In a heartwarming moment at the Pinkvilla Screen & Style Icons Edition 4, renowned actor Sushmita Sen warmly embraced the ‘Laapataa Ladies’ Star Nitanshi Goel and praised her acting skills. Nitanshi, who recently won the Best Debut Female award for her performance in “Laapataa Ladies,” was visibly moved by the compliment.
The young actress walked up to the former Miss Universe at the event and was greeted with a warm hug. In their interaction, Sen appreciated her by saying, “Congratulations, what an actor” to which Nitanshi expressed her admiration “I’m a huge fan of you, ma’am. You saying this to me have made my day.” Sen further encouraged her, adding “You’re an outstanding actor. You’ve such a long way to go, my love. So young and so beautiful. Stay grounded.”
The touching moment was captured and shared by Nitanshi’s mother, Rashi Goel, on Instagram with the caption: “Such a beautiful feeling seeing my favourite @sushmitasen47 ji appreciating my doll @nitanshigoelofficial’s acting.”
“Laapataa Ladies,” directed by Kiran Rao was released in March 2024, is a story of two brides who are accidentally exchanged during a train journey. The film, which featured Nitanshi as Phool alongside Pratibha Ranta as Jaya, was India’s official entry to the 2025 Academy Awards but failed to make it to the shortlist. The movie was produced by Kindling Pictures, Aamir Khan Productions, and Jio Studios.
