Shivajinagara is my debut as a solo heroine: Parul Yadav

Mumbai gal Parul Yadav is all of three films old, that is if you include her upcoming project with Duniya Vijay, Shivajinagara, on that list. Her first two films, Govindaya Namaha and Bachchan, though, were multi-starrers with several heroines in them. But luck was on the actress’s side, as she became a household name among Kannada movie audiences, thanks to the popularity of a song from Govindaya Namaha, the viral hit Pyarge Aagbitaite.This was followed up by the song Anjali Anjali with Sudeep from Bachchan, which not only topped the charts, but also had namma Kichcha rendering an unplugged version of the track. Subsequently, Parul was seen in a special number in the film Shravani Subramanya, which is still running successfully in theatres.
While audiences have been lapping up the Shravani Subramanya song, Parul maintains that it will be “her first and last item number,” which she says was a “gesture of gratitude to producer KA Suresh who launched me in Govindaya Namaha.” The actress is now eagerly awaiting the release of Shivajinagara, which, in a sense, will mark her debut as a solo heroine. The actress will romance Vijay in the P Satya film.
In Shivajinagara, Parul plays a Kannada Brahmin girl, clad in langa dhavani. But the actress, who has been the recipient of style icon awards in the industry, was not entirely deglam in the film. “I have an introduction song in the film, which is not a common thing for heroines. Filmmakers usually focus on giving the hero a very stylish entry scene or song. For Shivajinagara, Satya sir gave me that opportunity.
The high point of the song for me, though, is that the choreographer complimented my dance skills, as it is a very fast-paced number,” says the actress, who even rode a bike in the song. She also got to ride a horse for another duet.
Given that she is the love interest in the tale, Parul says that it took her a while to come to terms with doing romantic scenes. “I have to admit that I was a bit uncomfortable initially. But then the director showed me some of the scenes and I realized that Vijay was just striving for perfection and trying to make our chemistry believable. That put me at ease,” she says.
But all said and done, Shivajinagara is an action film that caters to Vijay’s mass image. Wasn’t Parul at any point worried that she’d just end up being the glam doll in the tale? “Not at all. Shivajinagara is indeed an action film in which Vijay plays a rowdy. But my character sort of takes charge of him once we fall in love. There is a bubbly side to my character, and a lot of emotions at play. Satya sir has given me a very powerful role that is not just about song and dance,” she signs off.