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Mumbai, Feb 20: Miss India 2017 Jhataleka Malhotra makes her Bollywood debut opposite Poonam Dhillon's son Anmol Thakeria Dhillon in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-backed romantic drama, Tuesdays And Fridays. She recalls how Bhansali put her at ease during an outdoor shoot in London.

"We were shooting in the UK and he came on set one day. Since I was aware that he would be coming, I had been conscious about how I would be performing on camera and what he would say. I remember while shooting a dance sequence I missed the step. I think my nervousness was visible and he understood. He came up to me and said, 'you are doing just fine, do not feel nervous, it is ok'. Sanjay sir spoke to me for two minutes and that whole cloud went away!" Jhatalekha revealed.

She is thrilled to make her debut in a film produced by Bhansali.

Actress Nayan Shukla, who will soon be seen in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's production Tuesdays And Fridays, says working with the renowned filmmaker was a dream come true.

Last seen in the web series Masaba Masaba, this is Nayan's second project.

"It feels like a 'sapna' on most days," she gushes about working in a Bhansali project, adding: "The wait is getting over as the date of the film's release comes closer. He's someone who is centred and humane, apart from being the biggest banner himself."

She fondly recalls meeting him the first time: "He said, 'I've been wanting to meet you', and I replied, 'can I record that Sanjay ji?!' He laughed out hard. That initial laughter was the breaking point of a long interaction."

Coming from a non-film background, Nayan doesn't participate in the debate of nepotism.

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