Bollywood Actress Sonakshi Sinha Urged to Turn Down New Movie 'Lootera'

Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha's new movie Lootera is not raking in great
numbers at the Indian box office but it
has established her as a fine actress. Her
sterling performance as Pakhi is one of
the major highlights of the movie and she
has impressed both critics and audience by her acting prowess. However, she was
discouraged from taking-up this period-
romance drama as there were
apprehensions whether she will be able
to do the role convincingly or not.

"After 'Dabangg,' people saw me in a
particular kind of cinema. I heard
comments like 'This is too early in your
career,' 'You may not be able to pull it off'
or 'You need to be mature for something
like this.' I was irritated and decided to prove everyone wrong. I tried doing
something experimental, and I am happy
that I was able to carry it off," Sonakshi
Sinha told news agency PTI.

The promising actress made her Bollywood debut with Dabangg, a Salman
Khan movie and usually his movies do
not have much scope for actresses to
perform. She followed it up with hero-
centric movies such as Rowdy Rathore,
Son of Sardar and Dabangg 2. Like her
debut movie, these movies also did not provide her an opportunity to showcase
her talent. She was discussed more for
her figure and forehead and less for her
acting.

Calling Lootera her most challenging role
till date, the actress said that "because
the film is set in the 1950s, an era I know
nothing about, I have just gone by pure
instinct and Vikram's direction. He is a
tremendous director; I could not have done it without him. I am so glad that the
first opportunity I got to showcase my
range as an actor was with Vikram."

The actress has often been ridiculed in
the media and on social media for her
weight but for her it's no longer an issue.
"It is a non-issue to me. I am very happy
doing work and lots of work - probably
more than the 'skinny-minis.' I am going to take a stand in my life by
not talking
about it and not answering questions so
that people stop writing about it."

"I like it when people talk about my
work; that is what I am here for," the
actress said.

At the Australian Box Office, Lootera
collected A$ 39,078 in its opening
weekend and at the Indian Box Office,
the movie collected 15 crore (INR). The
movie may struggle to recover its
production cost.

The actress has a busy year ahead at the
box office. There are three movies lined
up for release, including Once Upon A
Time In Mumbaai Dobara, Bullet Raja and
Rambo Rajkumar.