EXCLUSIVE: Dupahiya Director Sonam Nair REACTS To Kartik Aaryan Winning Award For Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Over Laapataa Ladies’ Sparsh Shrivastava

Sonam Nair is best known for the series Masaba Masaba on Netflix and her award-winning short film Khujli. Her latest directorial venture was in Dupahiya on Amazon Prime Video. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, Sonam Nair responds to Kartik Aaryan winning IIFA 2025 for Bhool Bhulaiya and not Sparsh Shrivastava for Laapataa Ladies.

Sonam Nair Cast Sparsh Shrivastava In Dupahiya Without Watching Laapataa Ladies

When asked why she cast Sparsh Shrivatava without watching Laapataa Ladies, director Sonam Nair said, “We auditioned him. So, we shot it’s, like, maybe a year before Laapataa Ladies came out. When did Lapataa ladies come out? Last year. Like, only last year. So, we had took him ‘in 23, like, April or something. So, I knew that he was in Laapataa Ladies. I knew about the film because I know Kiran, and, we had taken Romain, who’s the casting director for Laapataa Ladies, is our casting director. So, because he worked with that Ramain in Laapataa Ladies and other films, we were like, okay. Let’s, you know, meet him and take him on.”

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She added, “So he, even though he knew, probably this film will be good. He’s an upcoming, very talented actor. It was Romain who asked us to audition for it. And, I saw the audition, and I saw that he’s very talented. And I wanted to, I asked him to come and do, like, a kind of a screen test with me and, the actual bike and, people. So we were like, let’s all just do a scene. And we did the scene, and I just knew. And I was like, if he will do it, I can’t see anybody else doing it. It was not based on any other performance. Anyway, if I saw Laapataa Ladies, I don’t even know if that would make me think he can do this kind of role. It’s totally different. He was just so natural, so good that I just put my foot down. I said, now whatever it is, he has to do this role.”

Sonam Nair REACTS To Kartik Aaryan Winning IIFA 2025 And Not Sparsh Shrivastava

Sonam Nair opens up on Sparsh Shrivastava not winning the IIFA 2025 for Best Male Actor, she said, “I didn’t really feel like it was. I mean, he’s a young actor. He’s so talented. I feel like there are many, many awards in the future. So, I feel like, you know, he this is his first film. It’s fine. I mean, I don’t know, exactly, like, all the awards winning. I mean, whoever won it that I tried to I haven’t read the full list or anything, but I feel like he’s just he has such a bright future ahead. He should not get stuck on something like this. He should just keep working hard, and he’ll get many awards.”

Interview transcribed by Akankshya Mukherjee.

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Grinell Jacinto

With nearly 10 years of experience, Grinell Esther Jacinto is the Desk Head of Bollywood Bubble. Her interests lie in everything that is kaleshi and she loves to dig deeper into the lives of B-town actors. She has a problem though – she loves horror films but will have chills the minute the theatres lights dims. She’s previously worked with Koimoi, UrbanAsian and SpotboyE.