Film Fare

Pretty
girl
MALOBIKA BANERJEE (MJ) MAKES HER B-TOWN
DEBUT WITH A T-SERIES VIDEO. RAGHUVENDRA
SINGH CHATS WITH THE PRETTY GIRL
PHOTOGRAPHS:
SARRVESH KUMAR
STYLIST: KRISHNA MUKHI
HAIR & MAKE-UP:
RECINDA MARTIS
GOWN: Lecoanet Hemant
Afew years back
at an award
function,
filmmaker
Subhash Ghai
met a Bengali beauty and
told her, “You’re a star. You
have that spark in you.
Come to Bollywood!” That
pretty girl was Malobika
Banerjee (MJ), who’s now
ready to start her innings
in Hindi cinema. She
blushes as she recalls the
legendary filmmaker’s
compliment. But she
doesn’t read beyond that.
“I’m a practical girl. People
mentioned that Subhashji
has launched girls, whose
names began with the
letter M (Madhuri Dixit,
Manisha Koirala. Mahima
Chaudhary) and that my
name also began with M,”
she says. “Surely, he said
come to Mumbai. But he
didn’t say he’d be giving
me a film. But when I did
a music video, I thought of
giving Hindi films a try,”
she states.
Malobika recently
featured in Zee Music
Company’s single Dilbar
sung by Shahid Mallya,
which marked her debut in
Bollywood. She will also
be making an appearance
in popular singer Kanika
Kapoor’s music video
Pretty Girl, produced by
T-series. The video has
been directed by Shabeena
Khan. Malobika believes
she was destined to be part
of Bollywood. “I’ve done
six-seven films in Bengali,”
says the actor, who was
seen in films like Kokhono
Biday Bolo Na (2010), Sada
Canvas (2014), Kathmundu
and Professional (both in
2015), Mister Bhaduri and
Chorabali (both in 2016)
and Tope (2017). The offer
from Zee Music was the
next step forward for her.
“Every day, thousands of
girls come to Mumbai to try
their luck. But how many
of them get a chance to
feature in a T-Series music
video, which has Kanika
Kapoor as singer?” she
asks adding with a smile,
EVERY DAY, THOUSANDS OF GIRLS COME TO MUMBAI
TO TRY THEIR LUCK. BUT HOW MANY OF THEM
GET A CHANCE TO FEATURE IN A MUSIC VIDEO
(PRETTY GIRL), WITH KANIKA KAPOOR AS SINGER?