Pranali Sanghmitra Bhagwat

“We are in a diverse country with a diverse social history. Films are a very strong medium of spreading awareness and strengthening the fabric of society,” says the versatile actress Pranali Sanghmitra Bhagwat justifying a reason to seek out offbeat films.

Pranali, who recently made a debut in the commercial mystery-comedy Ek Number Super, remarks that she wants to play all kinds of characters, but also has a liking for unconventional films with a strong social message.

Ask her about her favourite directors and she promptly replies that she dreams of working with filmmakers like Anurag Kashyap, Nagraj Manjule, Mira Nair, Gauri Shinde and Neeraj Ghaywan.

“They make such wonderful socially sensitive movies which have entertainment value, along with portraying deep and strong realities. It’s like showing the mirror to society and making the journey entertaining at the same time,” says Pranali.

And what does she like to do in her spare time? “I love to dance,” says the actress who actually began dancing at the age of two. She danced at home and then in school and later did workshops in Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Bollywood dance.

She even got selected and trained by Shiamak Davar’s dance academy in a Special Potential Batch. Pranali has taken formal training in Hindustani classical singing for four years during her school days, performed in various theatre plays later, trained in contemporary dance and even learnt acting at Kishore Namit Kapoor’s acting institute.

In fact, Pranali is so attached to dance that she frequently attends international dance workshops with Shoonya Dance Centre in Belgium.

We wish this focused and talented actress the best and hope she fulfills all her dreams.

With the multi-starcast Marathi movie Ek Number Super emerging a success, newbie actress Pranali Sanghmitra Bhagwat is on cloud nine.

“I am so happy that the audiences have lapped up the film and appreciated my work,” quips an elated Pranali, who plays one of the main leads. Her hard work has paid off.

Pranali has received praise for her performance from all quarters. She is a “complete natural,” said a fan after watching the film. “She is effortless in her acting and shines and sparkles with liveliness throughout,” he enthusiastically added.

Directed by Milind Zumber Kavde, Ek Number Super is a mystery-comedy revolving around a group of friends on a vacation, when things go unbelievably haywire. Audiences have called it a “laugh riot” and a “path-breaking subject attempted for Marathi cinema.” In a review, a film critic went so gaga over the film that he forgot to mention the story of the movie, but kept praising it non-stop.

In an article in Lokmat, the publication has spoken about how people have liked the fresh genre of mystery-comedy. It has said that the songs are superhits and that some people have even been spotted dancing to the numbers in a few theatres. The article praises the job of all the actors and adds that the film has received good feedback from people of all age groups.

For the record, Pranali has earlier done 30 advertisements, a web series, a mythological television series and several short films. She has also acted in various theatre plays and trained in Hindustani classical singing and contemporary dance in India and abroad. No wonder she has performed like a seasoned performer in Ek Number Super.

But after the acclaim and new found fame, our eyes would surely be tracking her career moves hereafter. Who knows, Bollywood or perhaps even an overseas project might come calling soon.