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Bigg Boss 18's Chum Darang reveals how she bagged a role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi | - The Times of India

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Bigg Boss 18's Chum Darang reveals how she bagged a role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi

Chum Darang, who rose to prominence after appearing on the controversial reality show

Bigg Boss 18

, had worked in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's blockbuster film

Gangubai Kathiawadi

. The actress garnered a lot of affection on the reality show because of her unvarnished and genuine nature. Chum Darang recently spoke on

Bharti Singh

and

Haarsh Limbachiyaa

's podcast about how she got a role in Alia Bhatt's film and her experience working with the filmmaker.
Chum Darang was asked on Bharti Singh's podcast about how she got the role in Gangubai Kathiawadi. She shared, "I took my grandmother to Delhi who had knee pain. It was me and my grandmother. We were staying at my brother's house, who was studying in Delhi. My grandmother is very old, in her 80s, and only we were at home. There was no one to record. She recorded my audition video."
Chum further continued, "The makers liked my audition video. I got a call and someone said 'I'm speaking from Bhansali's office.' I told my best friend and my best friend told me it was fake but later I realised it was not fake and then it happened."
When asked about her filming experience with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Chum described how she was always terrified. She described how she just had a few sequences with Alia Bhatt and how the filmmaker's work is flawless.

She revealed that she was constantly afraid of Bhansali when filming the episode. Chum also said that Sanjay Leela Bhansali decided the colour of the clothing for the characters in Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Interestingly, today (February 25) marks three years since Gangubai Kathiawadi's release. The film starring Alia Bhatt was released in theatres on February 25, 2022.

Before appearing on Bigg Boss 18, Chum Darang demonstrated her acting abilities in

Bollywood films

such as

Badhaai Do

and Gangubai Kathiawadi. However, it was her appearance on the controversial reality show that catapulted her to celebrity status.
Fans loved Chum's bond with Karan Veer Mehra on Bigg Boss 18.

#ChumVeer

was trending all over the internet as the show was airing. She made strong bonds with co-contestants like Shrutika Arjun and Shilpa Shirodkar.

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