Nyrraa Banerji’s cause for staying away from Bollywood for some time: ‘In Bollywood, there was a section the place all the films had been getting very daring. Bodily intimacy was the standards at the moment for movies. I did not need to be a part of that.’

{Photograph}: Form courtesy Nyrraa M Banerji/Instagram

There was a simple, nice vibe from the second we walked in to interview Nyrraa M Banerji.

She is at the moment selling her new comedy movie One Two Cha Cha Chaa, which additionally stars Ashutosh Rana.

Visibly busy with back-to-back promotional actions, Nyrraa introduced a cheerful power as she warmly greeted us with New Yr needs.

“2026 appears very totally different from 2025! It looks like a brand new power.”

The brand new 12 months marks a recent chapter for Nyrraa, as she returns to Hindi cinema after 10 years in a never-seen-before avatar, even studying Bihari for the function. She admits she had intentionally paced her profession earlier by turning down movie affords.

Nyrraa began her movie journey with Priyadarshan’s Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal in 2012 and has since appeared in Tamil and Telugu movies, together with a stint in Hindi tv.

“I’m cussed. I do not say sure to every part,” Nyrraa tells Mayur Sanap/Rediff. “I had the heart to say no to so many films again then.”

 

Inform us about One Two Cha Cha Chaa.

One Two Cha Cha Chaa is a situational comedy movie with an exquisite ensemble solid.

One of the best half is working with Ashutosh sir, he’s a dwelling legend. It’s a very massive honour for any actor to work alongside him.

I bought this movie actually out of nowhere. It fell into my lap. I used to be stress-free after ending a tv present. It my correct chill zone the place I used to be unwinding and having fun with myself. Instantly I bought a name from a really outdated pal who informed me about this movie.

I bought a narration. I loved it quite a bit. Then I requested in regards to the star solid. They informed me Ashutosh sir. I used to be very stunned. Now we have largely seen Ashutosh sir in intense and gray shades. I used to be very excited to see him on this function.

IMAGE: Nyrraa and Ashutosh Rana in One Two Cha Cha Chaa.{Photograph}: Form courtesy Nyrraa M Banerji/Instagram

You appear to be taking part in a correct Hindi masala movie heroine on this one.

Sure! Nobody has ever seen me on this avatar in Bollywood.

In my first movie Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal, I used to be taking part in a Christian woman named Maria. In One Night time Stand, I used to be a faithful spouse. Then in Barun Rai and the Home on the Cliff, I performed a Bengali nurse who will get possessed.

This Bihari-flavoured, correct heroine look got here to me for the primary time. I loved it quite a bit. I additionally love the look of my character. I’m carrying a sari and at all times have a flower on my ear. It is a very desi character. I realized Bihari for this function.

Ninety per cent of my scenes are with Ashu sir. It was a pleasant expertise. It’s a very totally different sort of romance that you just may not have seen earlier than. Our scenes are very cute.

WATCH: Nyrraa talks about her character and the ‘chaotic’ plot of One Two Cha Cha Chaa…

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IMAGE: Nyrraa as Anarkali and Vishal Kotian as Birbal in a Hindi musical play, Akbar Birbal: A Hysterical Historic. {Photograph}: Form courtesy Nyrraa M Banerji/Instagram

You’ve gotten labored in tv, commercials, music movies, and theatre. Was appearing in Hindi movies at all times your objective?

Actually, I’m the place I’m right now due to the alternatives I’ve made.

My first work as a toddler artist was Kadambari, a Doordarshan present. From there on, my footage had been circulated, and other people began approaching me for South films. There have been no businesses at the moment, solely managers and coordinators.

After I was in faculty, a celeb supervisor noticed me. Somebody informed me, you look very cute, you dance very properly, you need to do films. They spoke to my mother.

I signed South movies, and on the identical time, I additionally began Bollywood initiatives. I bought extra busy within the South, as a result of in Bollywood, there was a section the place all the films had been getting very daring. Bodily intimacy was the standards at the moment for movies. I did not need to be a part of that.

I finished taking initiatives as a result of each movie was being made in the identical manner and I did not need to get into that zone. I do not see myself associating with that style. That is why I took a break from Bollywood.

{Photograph}: Form courtesy Nyrraa M Banerji/Instagram

However you probably did One Night time Stand…

One Night time Stand is just not an intimacy movie. It was a few girl whose husband has cheated on her and the way she had given her complete life to the husband and now that she needs to provide time to herself.

It was a movie about self-worth. If there are a couple of such scenes in your complete movie, then it’s comprehensible, however the movie shouldn’t be about that.

IMAGE: Nyrraa in Khakhee: The Bengal Chapter. {Photograph}: Form courtesy Nyrraa M Banerji/Instagram

Did Khakee: The Bengal Chapter enable you to discover higher alternatives?

While you do very intense roles, it turns into very troublesome so that you can get one other sort of function. If casting administrators see me in that function, they’ll begin giving me roles like that. , (roles like) a pregnant girl, or with a toddler.

See, it’s not obligatory that if I’ve performed a mom, now I can’t do a motherly function for everybody. I’m a heroine. I’m not going to play a mom’s function.

Khakee: The Bengal Chapter was an exception. It was Neeraj Pandey’s sequence. It was a franchise which was an excellent hit. There are a number of calculations.

For me, being a part of that present was extra necessary. It takes some time to shed the notion.

{Photograph}: Form courtesy Nyrraa M Banerji/Instagram

You’ve gotten over six million followers on Instagram. Does that enable you to get extra work?

Maybe. See, I’m cussed. I do not say sure to every part, whether or not it’s a TV present or a movie.

I had the heart to say no to so many films again then. I felt that I didn’t need to be a part of that style. They positively pitch me, and I get a number of inquiries, however it materialises solely once I need it.

IMAGE: Nyrraa together with her mom Nandiitaa Banerjjee. {Photograph}: Form courtesy Nyrraa M Banerji/Instagram

From what we see in your social media, you sing very well. What’s your equation with singing?

I’m a regulation graduate. I specialised in mental property rights.

My mother needed me to have a profession in singing. So, she used to wake me up each morning at 6 and make me do riyaaz. She taught me ghazals. She taught me Hindustani classical music and ragas.

It was my mother’s want as a result of she additionally sings very properly. I’m a lazy individual. I do not need to rise up within the morning and do riyaaz. So, I did not do this. However right now, when individuals nonetheless inform me that my voice is sweet, I do know that if I observe even for a month, my voice will actually open up.

WATCH: Nyrraa sings everybody’s favorite tune.

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What drew you to Bollywood?

I’ve the most important crush on Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. I nonetheless have a crush on them. I’ve grown up watching Madhuri Dixit movies. It will likely be an enormous praise if somebody says that you’re like Madhuri, otherwise you dance like her, or your expressions are like hers!

I like Kareena for her cool perspective, and Priyanka for her confidence, and the best way she has led her life. I like them. These are my function fashions.