Exclusive- Abhimanyu Dassani on Nikamma co-star Shilpa Shetty: ‘She’s extremely close to me, important person in my life'

Abhimanyu Dassani is currently on a promotional spree for his upcoming mass entertainer Nikamma . The actor has shared the screen space with Shilpa Shetty for the first time in the movie and in an exclusive interview with Desimartini, spoke about working with the actress and his bond with her post the movie. Abhimanyu revealed that Shilpa is extremely close to him now and is also one of the important people in his life.

Talking about his Nikamma co-star Shilpa Shetty, Abhimanyu Dassani said, “There was not really a fanboy moment but there was loads of excitement because I've been watching her since I've been growing up. It’s great to be associated with people who have been in the industry for so many years because there's so much to learn from them. I think it was very exciting and I'm glad that I got this chance because she's a wonderful person, both on and off set. She's extremely close to me now and an important person in my life.”

Furthermore, the Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota actor also spoke about collaborating with director Sabbir Khan in the movie. For the unversed, Sabbir has earlier helmed movies in the commercial space like Heropanti and Baaghi . Talking about working with him in Nikamma, Abhimanyu Dassani said, “Of course, I mean it was still tough but whatever was done easily, it was only because of Sabbir (Khan) Sir. He made it a very collaborative, warm, and adventurous process so everything that you see and will like onscreen, it’s all due to his effort.”

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Talking about Nikamma, the movie is a Hindi remake of the Telugu film, Middle Class Abbayi which starred Nani and Sai Pallavi in the lead roles. Nikamma also stars Shilpa Shetty in the lead role. The movie also stars Shirley Setia in the lead role. It is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2022.

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