actress sofiya khan recently made her bollywood debut with the film sooryavanshi while sharing screen space with actors like akshay kumar katrina kaif ajay devgn ranveer singhamong others her character lily received a lot of attention from the audiencetalking about her journey sofiya says i never had an interest in acting but it happened with time i pursued my degree of fashion designing from an institute in mumbai and started working as a full time fashion stylist read alsorohit shetty i believe in walking with everyone by my side whether its my team or the entire film industry exclusivehis film sooryavanshi has passed the gauntlet and put the film industrys nerves at ease before diwali 2021 every filmmaker producer actor and technician in the film industry was unsure how the boxoffice would return to its glory days and more importantly who would help set the business backi have styled for tv shows ads web series but one day the opportunity to become an actor knocked on my door i was hesitant at first to go for the audition yet i just went ahead with it to my utter surprise i was selected little had she imagined that she would share the big screen with so many prominent names from the industryon being asked about the delayed release of the film she says i was very scared because the movie was my only hope as i had already left my styling career and for almost 2 years since 2019 i had no work i couldnt go back to styling as i had already made up my mind to get into acting in a full fledged way moreover i live independently away from my parents so it was a difficult time 2 years without any work but i had to pay my house rent i was also losing mental peace during this time however my mother supported me and made sure that i didnt lose hope i remember every day on video calls i use to cry saying mom how will i be able to survive but she said just one thing have patience and trust the timing of lifeon the professional front the actress is hoping to be a part of more projects in the upcoming yearnow i just hope that i get wonderful opportunities by the end of this year i just pray that the recently released film shows my potential and i get more good opportunities i really want to show my craft to the world lastly i just hope that the upcoming year brings bells of happiness in my life she concludes