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Priya Prakash Varrier signs second Bollywood film
By Dinesh Kamath
Love Hackers: Priya Prakash Varrier
has signed second Bollywood film after Sridevi Bungalow. Love Hackers, is a
crime-thriller which deals with cyber crime. Priya has been roped in to play
the lead role.
Love Hackers goes on floors by the
end of next month and will be shot in Lucknow, Delhi, Gurgaon and Mumbai. Priya
playd the protagonist, who, with her knowledge, instinct and presence of mind
emerges a winner after being trapped in an unfortunate situation. The story is
based on real incidents.
Priya, who became a social media
sensation after her wink in a song from the Malayalam film Oru Adaar Love went
viral, was the apt choice for the part. Online
security breaches have made society complex today. The number of social media
users in India is staggering, but most of them are not aware of different forms
of cyber-crimes. These things are explored in the film.
Never had Priya imagined that she
would become a household name for her wink. The wink was just a spontaneous
gesture that they had in mind while shooting. Nobody thought it would get
worldwide attention in such a short span. It was more of a shock. Her family
took some time to come to terms with it.
Meanwhile, Priya's debut film in
Bollywood, Prasanth Mambully's Sridevi Bungalow, is in the centre of a
controversy for trying to cash in on the popularity of legendary actress
Sridevi. The first teaser featured a distasteful scene of Priya's feet dangling
out of a bathtub, which seems to take inspiration from Sridevi's tragic demise
(she died because of accidental drowning in a bathtub).
Priya wanted to stay away from the
negativity and did not want her Bollywood debut to be mired in controversy. At
the end of the day, everything is publicity. But still, she would rather stay
away from the negativity. It's up to the director and the producer to handle
those issues. She is just playing the character that has been given to her.
Priya is determined to not let her
film career prove an obstacle in her education. She recently gave her exams for
the second year of B.Com, and started the third year. She makes it a point to
not miss any exams.
As mentioned earlier, her second
Hindi film is a movie that exposes the cyber world’s dark side. She plays the
protagonist, who, with her knowledge, instinct and presence of mind emerges a
winner after being trapped in an unfortunate situation. The story is based on
real incidents.
The teaser of Sridevi Bungalow,
directed by Prashanth Mampilly, had created an uproar when it was dropped
online earlier this year in January. The director is presently busy with the
casting of other actors in pivotal roles. Signing an internet celebrity for the
movie was the clincher for him.
Priya first shot to fame with her
wink in a song from the Malayalam film Oru Adaar Love which went viral.
According to the director of Love Hackers, this is exactly why she was the best
choice for a film relating to cybercrime issues.
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