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Pahal Samyani talks about box office failure of her Bollywood debut Assi
Updated On: 16 March, 2026 08:48 PM IST | Mumbai | Nandini Shah
Pahal Samyani, who made her Bollywood debut in the Anubhav Sinha directorial Assi, explains how passionate she is about the issue the film tackles. Touching upon Assi's box office failure, she shares the expectations she had from the film

Pahal Samyani
Actress Pahal Samyani has garnered critical acclaim for her role as Shweta, an airhostess who is the sister of the rapist, in the Taapsee Pannu-starrer Assi. She talks to mid-day about her experience on set, landing her Bollywood debut and her disappointment with the film's poor box-office performance in an exclusive conversation.
'Mukesh Chhabra pushed me to do Assi'
Speaking about how she got into acting, Pahal states that she has been doing theatre since childhood, which fuelled her passion to pursue acting in Bollywood.

