Saiyami Kher: You don't fall in love with the end result in mind
Usha Kiran's granddaughter Saiyami Kher reveals she waited six months before she was signed to play Sahibaan in Mirzya. She is the granddaughter of late actress and Sheriff of Mumbai, Usha Kiran, and the niece of Tanvi Azmi so it's not surprising to see Saiyami Kher as a contemporary Sahibaan in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's upcoming romance Mirzya.
What is a surprise is that this girl grew up without stars in her eyes, far away from Mumbai's glam sham, in small town Nashik where entertainment meant climbing mountains, swimming in lakes and being one with nature.
Saiyami returned to Mumbai for her graduation and was persuaded by family friend Sameera Reddy to get some pictures clicked which landed her some modelling jobs. In her last year of college she featured in the Kingfisher calendar, and though she has yet to see that calendar, she was surprised by a call from Mehra. She was ecstatic. "For me Rang De Basanti was a cult film which changed Indian cinema and Rakeysh sir is not just a fantastic maker but an even better human being," raves the debutante even though it took six months and around 10 screen tests before she landed the coveted role.
"Eventually it was down to another girl and me. Rakeysh sir sent us to Delhi for acting workshops and training in horse riding.Those three months changed me for life. Till the last day I wasn't sure if I would land the role but it no longer mattered. If I did, it'd be fantastic, if not it was still fantastic because I had learnt so much," she says, recalling that when she finally got the script she touched it reverently. "It had the names of Rakeysh sir and Gulzar saab who's written the story. To be associated with such icons was a thrill but also a huge responsibility."
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