In the time when a lot of star kids are making their foray into Bollywood, another name to join the list is seasoned actress Padmini Kolhapure ’s son Priyank Sharma. Priyank has been studying at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni in New York. Talking about her son, Padmini says that her son is now looking for roles in Bollywood. “As much as I tried to keep him away from Bollywood, it just didn’t work. At home, the atmosphere was always non-filmi. Much before Priyank realized that his mom was a famous actress and his father a producer, he’d gravitated towards theatre in school. He was obsessive about it and everybody told us it’s in the genes so we didn’t try to dissuade him.”

Talking about his preparation process, she says, “He studied at Lee Strasberg so he could get a feel of the job. He has been training in dance for a long time and is good at it. He has also been working on his physique as it’s become a prerequisite these days. He has attended theatre workshops with Nadiraji (Babbar), me, also learnt under the tutelage of Salim Arif. He has also served as an assistant on Rajkumar Santoshi ’s Phata Poster Nikhla Hero , in which I played Shahid Kapoor ’s mom.”