Hitika

Sajid Nadiadwala

Jacqueline Fernandez

Housefull

Kareena Kapoor

is producer Vijay Galani’s daughter and a Kareena fan.who re-launched the career ofwith the 2010 comedyfranchiseand gave Bollywood two debutants in 2014 — Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon — with the Sabbir Khan-directed Heropanti, plans to launch two newcomers this year. While it has already been announced that Suniel Shetty’s son, Ahaan, will play the leading man in one of his upcoming projects, Sajid will also be launching producer Vijay Galani’s daughter, Hitika.“I’ve know Sajid bhai since I was a kid. I practically grew up watching his films being made as my father and he are best friends and he has always treated me like his own daughter. Around five years ago, he joked that I’d become an actress and since then he’s ensured I was prepping up for the big launch, always asking me if I was going for dance and acting lessons regularly,” informs Hitika who graduated in Economics from a city college four months ago.The 20-year-old has been grooming herself for the last year-and-half and confirms that the “vague conversations about her launch” have now translated into a more professional conversation now. Hitika is quick to add that it’s not the fourth instalment of the Housefull franchise. “This is another film,” she says shortly.She’s trained in Kathak, learnt freestyle and hip-hop dance forms, and has also undergone several acting workshops alongside studies. “Sajid bhai is already treating me like a professional actor,” she beams, admitting that initially her producer-father who has made the Govinda-starrer Achanak, Akshay Kumar and Bobby Deol-starrer Ajnabee and Salman Khan’s Veer, was hesitant about her decision since he knows the industry too well. “But eventually he gave in knowing it was inevitable and has been really supportive.”Hitika is a die-hardfan and has the 37-year-old actress in mind while grooming herself for a debut. “Growing up, I binged on all Kareena movies and even while I’ve been training I tried to think like she would because her journey has always had the biggest impact on my life,” Hitika signs off.