Shiv Pandit ecstatic after landing lead role in Tamil movie

Shiv Pandit ecstatic after landing lead role in Tamil movie
Thursday, May 26, 2011 11:16 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
TV actor Shiv Pandit is on a new high after bagging a lead role in Tamil film "Leelai" and says he is perhaps the first male outsider to get such an important chance in a Tamil movie.

"I have done a lead role in Tamil film called 'Leelai'. It is produced by a very famous Oscar Ravichandran, who produced Kamal Hasan's 'Dashavatar'. I must be the first outsider who made his debut as a lead actor in down south, " Shiv told.

"Normally, girls from outside get a break there. Heroes are normally from there (Tamil movie industry). When I was given an opportunity where such a big producer was launching me, it was big thing for me, " he added.

The actor will also be seen in a lead role in producer Anurag Kashyap and director Bejoy Nambiar's "Shaitan", coming out June 10.

A romantic comedy, "Leelai" is directed by Andrew Vasanth Louis and another popular television actor Mansi Parekh, currently seen in the title role in Star Plus' show "Gulaal", plays the female lead in the film.

"It's a rom-com. I had been launched as a lead over there. The girl opposite me is Mansi. She is also from Mumbai, " said the 29-year-old actor.

Asked how the role came to him, Shiv said: "I did an ad for Airtel and it became very popular there. Then they sort of liked me and auditioned me. They really needed a fresh face and I was signed. When such a big producer approached me, my obvious answer was 'yes', " he said.

Shiv started his career on television with Sab TV's comedy show "F.I.R" where he played a corrupt cop.

The release date of 'Leelai' is yet to be decided but it's expected sometime in June or July.
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