EXCLUSIVE: Alizeh Agnihotri on the pressure of carrying Salman Khan’s legacy: I wanted to rebel against that with Farrey

Actor Salman Khan’s niece Alizeh Agnihotri is going to make her Bollywood debut with the movie Farrey. As Alizeh Agnihotri is the niece of Salman Khan, a lot of people have expectations from her already. In fact, they have created an image in their head before her Bollywood debut. But does she feel the pressure of carrying the Salman Khan legacy? Well, during a candid chat with Bollywood Bubble, Alizeh Agnihotri said that earlier she didn’t feel the pressure but when it came to her, she felt rebellious.

Alizeh Agnihotri on the pressure of being the niece of Salman Khan

Taking about the same, Alizeh told us, “I think this pressure and this expectation is like a very external thing. So, initially, when we were working on the film, I never felt it because it was just us. We were a great team and we got along so well and sir was so great with us and all of that so I didn’t feel it. But, yeah once it was coming closer and closer to it, I started feeling a lot of pressure and I started feeling, ‘Yes, there was this kind of expectation from me’. My co-stars didn’t have but it’s okay. When you come from an industry family, you do have certain advantages as well.“

Salman Khan’s sister Alvira Agnihotri’s daughter said, “The disadvantages are not that bad and it’s okay, it’s part of the process. As Zen always likes to say, I can’t choose where I’m born but you can be responsible with your choices. If you feel that somewhere you can do something different and you can inspire in a different way that is what I looked at when I was making this movie. People already had this image of me, this expectation of me and I really wanted to rebel against that. I really wanted to be like, ‘No, I’m not going to do what everyone thinks and what everyone expects’. “

“Initially, it was kind of like a rebellious thing and then everything just kind of worked out in that direction as well. I know that there’s a lot of spotlight and all of that but it is an ensemble cast. It is a group film. The film is made because of everyone in it and I know when people see that they’ll realize that.” Alizeh continued.

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Directed by Soumendra Padhi, Alizeh will be seen with Zeyn Shaw, Prasanna Bisht and Sahil Mehta in Farrey. The movie is scheduled to release on December 24.

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