“I have to say, it’s not like I say no, I have to have a message in every film… some films have not had messages… but some films have had a message and have been entertaining and then they become timeless and become remembered… so I have connected with all of them,” – Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla is an Indian Actress who established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi Cinema from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. With several accolades to her name such as winning the 1984 Miss India beauty pageant and winning two Filmfare Awards including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, Juhi has starred in several titles such as Deewana Mastana, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Shaheed Udham Singh, and many more. The Universal Radio Network’s own Sapreet Buttar had the opportunity to talk with Juhi about the projects she has worked on, how she feels about the Punjabi Film Industry, her upcoming project Friday Night Plan and much more in this episode.

At the beginning of the interview, Sapreet and Juhi discuss whether it’s Juhi’s first time speaking on Canadian airwaves (1:34), which projects Juhi has starred in that she feels the most connected with (2:26), her upcoming project “Friday Night Plan” airing on Netflix (6:16), how she feels about working with next generation of Bollywood actors and actresses (7:26), and if Juhi sees any similarities between Babil Khan and his father Irrfan Khan (9:14). Next, Juhi and Sapreet talk about the Punjabi Film Industry (10:57), a description of “Friday Night Plan” (12:12), and finally, Juhi shares some potential upcoming projects that she could be working on (14:03).