Pallak Lalwani cast in Hansal Mehta’s Faraaz

Actress Pallak Lalwani, who made her acting debut with the Telugu film Abbayitho Ammayi (2016) with Naga Shourya, has landed a role in Hansal Mehta’s upcoming action thriller Faraaz.

Lalwani has worked in a number of Telugu and Tamil films and will be making her Hindi debut with Zahaan Kapoor and Aditya Rawal in the feature.

The film is based on the Holey Artisan Bakery attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in July 2016, one of the country’s deadliest terrorist strikes.

Speaking about how she landed the role, Lalwani said, “I have been auditioning for a while with MCC [Mukesh Chhabra Casting]. I was actually travelling when I got a call for this project and I had to shoot my audition clip outdoors with my friends who gave me cues and helped me record a self-test. Within a week's time I got a call and was locked in for the part."

Lalwani added that it was an amazing experience working with director Mehta on the film. “I'm grateful to have commenced my journey in this industry with him," she said. "I absolutely loved being on sets, it felt like home. Hansal sir gave us all a bit of freedom to explore our characters in our own manner.

"Before we went on the sets, we had gruelling workshops and sessions that went on for months. Working on the project has been an amazing and fruitful learning experience for me and I sincerely hope I'm a part of many other projects with him in the future."

The actress’s upcoming films include Sinam with Arun Vijay and Partner with Aadhi Pinisetty and Hansika Motwani. Both films are expected to be released this year.

Faraaz is jointly produced by filmmaker Anubhav Sinha's Benaras Mediaworks and T-Series along with Mahana Films' Sahil Saigal, Sakshi Bhatt and Mazahir Mandasaurwala.