Actress Ruchi Malviya who was last seen in Flip, a series directed by Bejoy Nambiar streaming on Eros Now, Alt Balaji’s show The Verdict directed by Ken Ghosh Ruchi and a short film called The Embrace opposite Sunny Kaushal which was directed by National Award Winning Director Veena Bakshi. Ruchi is currently seen playing the role of a social media influencer in Disney + Hotstar’s New show Mukesh Jasoos as one of the leads.
Ruchi is seen opposite actor Rahul Bagga who plays the role of Mukesh in the series in conversation with Women Shine.
An avid reader, Ruchi Malviya is also a fitness enthusiast. She has worked in ads with brands like Subway, Inorbit, Stariaz and many more.
WS: After Flip and Verdict, Mukesh Jasoos is the third project! where you play the lead. How do you plan to grow in the industry?
RM: There is no sure short method to grow in the industry, I believe in not missing any opportunities, and being persistent at your work is what takes you ahead. Talent sooner or later is recognised no matter what. There are no set plans to go about, I plan to just keep trying to get good performance-oriented roles, trying to meet as many people, and keep testing for good roles where I can get to play varied different characters which would enable me to make my skill stronger with time as and when I move ahead!
WS: Tell us about your experience with the National Award Winning Director Veena Bakshi for the short film ‘Embrace’
RM: What can I say, the lady is creatively sound and has a strong technical understanding of filmmaking. She was kind and treated me as her protégé while shooting for the embrace and even after. She guided me throughout the phase even off-screen. She is an actor’s director, she would know just how to write words to explain a character to an actor. And she insisted not on perfection but natural instinctive actions. I solely respect her for whatever she taught me, it bought me ahead in my game.
WS: Tell us about your journey?
RM: I was born and raised in Indore. It’s been quite a journey, to be honest. This is my 13th year in Bombay and each year I keep falling in love with the hustle and bustle of this city of dreams. I took a six-month break after my job as a publicist to go back home and get groomed, lose some weight, gain more confidence, and came back to Bombay. I haven’t looked back ever since. I have gone through a zillion auditions but I have loved every bit of my struggle.
Thankfully I even met great people- writers, actors, directors who helped me in some or another way. Staying alone and trying to make it in the film industry that also has a nepotism culture isn’t an easy job but with a good support system (my parents) and the willingness to give your all, anything is possible.
WS: What is your dream collaboration and who is the artist you want to share the screen with?
RM: I would love to be directed by Imtiaz Ali someday. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the actor I want to work with.
WS: Poonam Dhillon plays the role of your mother in the series. How was it working with her? What did you learn from her? Tell us your experience.
RM: It was a fabulous experience sharing screen space with her. Poonam Ma’am is technically sound in front of the camera, it clearly showed all those years of immense knowledge and experience and I got to learn a lot from that. She taught me how to take light from time to time. Few times when there have been shadows on my face she showed me how to position myself. A couple of times she fixed my hair too before we went in for a take.
WS: Any upcoming projects you’re excited about?
RM: It’s all pretty much in the process. Things have naturally slowed down due to the lockdown but I am being patient. There is a web show in the line-up, too soon to talk about it. I have also auditioned for a feature film, hopefully, it goes ahead and the COVID situation gets better. We should start shooting post-July.
-WS Team
