Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Sana Thampi Discusses Acting Debut in Lust Stories 3
Sana Thampi is a model who acted in a movie for the first time in Lust Stories 3.
She played Lisa, a character who has her own interests and life.
At first, Sana did not know she was auditioning for a film directed by Kiran Rao.
She only learned she had the role when she asked the team directly.
Sana said Kiran helped her feel comfortable by explaining the character and holding workshops.
Intimate scenes were planned very carefully with coordinators before filming.
Sana was happy that people talked about her acting instead of only talking about the kissing scenes.
She wants to keep learning and become better prepared for future roles.
Sana Thampi made her acting debut as Lisa in Kiran Rao’s Lust Stories 3.
She initially auditioned without knowing the project’s director or connection to the anthology.
Thampi said audiences focused on her acting and screen presence rather than only her intimate scenes.
She described intimate scenes as carefully choreographed with coordinators and agreed boundaries.
The auditions, workshops and eight-day shoot were completed in less than a month.
- Who
- Sana Thampi, Kiran Rao and Gurfateh Pirzada are central to the story.
- What
- Thampi discussed her first acting role as Lisa in Lust Stories 3, including auditions, intimate scenes and audience reactions.
- When
- The interview was published on October 1, 2026; Thampi said filming took place roughly a year before the film’s release.
- Where
- The project was made for Hindi cinema, and Thampi said her character could naturally be Malayali.
- Why
- Thampi spoke about the experience to explain how she entered acting and how audiences responded to her performance.
- Actor
- Sana Thampi
- Debut project
- Lust Stories 3
- Director
- Kiran Rao
- Character
- Lisa
- Co-star
- Gurfateh Pirzada, who plays Karan and Arjun
- Production timeline
- Auditions, about a week of workshops and eight days of shooting were completed in less than a month.
- Interview date
- October 1, 2026