"I did meet Naureen. After all the assumptions and notions that I had heard about her, my perception completely changed for the better when I met her. It was very emotional to see her in reality. There was an instant connect with her, may be because of the script, the character I was playing," Prachi told PTI.
The 27-year-old "Rock On" star was left inspired by some of the insights Naureen shared with her, even though she is a private person.
"Azhar" stars Emraan Hashmi in the titular role and also features Nargis Fakhri, Lara Dutta among others.
For the "Once Upon A Time In Mumbai" actress, it was "extremely" challenging to put a face to the name, as not much was known about Naureen.
"Naureen is a mystery. She was Azhar's first love, wife, got married at an early age of 16 years but nobody knows much about her. It was extremely challenging to put a face to the name," Prachi said.
To prepare for her role, Prachi relied on the research put by the film's director, which included a lot of first had account of Naureen's life.
"It was daunting a task. Since there was not much information.. We had to rely on other people's notion about her. Those were first hand, but still notions. Initially I was worried on how will we go about it, but Tony and the team had done a fantastic research."
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