How is the experience of sharing screen space with one’s superstar-father? Not easy, but one that she will cherish for a lifetime, says Lakshmi Manchu. The actor has teamed up with father Mohan Babu for her upcoming Telugu production, Agni Nakshatram. `We did many movies together when I was a child, but this is my first project, as an adult, with him. My dad approached me with the script, saying that I would be brilliant in the role. I was touched,` she begins. Directed by Vamsee Krishna Malla, the action thriller sees Manchu as a super cop who is pitted against Babu’s vigilante character. The film is slated for a pan-India release later this year.

Manchu admits that working with her father was one hell of a ride. “I didn’t have grey hair before this movie, but now I do,” she laughs, before adding, “He would joke that we were not paying him enough, and I would say that I wouldn’t put up with that kind of attitude if we did. That said, it’s a dream come true for me. Whenever dad comes on screen, he is magic.”