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Shalini Pandey, who became an overnight sensation with the Vijay Deverakonda starrer Arjun Reddy , garnered appreciation for her performances in Ranveer Singh’s Jayeshbhai Jordaar , Netflix’s Maharaj , which marked Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan’s debut and recently released Dabba Cartel . With her latest movies and web shows, her resemblance to Alia Bhatt in terms of looks and voice has made netizens share their thoughts on social media. However, Shalini is not happy with this comparison.
“Alia hai! We don’t need another Alia, and no one should be another Alia, because Alia is so amazing," Shalini said while talking to Instant Bollywood. “Not just because of her films—of course, she’s incredible onscreen. But personally, from what I’ve seen of Alia offscreen as well, I admire her," she added.
“I don’t want to be that because there is one Alia. Of course, there are so many admirable qualities that you want to take, but I also want to have my own individuality. I want people to look at me for who Shalini is rather than box me into something.
That I’m not okay with. But when they compare me with love, of course, it’s a great comparison because she’s just lovely," the actress further said. However, netizens continue to draw the comparison despite her clarification.
“Voice and tone are exactly like Alia...
some angles she looks just like her," said one user, with another commenting, “She even talks like Alia! The resemblance is insane." “She’s irritated by the comparison but won’t outright say ‘I don’t like this’ because of Alia’s stardom," another netizen said. On the professional front, she recently signed Rahu Ketu, which also featured Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Chunky Panday and Amit Sial among others.
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