UK EXCLUSIVE: Aaditi Pohankar Interview | Star | Indian Cinema | Filme Shilmy

In her first UK interview, acclaimed actress Aaditi Pohankar speaks about her Tamil breakthrough in Star and indulges in a philosophical chat about art mirroring life, how art helps with the internal process and much more.
Star is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Elan. The film is jointly produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad and Sreenidhi Sagar under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra and Rise East Entertainment. It stars Kavin in the lead role, alongside Lal, Aaditi Pohankar, Preity Mukhundhan and Geetha Kailasam. The film follows Kalai, a youngster, who pursues his dream of becoming an actor but goes through various obstacles.
Pohankar is an Indian actress. She had her breakthrough role alongside Riteish Deshmukh in the Marathi action film Lai Bhaari (2014). She gained wider attention for her roles in the Hindi web series She on Netflix and Aashram on MX Player (both 2020-present).
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