Actress Neelu Kohli is set for her next project and will be seen in ‘Jogi’, starring Diljit Dosanjh, based on the anti-Sikh riots. She recalls many painful memories related to the riots and how her family was affected. “I have very vivid memories of 1984 because my family was so affected,” she said.
She said: “I was in Chandigarh at the time, but my parents were victims of riots in Ranchi and my father lost everything in the riots. After his retirement, he had some money, with which he together with his brother started a business of construction and then he lost everything. After that he never recovered and died.”
Neelu also shared a scene in the movie that bears some similarities to her real life. She also shares that the role did not require her to prepare much as she relates very well to the situation and the character. Speaking of director Ali Abbas Zafar, who is known for his blockbusters ‘Gunday’, ‘Sultan’, ‘Bharat’, Neelu says: “Ali sir is known for his commercial films, but I don’t care about the subject. I was surprised by the idea of the”.
We inform that Neelu Kohli has been part of TV shows like ‘Choti Sardarni’, ‘Madam Sir’, ‘Yeh Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar’ and has also seen her in movies like ‘Manmarziyaan’, ‘Run’, ‘Dil Kya Kare Se has been. And she is making her OTT debut with ‘Jogi’.