With no nepo privilege Sreeleela surges ahead of star kids; Fans surprised

Sreeleela is a new name in Bollywood. She has done a few films in the South but the Telugu movies did not do well and mostly she had a flowerpot role. She certainly is not a big actress in the South like Nayanthara or Samantha Ruth Prabhu. But it seems she has taken inspiration from none other than Rashmika Mandanna to shift her attention to Mumbai very early in her career. Surprisingly, without any strong inside connections or links Sreeleela has managed to get a good Bollywood debut movie under her kitty.

With no big hits in the South to her credit, Sreeleela is attracting Bollywood projects whereas Janhvi Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan are still struggling to make a mark and attract big banners. But how?

Sreeleela may replace Janhvi Kapoor in Dostana 2

She will most probably make her debut in the B-town with Anurag Basu directorial headed by Kartik Aaryan. It is rumoured to be an intense love story along the lines of Aashiqui. However, it won’t be called Aashiqui 3. And now there is a strong buzz that she might replace Janhvi Kapoor in Dharma Productions Dostana 2. It has left many Bollywood fans wondering how an outsider with no godfather in Bollywood can bag two big projects.

Any tea on Sreeleela? It's kind of wild how she's landing Bolly films left and right—even before her debut has released. No nepo privilege and mediocre acting skills, yet she's already signed at least four films here.
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One of the users on Reddit has said that Bollywood has now understood that star kids are no longer working and will not find favour of the audience. That is why they are looking for fresh faces. Since Sreeleela has enough experience of working in South Indian movies but does not charge hugely which is why she is getting projects in Bollywood despite not having much connections.

A few social media users shared insights that Sreeleela is handled by Kwan agency which also handles big South actors like Rana Daggubati. What’s more, there are rumours that Rana and Sreeleela’s moms are good friends and hence she has access to A-listed people in the movie industry.

So it is all about the right connections and PR agency that is helping Sreeleela gain a foothold in Bollywood.