Having shared screen space in a special number opposite Mahesh Babu in Dookudu, actress Meenakshi Dixit is elated about the opportunity that she landed later to work with the superstar in his forthcoming film Maharshi, which is scheduled to release on May 9.
“I play Mahesh’s companion in the film. A unique chemistry surrounds our relationship. I stand by him through good times and bad,” she said.
Meenakshi broke down on the first day of the film’s shoot. “My shot was ready, and Mahesh and everybody else was waiting for me. However, I had ended up losing my bag which contained a bunch of valuable stuff, including my make up. I tried frantically to look for it but to no avail. Subsequently, I broke down.
However, the crew very kindly came to the rescue and managed to trace the bag for me. I apologised to Mahesh Babu for the delay, but he seemed quite alright about it,” she said.
Apparently, the actress was down with Dengue and Typhoid when she received the offer. “I was bedridden, so I had to explain my situation to director Vamshi Paidipally sir. He trusted me when I told him that I’ll manage to recover in time for the film’s first schedule. I took three weeks to recover. I was on a double dose of vitamins, drank lots of water, took long walks and practiced yoga to accelerate my recovery,” she recalled.
