I never thought of acting in a film and that too with SRK It feels like a miracle: Chitrashi Rawat

It’s not everyday that a teenager gets to share screen time with Shahrukh Khan in a box-office scorcher and get noticed. In Chak De! India , 18-year old Chitrashi Rawat manages to do that in her Komal Chautala avatar.

The reel tomboy with attitude stumbled onto movies by a stroke of luck. So how did it all happen? “Director Shimit (Amin) spotted me when I was playing at the National Hockey Tournament in Jabalpur.

He asked me to come for the audition, which clicked, rewinds an overjoyed Chitrashi.

For this petite Dehradun girl who’s pursuing her bachelor’s degree in mass media, acting happened by chance, but it was like a dream come true, I never thought of acting in a film and that too with SRK.It feels like a miracle,” she says.

How tough was it to learn Haryanvi (she plays one in the film) for her? “Initially it was very difficult. But many people helped me learn the language, including Shahrukh, who speaks very good Haryanvi,” she chirps.

Ask her about her real relationship with her co-star Sagarika Ghatge (on screen, the two are on warpath) and she quickly points out, “Oh, it’s completely different. We share a very healthy relationship. We never had even a single argument during the shoot.

Chitrashi, who actually plays hockey for Uttranchal, says, “Being a player, I had an advantage while portraying my character.” So did she ever flaunt her talent on the sets? “Never,” says a modest Chitrashi.

Though there were many issues shown in the movie, according to Chitrashi, it is regionalism and not cricket, which is affecting hockey. “Regionalism needs to be checked,” she says.

Source: TOI