Jab Harry Met Sejal: Evelyn Sharma's German speaking cameo and how she landed the role

Evelyn Sharma is going to be seen in a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan-Anushka Sharma starrer Jab Harry Met Sejal and the actor will be speaking in German (her mother tongue) on screen for the first time in a Bollywood movie.

The actor is reportedly ecstatic about the fact that she is associated in any capacity with Imtiaz Ali’s next directorial venture, even if it is “a two-minute role”. Having grown up in Frankfurt, Germany, Evelyn feels that life has finally come full circle for her after she had the opportunity to “speak her mother tongue” and “be herself on the silver screen” according to a Times of India report.

The actor landed the role after she shared a flight with Ali on their way to Udaipur. “We got talking and he mentioned how Ranbir Kapoor (who happens to be his friend) appreciated my work in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Imtiaz was also penning the script of JHMS on the plane. When he learnt that I could speak German fluently, he asked me if I could help him with a few lines in German (Shah Rukh speaks the lines in the film as a tourist guide). I was happy to help. A week after this, I was delighted to get an opportunity to be in the film for a cameo,” said Evelyn according to a Bombay Times report.

The movie sees  Khan in the role of a tourist guide from Punjab while Anushka plays a Gujarati girl. What follows is an entertaining affair. The romantic drama was widely shot in Prague, Amsterdam, Lisbon and Budapest and it marks the third time that Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma have been paired together after Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

Jab Harry Met Sejal is slated to release on 4 August.