Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS): Actor Johnny Lever is a proud father after he got to know that filmmaker Abbas-Mustan roped his daughter Jamie for his next film soon after watching her perform on stage.
"I feel very proud as a father when my daughter is being recognised for her talent and hard work," Johnny, who will be seen in the film "Hotel Beautifool", told IANS.
"My daughter has studied in London and when she came back, she wanted to be a stand up comedian. During one of her stage performances, Abbas-Mustan were so impressed by her work that they said they want my daughter in their next film. She will be seen with Kapil Sharma in the film," he added.
The film which is titled "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karu" also features Elli Avram, Sharat Saxena, Supriya Pathak, Manoj Joshi among others.
Meanwhile talking about "Hotel Beautifool", he says it's a clean family film.
"I never use double meaning dialogues in my film. I change the script myself. My work is to bring laughter and I am capable of bringing the same in my own manner," he said.
Directed by Sameer Iqbal Patel, "Hotel Beautifool" also features Imam Siddiqui, Alisha Farrer, Rohit Khurana, Shanti, Jia Sharma and Brijendra Kala.