Once they verified for themselves and realized he was the director of Neram, Sai Pallavi felt apologetic for behaving the way she did with him. A phone call later, Alphonse met with her at her residence to talk Premam and the rest as they say is history. All that said and done, Alphonse now is a dear friend and a guide she totally looks up to. ‘Alphonse is adorable. I respect him for the passion he has for films. I wasn’t an actor, in fact I am still not one and with him it came to me naturally.’
Stay tuned for more excerpts from her interview with JFW
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