‘Out
of
sight,
out
of
mind
happens.’
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Pragya
Jaiswal
Born
into
a
middle
class
family
in
Jabalpur,
acting
was
a
distant
dream
for
Pragya
Jaiswal.
That
changed
when
she
went
to
Pune
for
her
education
and
then
decided
to
join
the
fashion
industry.
Her
modelling
career
helped
her
shift
to
the
movies.
After
an
unsuccessful
Bollywood
foray
in
2014,
she
found
a
place
in
the
Telugu
industry.
Pragya
recently
returned
to
the
Hindi
space
with
the
Akshay
Kumar-led
multi-starrer
comedy,
Khel
Khel
Mein.
“There
were
a
lot
of
projects
in
Hindi
that
almost
happened,
but
didn’t
materialise
eventually.
All
you
can
do
is
do
your
best,
and
work
hard,”
Pragya
tells
Mayur
Sanap/Rediff.com
in
a
two-part
interview.
Why
didn’t
we
see
you
in
Hindi
after
your
debut
film
Titoo
MBA
in
2014?
Why
this
long
gap?
Yaar,
don’t
call
this
a
gap.
Just
call
Khel
Khel
Mein
my
debut,
please.
We
can’t
count
Titoo
MBA
because
I
didn’t
know
anything
back
then.
Let’s
just
disqualify
that
one
from
my
filmography
(laughs).
What
happens
in
our
field
is
that
most
of
the
things
are
not
in
our
hands.
My
debut
was
successful
in
Telugu,
so
I
kept
getting
more
and
more
work
there.
And
when
you
get
busy
in
another
industry,
it’s
difficult
to
stay
in
touch
with
people
here.
Out
of
sight,
out
of
mind
also
happens.
There
were
a
lot
of
projects
in
Hindi
that
almost
happened,
but
didn’t
materialise
eventually.
All
you
can
do
is
do
your
best,
and
work
hard.
Sometimes
you
have
to
be
patient,
especially
if
you’re
an
outsider.
Pragya
with
her
Khel
Khel
Mein
co-actors
Akshay
Kumar,
Ammy
Virk,
Taapsee
Pannu,
Vaani
Kapoor,
Fardeen
Khan
and
Director
Mudassar
Aziz.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Pragya
Jaiswal/Instagram
It’s
rare
to
have
an
ensemble
cast
these
days.
What
was
the
vibe
on
the
sets
of
Khel
Khel
Mein?
It
was
super
amazing!
To
be
able
to
pull
off
a
film
like
this
with
so
many
brilliant
actors
where
we
are
playing
friends,
you
actually
have
to
be
able
to
have
a
comfortable,
happy
bond
with
everybody.
Right
from
the
beginning,
Akshay
sir
(Kumar)
told
us
that
we
will
be
having
a
lot
of
fun
during
this
film.
He
made
sure
we
had
our
meals
together.
Usually,
this
doesn’t
happen
on
sets.
People
go
to
their
vanity
vans
after
the
shot
is
over.
But
we
would
be
together
the
whole
time,
even
during
the
breaks.
We
used
to
play
games,
eat
together,
sing
together…
It
was
a
super
fun
vibe
that
I
had
never
experienced
before
on
a
film
set.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Pragya
Jaiswal
Who
was
the
most
fun
on
set?
It’s
very
difficult
to
pick
because
everyone
was
in
their
most
fun
element
while
shooting
this
film.
Ammy
(Virk)
and
Taapsee
(Pannu)
were
a
blast
to
be
around
with.
Akshay
sir
used
to
improvise
every
day.
We
used
to
laugh
so
much
that
it
would
make
difficult
for
us
to
work.
Sometimes
we
would
even
laugh
while
saying
our
dialogues;
it
is
such
a
funny
film!
Our
director
would
often
say,
‘Okay
guys,
calm
down,
we
need
to
shoot
also.’
Who
are
you
closest
to
from
the
cast?
That’s
a
difficult
question.
Taapsee
and
I
are
not
friends
but
I
have
known
her
from
the
time
I
started
modelling.
There
was
definitely
an
instant
bond
with
her.
We
used
to
go
out
for
meals
together
after
the
shoot.
She
is
a
terrific
actor
and
someone
I
have
a
lot
of
respect
for.
There’s
so
much
to
learn
from
her.
Ammy
was
super
fun
on
sets.
He
used
to
make
us
all
laugh.
Aditya
Seal
is
the
sweetest,
sweetest,
guy.
I
feel
I
was
so
lucky
to
be
paired
opposite
with
him.
He
was
the
best
co-actor
that
I
could
have
asked
for
in
my
first
Hindi
film.
Fardeen
(Khan)
is
a
super,
super,
awesome
guy.
Very
respectful
and
chivalrous.
With
Akshay
and
Vaani
(Kapoor),
too,
I
shared
a
great
vibe.
I
had
a
special
vibe
with
everyone,
but
if
I
absolutely
have
to
pick,
I
would
say
I
had
more
of
a
bond
with
Taapsee.
Did
you
exchange
experiences
with
Taapsee
since
both
of
you
started
from
southern
films?
Oh
yes!
Taapsee
knows
that
the
working
experience
here
is
a
little
different
from
the
Telugu
industry.
She
used
to
help
me
with
certain
scenes.
Did
you
feel
bad
when
the
film
didn’t
take
off
at
the
box
office
due
to
its
clash
with
Stree
2?
All
the
directors
and
producers
come
with
a
great
mind
and
years
of
experience.
If
they
are
taking
a
certain
decision,
you
want
to
believe
that
it
is
taken
in
the
best
interest
of
the
film.
Me,
in
my
very
first
Hindi
film,
am
not
in
a
position
to
even
question
their
decision.
I
believe
that
every
film
has
its
own
destiny.
Clash
or
no
clash,
I
don’t
know
what
was
the
right
thing
for
the
film,
so
I
don’t
get
into
that.
I’m
just
happy
the
film
is
being
loved
and
my
character
is
being
appreciated.
I’m
only
grateful
for
the
film
we
made.
That
is
an
achievement
for
me.
