Sargun Mehta started her career in the entertainment industry with several television projects. But eventually, she transitioned into being a writer and producer. She co-founded Dreamiyata Production with her husband and actor Ravi Dubey. They surely made a mark in the industry with their first show, Udaariyaan. The show revolved around the dream of going to Canada to have a better life and starred Ankit Gupta and Priyanka Chahar Chaudhary as leads. It was a breakthrough for both actors, and in a recent podcast, Sargun revealed how she cast Priyanka, who was fairly new to the industry.
In a conversation with Filmygyan, Sargun shared that she found out about Priyanka’s talent through social media. She narrated that it was around the time when her team was struggling to find the right face of the lead character, Tejo, in Udaariyaan. She revealed, “We were unable to find a suitable girl to play the part of Tejo. Seven to eight months passed and one day a transition reel came, and I kept looking at her face and I thought it was such a relatable face. I went to her profile, and it was 6.30 am and I messaged her from my profile to get in touch.” She added that by 7:30 am Priyanka had replied and sent her number. Sargun then asked her team to get her audition and the same day, Priyanka had sent it.
Sargun recalled, “I saw her audition for hardly 16 seconds” and forwarded it to a point where most people had made mistakes. But surprisingly, Priyanka had done it right and Sargun knew she had found the actress she was looking for. She added, “I don’t know what people are going to say, but I found my Tejo. The same day, by 9.30 pm, Priyanka was locked.”
Udaariyaan premiered on 15 March 2021 on Colors and starred Ankit Gupta opposite Priyanka. The show’s cast also included Isha Malviya, Abhishek Kumar and others. Post the show, Priyanka went on to participate in the reality TV show Bigg Boss 16. Priyanka is currently filming a project with Balaji Productions called ‘Dus June Ki Raat’. Priyanka was also seen in B Praak’s music video Zohrajabeen, with Randeep Hooda and Kuch Itne Haseen with Ankit Gupta.
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