Saiee Manjrekar’s next, The India House, produced by Telugu star Ram Charan and Tamil actor Vikram, is nearing completion. With the period drama that also stars Nikhil Siddhartha and Anupam Kher, Manjrekar is pleased to continue exploring Telugu cinema, besides Hindi offerings. For the actor, diversifying into multiple languages is a way of expanding her identity. “Working in Telugu cinema has taught me discipline and a different kind of respect for the craft. I don’t want to confine myself to just one space,” she says.

Mahesh Manjrekar

In the six years since debuting with Dabangg 3 (2019) opposite Salman Khan, the actor has straddled the two industries. Her filmography includes Bollywood offerings like Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha (2024) as well as Telugu movies like Major (2022) and Skanda (2023). She credits filmmaker and her father Mahesh Manjrekar for instilling in her the resilience needed to navigate an industry.