Don’t let her baby face and infectious smile fool you. Rakul Preet Singh has a strong head over her shoulders that thinks beyond her years.
For Rakul Preet Singh, it’s important to stay the way she is. Her achievement would be that she stays the way she was when she was 18-year-old girl who started out in films. With strong views on #metoo, she wishes something good comes off it. We chatted with her after she totally aced the FHM cover shoot. Excerpts from a freewheeling interview with the actor who has managed to make a niche for herself in diverse film industries… from Hyderabad to Mumbai:
The biggest news doing rounds about you is that you are going to play Sridevi in NTR’s biopic. How did you get the role?
I have a special appearance as Sridevi for about 20 minutes. I’ve known Krish, the director for a while and I remember he told me that he would like me to play Sridevi and narrated the story to me. I trust his sensibilities a lot. I am happy that I can live up to that expectation, especially because it is the first time somebody would be playing Sridevi onscreen. It’s a huge responsibility. I’d be lying if I say I’m not nervous. She’s not with us, so the amount of pressure and expectation really goes up. We had a team from Bombay to work on the look, one full day of trying the look. We’ve shot for a day now and will shoot the rest sometime around November.
Did you prepare for the role?
I watched a lot of her films from the ’80s and ’90s. I rehearsed the scenes, especially the songs. I learnt her way of talking and mannerisms.
Tell me something about your Hindi film where you are paired opposite Ajay Devgn. What’s your character like?
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