In the high-stakes world of Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar, Sara Arjun emerges as a seasoned force. Playing Yalina Jamali with a perfect balance of poise and power, Sara marks a pivotal milestone in her 20-year career. Moving from iconic child roles to a lead position opposite Ranveer Singh, her journey is a rare example of a child actor successfully navigating the leap to stardom through sheer craft and persistence.
Speaking about how she approaches emotions in her performances, Sara who is featured on the cover of Femina’s April–May issue shares, “If I have to show that I care, I’ve experienced the basic core of what care means to me. I just need to amplify it to the degree Yalina would feel it.”
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Looking back at her journey as a child actor, she says, “I’ve had a lot of fun doing all the performances that I’ve done. I revisited Deiva Thirumagal and I’m proud and quite happy with how I acted in it, considering I was only five!”
On how she has always maintained emotional distance from her roles, she adds, “Even as a child, once I was through with a project, I would put effort into trying to forget about it, or at least not hold on to the emotions associated with it, and just move on.”
Crediting her father for shaping her perspective towards acting, Sara shares, “I cannot imagine reaching anywhere without my father’s presence. He’s held my hand throughout. He considers acting a sacred art. The kind of value he has for it has been passed down to me.”
Talking about her experience working with Ranveer Singh, she says, “Nobody will ever top Ranveer Singh as a co-actor. He really thinks it’s not his film; it’s everybody’s film… And he never let his seniority come off as superiority. It is just support.”
As Dhurandhar continues to make waves globally, Sara Arjun emerges as a talent to watch, bringing together years of experience with a fresh, grounded perspective.
