Like every ambitious girl, Saloni Aswani too aspired to be an actress ever since she was a small kid. With ads, she took her first step towards making a name for herself and a little struggle later, Saloni’s’s first plunge in Bollywood was Saawan Kumar Tak’s Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya followed by Rehguzar opposite Jimmy Shergill and Saawan: the love season with Salman Khan. After that, the Mumbai based beauty got offers from Telugu films and made her entry into Southern films with the film Dhana-51 . She has also acted in films like Oka Oorilo and Kokila .
Saloni can’t stop heaping praises for Salman Khan. “I have always wanted to become an actress. It was a dream come true for me as I was working with Salman Khan. He is a wonderful human being and a very co-operative actor,’’ says the petite actress.
A graduate in psychology from SNDT College, Saloni has done a lot of ads such as Vaseline, Moov, Playwin Lotto, Meera Soap and Dettol, which is why she was comfortable with the camera, and there was no public fear too. She feels modeling was a stepping- stone for her. She has also acted in Kala Sansad Group’s stage play titled Three Cheers , which had just two characters besides her.
How would she describe her experience in Tollywood so far? In one word Great. “It has been nice working with so many nice people. They have treated me very well and given lot width and space. I am happy that I chose acting,’’ says Saloni.
So was it difficult to survive in this industry without godfathers and she replies, “As for as I know, I don’t have a godfather in this industry and I think I have survived without a godfather. ‘’ When asked about her love life she said, “I am not dating anybody as of now. I am very much single and I am happy being single at the moment. Yes, I am more inclined to my profession and I feel I need to concentrate little more on that front. So as I said, I am still very much single.’’ Usually treading the right path, Saloni hasn’t been a part of any controversy. She comes from a non-filmi background and says, “I must admit that my parents were not too happy about my joining films but somewhere understood that I was keen and allowed me - I don’t think they have reason to complain, I haven’t been in any controversy. My father is a retired Asst Commissioner of Narcotics, Mumbai.’’
So was the path hard to get where she is now? Yes. It was very difficult. I have worked really hard. But it has been fun that way.
Because when you go through a difficult part it teaches you a lot - it makes you a better human being and it makes you a better actor, so I would not regret choosing the hard part.