Shalini Pandey

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shalini Pandey

• Does Shalini Pandey drink alcohol?: Yes

  

• Shalini Pandey is an Indian film actress. She gained immense popularity with her debut film “Arjun Reddy” in 2017.

• She was born into a middle-class family of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

  

• Her mother is a trained Carnatic singer.

  

• While she was pursuing her graduation, she joined a theatre group in her college and performed in many theatre plays.

  

• Her father was against her acting career and wanted her to work as an engineer in a firm. In an interview, she said,

It was then that I told him to let me go to Mumbai and try my luck for a week. It was a struggle to allow him to let me go. He did so only after he bought my return ticket! However, once I landed there, he kept calling me often, asking me to return. I was already frustrated with the film not having begun, and other things not seeming to work out. I snapped. I knew he was capable of coming to take me back to pursue a career he thought was safer and right for me. He replied to my mail saying he’d go to the police in a bid to find me. I told him that I’d do the same and tell them he’s torturing me! I was a grown-up.”

• She has appeared in Sony TV’s serials like ‘Man Mein Hai Visshwas’ and ‘Crime Patrol.’

  

• She debuted in the superhit Telugu film ‘Arjun Reddy’ in 2017, opposite Vijay Deverakonda. The film got its remake in Hindi and Tamil languages with the name ‘Kabir Singh’ (2019) and ‘Adithya Varma’ (2019), respectively.

  

• She did her own dubbing for the film Arjun Reddy, even though she is not well versed in speaking Telugu fluently.
  

• She has acted in various Telugu films including ‘Mahanati’ (2018), ‘118’ (2019), and ‘Iddari Lokam Okate’ (2020).

• She has appeared in Tamil films like Gorilla (2019) and 100% Kadhal (2019).

• She lent her voice for the song ‘Naa Pranamay’ in 2018.

• In 2019, she was roped in for the 2020 Bollywood film ‘Jayeshbhai Jordaar,’ opposite Ranveer Singh.

• She was roped in for another Bollywood film ‘Bamfaad’ opposite Paresh Rawal‘s son, Aditya Rawal.

• Shalini’s dream is to act with legendary actors Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan, even for five minutes.

• Actress Ritika Singh is one of her best friends. On Shalini’s birthday, Ritika posted a sweet message on her social media account, she posted,
  

  We plan trips and adventures passionately, and we have still not been on a vacay together! And this video makes me LMAO! The second one especially. Now Idk where to start, but I love you Shalini. you are one of the most honest, transparent, genuine and real people I know! And also a fab actor on top of it all. Knowing you has been amazing, coz Tum Heera ho.”

• Shalini has often been compared to Alia Bhatt due to their resemblance. Social media users frequently point out that they look alike.