Anupam Kher Shares Selfie With Sai Pallavi At IFFI, Calls Her 'Real, Affectionate'

Veteran actor Anupam Kher crossed paths with Southern star Sai Pallavi during the ongoing 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.

Kher Praises Sai Pallavi’s Warm Personality

Kher shared that during their brief interaction, he found Sai Pallavi to be real, affectionate, spontaneous, and courteous. He later posted a cheerful photo with the Shyam Singha Roy actress on social media.The actor captioned the post: “SPECIAL ENCOUNTER: I was delighted to run into beautiful @saipallavi.senthamarai at @iffigoa. In our brief meeting she came across as real, affectionate, spontaneous & courteous!! That she is extremely talented actress, I know! Wishing her good luck for all her forthcoming ventures! Jai Ho! (Smiling face with heart-eyes and flower emoji) #Actors #Encounters.”

SPECIAL ENCOUNTER: I was delighted to run into beautiful

@Sai_Pallavi92 at @iffigoa. In our brief meeting she came across as real, affectionate, spontaneous & courteous!! That she is extremely talented actress, I know! Wishing her good luck for all her forthcoming ventures! Jai… pic.twitter.com/K2sP2wmclA

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) November 23, 2025

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Sai Pallavi’s Amaran Opens Indian Panorama at IFFI

Sai Pallavi’s film Amaran, co-starring Sivakarthikeyan, was selected as the opening feature film in the Indian Panorama section at the 56th IFFI.Kamal Haasan, who has produced the film, celebrated the achievement on social media: “Extremely delighted to share that #Amaran has been nominated for the Golden Peacock Award under the International Competition and will be the opening feature film in the Indian Panorama section at the 56th International Film Festival of India, Goa. Grateful to the jury and congratulations to all fellow nominees. @IFFIGoa @nfdcindia @MIB_India A Film By @Rajkumar_KP Kudos Team - @Siva_Kartikeyan, @Sai_Pallavi92, @gvprakash, #Mahendran, and the entire teams at @RKFI and @turmericmediaTM.”

About Amaran

Amaran is adapted from the book India's Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh. The story follows Indhu (played by Sai Pallavi), who travels to receive the Ashoka Chakra on behalf of her late husband Mukund (played by Sivakarthikeyan), while reflecting on his life, service, and sacrifice.