Rakul Preet Singh poses during a photocall for the Manish Malhotra fashion show during ‘The Bridal Couture Show’ in Mumbai on July 20, 2023. AFP

Actress Rakul Preet Singh, who made her Hindi film debut in 2014 with romantic film “Yaariyan” on Wednesday reflected upon her journey of 10 years in Bollywood, and said that it took hard work, perseverance, and consistency to reach where she is today.

After making her acting debut in 2009 in Kannada movie “Gilli,” Rakul Preet has featured in movies like “Keratam,” “Yuvan,” “Puthagam,” before making her Bollywood debut with “Yaariyan,” alongside Himansh Kohli. She played Saloni in the Divya Khosla Kumar directorial movie. Now, on 10 years of the film’s theatrical release, Rakul took to her Instagram, where she enjoys 23.5 million followers, and shared snippets from the movie “Yaariyan.”

Along with the pictures, she penned a note, which read: “10 years ago, when I had first stepped in Bollywood, I was just a young girl with big dreams. It took me a decade of hard work, perseverance, consistency to reach where I am today.”

“While there is so much more to achieve, I have a ton of gratitude in my heart for the work that I have done as it still feels like a dream for the younger version of me,” shared the ‘Runway 34’ actress. Rakul Preet extended gratitude to her fans and admirers, and added: “I want to extend my love to all of you who helped me achieve my dreams and turn them into a reality .... 10 years of living this reality and a lifetime to go... #pictureabhibaakihaimeredost.”

Her other Hindi projects include “Aiyaary,” “De De Pyaar De,” “Marjaavaan,” “Doctor G,” “Thank God,” “Chhatriwali” among few others. She next has “Ayalaan,” “Meri Patni Ka Remake,” and “Indian 2” in the pipeline. Meanwhile, Rakul, who was on New Year vacation with her boyfriend and filmmaker Jackky Bhagnani, is back in town, and kicked off her ‘first’ workout of the year 2024. Rakul Preet and Jackky went to a picturesque foreign land for their holidays, and celebrated the 39th birthday of the latter.

Taking to Instagram Stories, the “Yaariyan” actress shared a smiling selfie, wearing a pastel blue tank top, and her hair tied in a ponytail. She captioned it: “Finally first workout of the year after all the food debauchery.” The “De De Pyaar De” actress had treated fans with her photographs from the holidays, wherein she was seen enjoying by the beach side.

The actress gave major fashion and holiday goals with her scintillating beach outfits. Rakul Preet and actor-producer Jackky Bhagnani are set to tie the knot in February. The couple will get married in Goa in an intimate ceremony.

The couple made it official on Instagram back in October 2021.  Earlier this year, Jackky Bhagnani shared a reel featuring the moments he and Rakul have spent together so far, wishing the actress on her birthday. The reel features glimpses of their vacation diaries, dinner dates, red carpet walks as well as on stage performances. Jackky also penned a special note for his girlfriend.

Indo-Asian News Service