Puja Gupta is the lead girl opposite Abhay Deol in SNAFU
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After a mega search for the leading lady opposite Abhay Deol
in SNAFU, the makers have zeroed in on Puja Gupta. More than 50 fresh faces were
auditioned over 20 days, pushing the shoot by a month. Every last member in the
unit used their contacts and connections to contribute to the hunt. The
director, Sethu Sriram really liked Puja for the role but had two more names in
mind. He discussed the situation with
Abhay and in a joint call Puja Gupta got the highest votes.
Puja essays the role of Aaniya who shares center stage with
Abhay, closing business deals for him. She is an ambitious corporate highflyer
who hails from a small town and moved to the city of dreams to pursue her
career. After winning the Miss India crown in 2007, Puja made her debut in
Bollywood with F.A.L. T.U helmed by Remo D’Souza and most recently she was seen
in the zom com Go Goa Gone.
Director, Sethu Sriram said, “ It’s a relief that the hunt
is over. This role is very critical to the storyline and the girl had to be
much more than singing, dancing and looking good. After a lot of deliberations
we have decided upon Puja. Aaniya is an
ambitious small town girl so we needed the vulnerability of a small towner
along with high glam quotient who would be a head turner. I have auditioned a
lot of promising fresh faces and a few upcoming names, some of them were
brilliant but Puja fits the bill naturally.
With all humility, I want to thank Abhay who helped me in streamlining
the process’.
The shoot begins on 12th July, with no time left
the crew is moving at a rocket speed, especially to put Puja’s fashion forward
costumes together.
