Anushka’s upcoming film, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, opposite Imran Khan will release on January 11. PHOTO: FILE
MUMBAI:
Hailing from an army background, Anushka Sharma has led a very quiet and disciplined life, but confesses her profession has now made her an attention-seeker — an “occupational hazard” for all actors.
“I am not spoilt as I was brought up in an army background. But every actor is an attention-seeker. It is an occupational hazard for us. If I don’t seek attention, I will not be doing my work well,” Anushka told IANS in an interview.
The actor made her Bollywood debut in 2008 with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and later went on to do films like Badmaash Company, Band Baaja Baaraat, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl and most recently Jab Tak Hai Jaan.
In a short span of four years, Anushka has carved a niche for herself in Bollywood and the 24-year-old says she wants to use her success to do things on her own terms.
“You should use success as a way of doing your work in a better way. I want to be successful to be able to do things on my own terms. You should use your stardom and success to be able to pull people into the theatre. That’s what I would want to do with my success,” Anushka said.
Asked what her mantra to survive in the industry is, she said: “Do your work and mind your own business; that is the only way.”
After garnering critical acclaim for her performance in Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Anushka will now be seen in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola opposite Imran Khan and Pankaj Kapoor. It releases January 11.
The actor found the role of Bijlee challenging as it was difficult for her to relate to it.
“This is the first time I dealt with something which I just could not relate to. When I was growing up I was not at all spoilt. There was no scope for throwing tantrums in my house. Plus, she (Bijlee) is not a stereotypical spoilt brat. I could not look at my personal references for this. I had to be like someone else totally,” she said.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 2nd, 2013.
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