Mumbai, February 17 Actress Saumya Tandon has declared her unwavering love for India's street food, pani puri, stating that her affection for the tangy treat will never diminish.
Saumya shared a picture of a paper bowl containing pani puri on her Instagram stories. She captioned it with the playful line, "'pani puri… Yeh pyaar na hoga kam," making it clear that her fondness for pani puri remains constant.
The actress was recently seen in the blockbuster Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar.
Dhurandhar also stars Akshaye Khanna, Ranveer Singh, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, and Rakesh Bedi, alongside Manav Gohil, Danish Pandor, Saumya Tandon, Gaurav Gera, and Naveen Kaushik in supporting roles.
The film draws inspiration from real-life events involving geopolitical tensions and covert operations conducted by India's R&AW, particularly those related to Operation Lyari and the 2008 Mumbai attacks, as well as crackdowns on gangs and criminal syndicates.
Talking about Saumya, she began her career with modeling assignments and was the "Femina Cover Girl First Runner Up" in 2006.
She also appeared in the Afghan serial Khushi in 2008 as part of an international project, where she played the role of an Afghan female doctor.
She co-hosted Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout with Shah Rukh Khan in 2011. She has hosted Dance India Dance for 3 seasons. She co-hosted the Bournvita Quiz Contest, along with Derek O'Brien, for three seasons.
In Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, she played the role of Kareena's character's sister, Roop.
In 2015, Tandon began playing the role of Anita in the comedy serial Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!. She is also known as "gori mem" from the serial, due to her being referred to as the same in the show by Rohitashv Gour's character. In 2018, she hosted the second season of Entertainment Ki Raat.