JOIN USThree star kids are making their way into the Kannada film industry this year. Vaibhavi, Vaisiri and Vainidhi, daughters of actors Jai Jagdish and Vijayalakshmi Singh, are ready to begin their acting careers. The enthusiastic trio speaks about how, despite being celebrity kids, they feel nervous and pressurised to perform better each day.
The movie that they are working on, ‘Yaana’, is a story that revolves around growing up and making mistakes. The characters explore themselves and learn to live life as it comes. Each of the sisters has a different role to play. While Vaibhavi is a confident but stubborn urban girl who loves music, Vaisiri plays a small-town girl who is experiencing everything for the first time. Vainidhi portrays a fun-loving and bubbly girl who is totally sure about herself. They say that they are very similar to the characters that they are portraying in some ways. Vijayalakshmi is directing the film.
The budding actors are extremely excited as well as jittery about their new journey and say that they are enjoying what they are doing. Vaibhavi says, “Most of our family members are in the film industry so everybody believes that acting is in our blood but I honestly think that this is as new for us as it would be for anybody. Rather, there is an added pressure to prove ourselves as actors.”
The trio expresses that while many people harbour the perception that celebrity children are snobbish, the truth is that they are a normal family like any other.
Vaisiri says that they ignore all negativity and gossip. In fact, they are very optimistic and motivate each other to perform better.
However, Vainidhi says that as actors, they also have to learn to take both compliments and criticism in the right spirit. Acting is like a dream come true for all 3 as they have always been closely associated with the industry and were child actors in some of their parents’ movies. Vainidhi says, “I’ve imagined myself portraying various characters and stood in front of the mirror giving speeches. The whole idea of becoming an actor excites me.”
The movie came as a surprise to them because they always used to give their mother ideas and opinions on the story, but never thought that they would be acting in it. They now seem all set to enter the Kannada film industry and make a lasting mark here.