Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewani Actor Poorna Jagannathan Says, "Bollywood Said Goodbye To Me"
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"I mean, literally, Bollywood hasnt come calling," said Poorna
Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewani actress Poorna Jagannathan is keeping busy with the promotions of the season finale of her upcoming Netflix series Never Have I Ever. While at it, Poorna took out some time to chat with News18 whereby she opened up about whether she wants to return to Bollywood after almost 10 years. In an extensive chat with News18, Poorna Jagannathan said that it's been 10 years since she appeared in her last Bollywood film Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewani and that Bollywood "hasn't come calling."
Talking to News18, Poorna said, "It's been 10 years of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. I mean, literally, Bollywood hasn't come calling. It said goodbye to me, and then the phone hasn't been ringing."
Besides, talking about her stint at Bollywood, Poorna also narrated an incident from shoot of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, where she was stuck on a aboat with Ranbir Kapoor while director Ayan Mukerji was still writing the script.
Recalling the incident, she said, "we were on a boat. We were filming on a boat. It's in France. There's limited time on the boat. Like they're not sure you need three more hours. We'll give him like, it's limited time. The script is not written. They are writing the script on the boat. It's like in Hindi and I need time with Hindi. My mother tongue is Tamil, not even Hindi. They're just like [trying to write]. It was so funny.
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