This story is stuff Bollywood dreams are made of. Miss India/Universe 2008 winner Simran Kaur Mundi, who will make her debut with ‘Jo Hum Chahein’, is someone many celebrities will remember having met somewhere. So here is the mystery solved. Before winning her crown, Simran used to work at a multiplex where it was her job to organise tickets for the creme de la creme of Bollywood. After doing her MBA, Simran was keen to do a corporate job and immediately grabbed an opportunity to work as a guest relation manager with a multiplex in Andheri.
A friend of the model-turned-actress told Mumbai Mirror, “Simran never saw herself being part of the glamour world. She was more than happy in settling for a corporate job.” Simran’s job entailed organising tickets for A-listers, from actors to film producers, but she never harboured the thought of getting into films. Until of course makeup gurus Bharat & Doriss spotted her on one of their visits to the multiplex and offered her a ticket to the Miss India pageant.
Post her win, Simran was busy with modelling assignments which eventually led to her first film project, ‘Jo Hum Chahein’, produced by Aman Gill. There too Simran was head for a surprise. It turned out that Aman, who had short listed her, used to call her for tickets as well. Simarn told Mirror, “My life changed completely after I won the title. I used to deal with lot of people in the industry when they had to book tickets, one of them was Aman.
When I was short listed for ‘Jo Hum Chahein’ and went for the last rounds of auditions, I couldn’t believe that he is the same person for who I used to book tickets some years back!” Aman said, “Yes, I do remember calling her up to book tickets for the stars. We were looking for a tall, fair girl for the film and she was apt for the role.” Talk about being at the right place at the right time!
