Entertainment

Anushka Sharma Filmy Adventures

Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr

anushkasharma759

Mumbai : Actor Anushka Sharma, after the resounding success of her film PK, gears up for exciting times with three very different films like NH10, Bombay Velvet and Dil Dhadakne Do coming up in quick succession this year. In conversation with Screen, the actress speaks about her battle-that-neverwas with Raveena Tandon, off-screen shenanigans with costar Ranbir Kapoor and her boldest move as a producer.

Did PK live up to your expectations as far as the heroine’s role for making an impact is concerned?

Anushka Sharma: I think it lived up to my expectations, the first time I saw the film. That is what I was hoping for and it happened to an extent. I knew it was a good film and that it was going to do well, when I saw it for the first time. It struck the right
chord with me and I think, with the people I was showing it to. What it did for me as an actor was the kind of appreciation that I got from people in the industry and the media—they were all unanimous in their appreciation of my work in the film which is what I wanted. I
didn’t want to just be a part of PK.

How different is NH 10 from PK?
AS: NH 10 is the story about a normal working couple living in Gurgaon. They decide to take a trip over the weekend and during that road trip an encounter, an incident takes place that completely takes them off the road, how they get involved and what happens thereafter. I think that whole struggle forms the rest of the film. When you move from one place to another— the beauty of moving away from the urban setup into the rural parts of India —you see that change, the way people talk and the feeling of being out of place in your own country. It’s not your space and that’s where you find these characters. They are the same people, the same country. Everything is the same, they are probably talking the same language, but it’s just the way they interact that’s different—you could call it a class difference or language difference— that element is there. When you see Arjun (Neil Bhoopalam) talking with these people, you feel that they belong to two different worlds. Their coming together and their lives getting jumbled up was very very exciting. NH10 is very gritty and real in terms of the flavour and the storytelling, and that I think really hit me and made me decide about producing the film.

Any road films that you have liked watching?
AS: I liked Thelma & Louise. Of the recent films, I liked Highway, it’s a good genre, nice to watch because everyone can relate to road trips. When we were growing up, we used to travel a lot. On the way, continued…

Write A Comment