’t fumble the next day. I absolutely enjoyed working with him.”
Priyamani is all set to kick-start work on the third season of The Family Man, headlined by Manoj Bajpayee and directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK. She was last seen in SRK starrer Jawan, directed by Atlee.