Rahul Preet Singh- Blurring Borders

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.

- Nidhi Raj Singh

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?