Deepika Padukone races to the top as top actress in Bollywood

It's official. Deepika Padukone is the ne
Number One. Over the past one year, she
has been inching her way to the top. She
delivered hits like Cocktail and Race 2
(she made an impact even in Desi Boyz
and Housefull). And now she had delivered a monster hit: Yeh Jawaani Ha
Deewani.

In her last few films, Deepika's
performances have been appreciated. Th
improvement is huge. Also, her selection
of films has been interesting. She has
managed to act in two off-beat films
(Karthik Calling Karthik and Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey) at the same time she was
doing hardcore masala films, a fine
balancing act that.

Sonam Kapoor, whose debut film
released on the same day as Deepika's,
has had nine releases so far while Dips'
has had 16! Almost twice the number.
While the number of films is hardly a
benchmark, what is impressive is how this Bengaluru girl has managed to cross
the age barrier. She is considered for a
film with Salman Khan (Kick) and grabs
SRK's Chennai Express while successfully
pairing with younger heroes like Ranbir
Kapoor and Imran Khan. She has worked with reputed filmmakers like Imtiaz Ali,
Prakash Jha, Priyadarshan and Ashutosh
Gowariker etc.

But she didn't do it all on her own. She
had some help from the actresses in the
ruling position. Kareena got married last
year, quickly graduating out of the rat
race, like Kajol. Meanwhile, Katrina's last
release (Jab Tak Hai Jaan) was a two- heroine film. She has films like Dhoom 3
and Bang Bang, which are no different
from the ones she has been doing so far.
She is intelligent enough to know it's
time to leave those roles to younger
actresses, and is turning producer next year. Which is perfect for Ms
Padukone. If
you need more argument why Deepika is
in an enviable position today, read on...

The replacement theory: Katrina and
Kareena who have been hogging the No
position for the longest time are now in
their 30s. Fact: Bollywood retires
actresses on the wrong side of 29.
Deepika, in her 20s, is a younger option.

There has been a vacancy for the next-
best-thing since last year. Dippy has
nudged her way there. Kat was Akshay
Kumar's lucky mascot and then Deepika
did Chandni Chowk to China, Housefull 2
and Desi Boyz. Kareena may have the Khan surname but Deepika has Saif on-
screen (Love Aaj Kal, Cocktail and Race 2).

The Ranbir factor: Ranbir Kapoor is the
best thing to have happened to Bollywoo
in the last decade. Every production hous
and every filmmaker wants to work with
RK. Fortunately for Deepika, the
audiences love to see them together onscreen, so she will always be the first
default choice. Ranbir is destined for big
things, and Dips' filmi destiny is tied to
him. the bigger he gets, the bigger she
gets. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is just th
first step.

Hattrick time: What a year for Deepika.
Three of the films that Katrina Kaif
turned down — Yeh Jawaani Hai
Deewani, Chennai Express and Ram Leela
— came to Dips. YJHD has the rare
distinction of being the only romance fil to cross the Rs100-crore mark. And now
she has two more films — Chennai
Express and Ram Leela — which are big
on romance lined up for release in 2013.

Those still in denial about her position
now, will be lining up to herald her at the
new queen by the end of the year.

Complaint against Salman Khan for posting case information on website

A social activist has filled a local complaint in a local court
seeking action against Bollywood actor Salman Khan for launching a
website with information on the 2002 hit-and-run case involving him,
alleging that it was contempt of court.

According to the complaint, the website, www.Salmankhanfiles.Com, was launched
by the actor recently.

A Mumbai sessions court ruled last month that the actor must be tried
for culpable homicide not amounting for murder in the case -- a
serious charge under IPC which attracts 10 years` punishment in jail.

"When the case is underway and matter sub-judice, how can he use
Internet to spread information about the proceedings?" activist Hemant
Patil asked in his complaint filed yesterday, according to his lawyer
Wajid Khan.

Patil claimed said that the Bandra police station refused to register
a complaint against Salman in this regard and hence he decided to move
the magistrate`s court.

The complaint alleged that Salman is using a website to spread
information about the court proceedings and inviting comments from the
general public when his hit-and-run case and other cases are still
subjudice.

This is also a violation of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the
complaint alleged.

The magistrate has accepted Patil`s complaint and scheduled it for
hearing on August 5. Patil has contended that this attempt of actor
may
prejudice the mind of court which has yet not delivered its final
verdict in the case.

The dates of the posts on the website indicate that the website was
being updated from May 2, 2013. The website primarily displays the
bare written orders issued by the Bandra Metropolitan court as well as
the June 24 order of sessions judge UB Hejib, which ordered that
Salman should be retried for the graver charge of culpable homicide
not amounting to murder in the 2002 hit- and-run case.

The June 24 order was a major setback to the actor, who was earlier
tried by Bandra metropolitan magistrate court for a lesser
charge of rash and negligent act causing death, under section 304 A of
IPC. The charge is punishable with two years` imprisonment.

From July 19 onwards, Salman would be tried under section 304 (ii) of
the IPC, which carries a maximum punishment of 10 years in jail.

Patil has pointed out the case of Anuja Parbu Desai v/s State of Goa
in which court had made certain observations to maintain the dignity
of the court. This act of the actor is also an attempt to interfere in
the judicial system of the country, he argued.

On September 28, 2002, the actor had allegedly rammed his car into a
bakery shop in suburban Bandra killing one person and injuring four
others.

Salman Khan prepones Sooraj Pancholi’s debut film

Salman Khan, who is launching Sooraj
Pancholi in the remake Hero (1983), has
reportedly preponed the project to
expedite Sooraj's career. Sooraj was in
judicial custody for allegedly abetting
actor Jiah Khan's death.

"Hero was to start in 2014 but will now
start in Nov 2013. Salman has asked the team to start work," a source told a
Mumbai tabloid.

Recently, sources close to the Pancholi
family informed that Salman might
organise a press conference in a few
days' time to clear the air over Sooraj's
debut venture. Aditya Pancholi's 22-year-old
son was granted bail on July 2.

"There have been lots of
conflicting reports concerning
Hero's remake, which also stars
Suniel Shetty's daughter Athiya.
It is being co-produced by
Salman. Now that Sooraj has been given a clean chit by the
court, Salman is considering
clarifying things officially with
the media," says an insider. "In all likelihood, he'll go ahead
with the conference, but things
are yet to be confirmed since he
is busy shooting for Mental in
Hyderabad."

A few days ago, Subhash Ghai,
the co-producer of the remake,
said in a report that the makers
"have not yet confirmed Sooraj
or Athiya" for the film. He also
told HT Café that "Salman will take the final call on this".

Though Salman has remained tight-lipped
about this case so far, on June 2, he
tweeted saying, "Arre haan sooooo happy
that sooraj got bail (sic)." When contacted, Aditya says, "If he
(Salman) is planning a press meet, you
guys (media) will get to know. I can't say
anything about it.

Salman Khan prepones Sooraj Pancholi’s debut film

Salman Khan, who is launching Sooraj
Pancholi in the remake Hero (1983), has
reportedly preponed the project to
expedite Sooraj's career. Sooraj was in
judicial custody for allegedly abetting
actor Jiah Khan's death.

"Hero was to start in 2014 but will now
start in Nov 2013. Salman has asked the team to start work," a source told a
Mumbai tabloid.

Recently, sources close to the Pancholi
family informed that Salman might
organise a press conference in a few
days' time to clear the air over Sooraj's
debut venture. Aditya Pancholi's 22-year-old
son was granted bail on July 2.

"There have been lots of
conflicting reports concerning
Hero's remake, which also stars
Suniel Shetty's daughter Athiya.
It is being co-produced by
Salman. Now that Sooraj has been given a clean chit by the
court, Salman is considering
clarifying things officially with
the media," says an insider. "In all likelihood, he'll go ahead
with the conference, but things
are yet to be confirmed since he
is busy shooting for Mental in
Hyderabad."

A few days ago, Subhash Ghai,
the co-producer of the remake,
said in a report that the makers
"have not yet confirmed Sooraj
or Athiya" for the film. He also
told HT Café that "Salman will take the final call on this".

Though Salman has remained tight-lipped
about this case so far, on June 2, he
tweeted saying, "Arre haan sooooo happy
that sooraj got bail (sic)." When contacted, Aditya says, "If he
(Salman) is planning a press meet, you
guys (media) will get to know. I can't say
anything about it.

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IIFA 2013: Shahrukh, Abhishek, Madhuri, Deepika walked the green carpet

Bollywood stars walked the green carpet of IIFA 2013 at
Macau and were all glittering here.

Stars namely Shahrukh Khan , Anushka
Sharma, Madhuri Dixit, Deepika
Padukone, Parineeti Chopra, Sri Devi,
Anushka Sharma, Jacquline
Fernanderz, Amrita Rao, Dia Mirza,
Shahid Kapoor made a bee line at the green carpet.

Other stars to follow were Abhishek
Bachchan, Zyed Khan, Zeena Aman,
Anurag Basu, Anupam Kher and
Boman Irani who were all excited for
the night.

Have a look at all the stars walking
over the green carpet.

Experience to dance with SRK was lovely: Priyamani

Rohit Shetty's Chennai
Express has grabbed
eyeballs as it brings back
the Om Shanti Om pair of
Deepika Padukone and
Shahrukh Khan on silver screen.

South actress Priyamani is seen shaking a
leg with SRK in an item number One Two
Three Four in the film. While talking
about her experience with the king of
romance, Priyamani said, "Shahrukh is
sweet. The experience to dance with SRK was lovely."

"I would like to thank SRK, Rohit Shetty
and the producers to make me part of a
film like Chennai Express," added
Priyamani.

The song One Two Three Four has become
popular and SRK is happy with the success
of the song.

Experience to dance with SRK was lovely: Priyamani

Rohit Shetty's Chennai
Express has grabbed
eyeballs as it brings back
the Om Shanti Om pair of
Deepika Padukone and
Shahrukh Khan on silver screen.

South actress Priyamani is seen shaking a
leg with SRK in an item number One Two
Three Four in the film. While talking
about her experience with the king of
romance, Priyamani said, "Shahrukh is
sweet. The experience to dance with SRK was lovely."

"I would like to thank SRK, Rohit Shetty
and the producers to make me part of a
film like Chennai Express," added
Priyamani.

The song One Two Three Four has become
popular and SRK is happy with the success
of the song.

My films are doing well without skin show: Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha, who is
busy receiving praises for
her look in Vikramaditya
Motwane's Lootera claims
that she doesn't need to
wear short clothes and directors too don't come to her with such
scripts.

On being asked whether the glamour
quotient in films attract her to turn ultra
sexy with revealing clothes, Sonakshi
said, "I don't feel like wearing such
revealing attires. Even in school or
colleges, I never wore short clothes. Directors don't come to me with such kind
of roles. I don't have such a personality or
outlook towards life."

"My films are doing well without skin
show and I don't need to do. I think
audience can identity with me and I don't
have an unattainable image. I have
always been close to my parents and I
play roles which are identifiable to audience," claimed Sonakshi.

Sonakshi said that she is an independent
person, but family is important. "I am an
independent person, but I take advice
from my parents. I discuss with them and
their opinion plays an important role for
me as they have lot of experience and it's great that I have
guidance," concluded
Sonakshi.

Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma, Sridevi, Vidya Balan: It was black vs white at IIFA

This year's IIFA saw Bollywood divided into two groups. While one
group endorsed the colour white another went pitch black on the stage
of IIFA awards. The colour coded division at the awards show had
Anushka Sharma, Sridevi, Zeenat Aman as flag bearers of white and
Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan, Parineeti Chopra, Richa Chadda as the
delegates of colour black.

The Bollywood biggies put their best foot forward in their best
attires to make a style statement at the green carpet of the 14th IIFA
awards in Macau. From Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit to Deepika Padukone and
Jacqueline Fernandez, the glam dolls made sure to shine bright at the
green carpet. Shah Rukh Khan was spotted without his armband after a
long time whereas some hotties were seen dragging their long trails
behind them.

Here is a look at the actresses black and white style statement at IIFA.

Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor going strong

While it is being reported that Ranbir an
Deepika have rekindled their
feelings for each other, fact is that he is
presently on a holiday with Katrina Kaif.

They are very much together! Says an
insider, "The timing of these rumours is
suspect; there's an agenda here. Ranbir
has no interest in Deepika, romantically.

He is very upset with these rumours of
their proximity. As for these rumours of
RK smooching Deepika at a party, please
ask those present what the real story is,
and you will find out that Ranbir was a
perfect gentleman.

He is very committed to his relationship
and isn't going to be dragged into
something just to 'promote' an
image."Everyone knows Ranbir and Kat
have been together for two years now.
And they have the blessings of their families.

In fact, the couple went on a holiday and
had lunch with his and her mom. Nothing says solid, than lunching with th
mothers, no?

'Barfi!' wins best picture at Indian film awards

Romantic comedy 'Barfi!' swept almost all
the major gongs, including best picture,
at India's answer to the Oscars on
Saturday as Bollywood celebrates its
centenary.

Bollywood royalty converged on the
Chinese gambling hub of Macau for the
14th edition of the Indian International
Film Festival, held in the territory's
glittering Venetian resort.

'Barfi!' won six awards, including the
prize for best actor and best director.

The light-hearted film, about a deaf and
mute man from Darjeeling whose life
revolves around two love interests, stars
Ranbir Kapoor -- the great-grandson of
Prithviraj Kapoor, pioneer of Indian film
and an actor in the silent era of Hindi cinema.

"I don't know how you are feeling, but I
am enjoying every moment of it," the
film's director Anurag Basu said. "People can understand the film because
of less words, it's more visual," he added,
saying Western silent movies had inspired
the film.

'Barfi!' also won best story, best
screenplay and best music direction. Ranbir Kapoor was not in Macau to collect
his award for best actor in a leading role.

Vidya Balan was named best actress in a
leading role for her portrayal of a
pregnant woman on a worldwide search
for her missing husband in thriller
'Kahaani'.

A crowd of thousands in the packed Cotai
Arena sang and applauded as their screen
idols performed on stage with dance
troupes and pyrotechnics.

Earlier, eager fans screamed as
celebrities strode the green carpet,
hoping for the chance to get an
autograph from the likes of megastar
Shah Rukh Khan.

"Just to know we have so many well
wishers and fans overseas, it's great,"
said Abhishek Bachchan, who won best
comic performance for his role in 'Bol
Bachchan'. "I think Bollywood is slowly just
progressively capturing international
attention," said popular Bollywood actress
Amrita Rao, who was wearing a silver
strapless gown.

But it was fan favourite Khan who drove
the crowd into a frenzy as they chanted
his name. "I think it's an amazing platform," Khan
said of IIFA, which he said brought
Bollywood film "all over the world".

Khan shared the stage as host with star
Shahid Kapoor. Indian cinema is thriving commercially
after the country produced almost 1,500
movies last year and the industry is
expected to grow to $3.6 billion from $2
billion in the next five years, according to
consultancy KPMG.

Leading the way is Hindi-language
Bollywood, which took the "B" from its
home in Bombay and won the hearts of
movie-mad Indians. The awards are held in a different country
each year -- the next ceremony will take
place in Tampa Bay in the US.

IIFA awards conclude with Bollywood grand-finale

The 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards and weekend not
only celebrated 100 years of Indian cinema
but also showcased talent which form the
future of Bollywood as well.

The awards focused on a lot of new talent
which has emerged in the last few years in
the industry, rather than just showcasing
performances of veterans.

The performance line up at the celebrity
studded celebration included both
newcomer as well as veterans. Young
actors like Sushant Singh Rajput, Deepika
Padukone, Ayushmann Khurrana and
Parineeti Chopra performed at the main TATA Motors IIFA awards night whereas
stars like Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonu Sood,
Sophie Chaudhary, Arjun Kapoor, Dia Mirza,
Hussain Kuwajerwala and Gauhar Khan
performed at IIFA Rocks.

Talking about the opportunities given to
them by IIFA, Ayushmann Khuranna said
that awards like these boost confidence of
actors like him.

"Award shows for new actors like me give
me the right kind of encouragement. I am
not a big star who will say that these
awards don't matter. I am new to this, I
will also be performing here, which is a big
opportunity for me," he said.

Ayushmann performed to melodious
numbers along with Parineeti Chopra at
the main event. The actress also revealed
that she was always waiting for her chance
to go up on the IIFA stage.

"It is exciting as always. I have said it
before that IIFA was the first one to do it.
They were the reason that Bollywood came
closer to global fans. This time I have been
offered to be on their main stage," she
said.

Not only the performances were youth-
centric, but IIFA also focused on fostering
and cultivating acting talent in the youth
this year with their workshop on acting
with Anupam Kher called "100 years of
Indian cinema: An actor Prepares". The actor conducted interactive
exercises with
the audiences.

Actress Dia Mirza was also all praise for
the new generation of actors. "It is wonderful. I am a huge admirer of
most of them. They come in with the
advantage of so much more preparation.
They are so evolved.

"Their confidence levels are so high. I love
Parineeti, Huma, Richa...Deepika is doing
so well. I feel very good. All these people
are people who even I will want to work
with now...this is the kind of talent which
excites me," she said.

Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, who has
been a part of the industry for many years,
expressed complete support of the new
comers entering Bollywood. The actress
said that these talented people raise the
bar of the industry. "It is great to have people who are
talented as it raises the standard if our
own movies.... All these new directors...
and the kind of scripts they are getting and
the way the films are made today, is
wonderful," she said.

Singer Sonu Nigam was also in awe of the
opportunities presented to young talent
today. "I see so many new people who after
reality shows, have housefulls. We had to
struggle so much in the 90s. There were
hardly any opportunities. We had to wait
for work. Today, it has changed a lot," he
said during a press conference on the importance of music.

Laying focus on new comers, the hosting at
the event also had a small part where Shah
Rukh Khan and Shahid Kapoor pretended
to teach some lessons to the newcomers
like Parineeti Chopra, Sushant Singh Rajput
and Ayushmann Khuranna.

The main awards were a truly memorable
experience with the king of Bollywood,
Shah Rukh Khan, and actor Shahid Kapoor
hosting the show in a funny yet unique
way. The best actor award was bagged by
Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi, whereas the best actress award went to Vidya
Balan for Kahaani. Anurag Basu won the best director ward for his film
Barfi.

IIFA truly lived up to its reputation of
being one of the most stylish yet
traditional award functions this year as
well. A mix of old and new stars were
present for the weekend including Shah
Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Madhuri Dixit, Parineeti
Chopra, Sonu Soon,
and Arjun Kapoor to name a few.

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Irrfan Khan: An actor should be vulnerable before the camera

While his acting skills have brought him appreciation from all quarters
and also a national award, Irrfan Khan
feels an actor should never be too sure of
his work as it helps him better his craft.

"Being an actor is also about being unsure
of things that bring freshness in your
performance, whether it is any role. I have
seen directors being vulnerable, trying to
explore what to do. There is no freshness if
the actors know everything or are too sure of the work," Irrfan said
in an interview
here.

"So I feel one has to be naked and
vulnerable in front of the camera, you
should not know what is going to happen,"
he said.

Irrfan has had a successful run at box
office with films like Paan Singh Tomar and Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
but his concern still remains to keep getting good
work.

"It is heartening that people are
acknowledging you, people think you are
engaging and entertaining them. The
concern is that you keep getting
interesting work and good directors to
work with. It makes you feel nice about yourself and your work," he said.

When asked if he ever fears losing the
stardom, the actor says, "The fear has not
come as I think I have just started. I am
still looking for or waiting for those good
films and roles. When I don't know what
kind of films and roles I want to do, then it could be a fearful situation."

Irrfan is one such actor who did not do the
usual Bollywood stuff and rather created
his own path.

"The industry always responded to work,
but it was me who was looking for
particular kind of roles. I did not have any
kind of path, I was looking to create a path
of my own. And if you wish to do this, then
it will have its own challenges," he added.

Irrfan is looking forward to the release of
Nikhil Advani's D Day , where he plays a RAW agent. The actor insists
that though
in the past several films have had
characters of a RAW agent, but his is
different.

"My role of a RAW agent in D Dayis different and a step ahead of other films.
This is primarily because we have shown
the nuances of that profession in detail.
People will get to know how intelligence
services operate, how they pass
information in a secret and innovative way," he said.

Releasing on July 19, the film also stars
Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Shruti
Hassan and Rishi Kapoor. Irrfan is also working on Aditya Chopra's
home production Gunday , a romantic thriller, alongside Priyanka Chopra,
Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, but is
tight-lipped about the project. Gundaywill release on February 14 next year.

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West to marry in Egypt?

Rapper Kanye West and his socialite-fiance Kim Kardashian are
reportedly planning to marry at an exotic
location in Egypt.

The couple welcomed their first child,
North West, last month.

"Kim and Kanye were talking to the baby
when in mid-sentence he asked Kim to
marry him. She started to cry and mouthed
the word, 'Yes'," femalefirst.co.uk quoted
a source as saying. "This time she wants something different
and exotic. She likes how Katy Perry and
Russell Brand got married in India with an
Indian-themed wedding. She wants that.
Kim thinks she's the spitting image of
Egyptian goddess Isis, so she has been talking about doing an Egyptian-themed
wedding, at the pyramids," the source said.

"She says Kanye digs the idea too. It will
cost millions to fly everyone to Egypt, but
money is no object," added the source.

Madhuri Dixit's performance receives standing ovation at IIFA

Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit received a standing ovation from the
auddience for her stunning dance
performance at the 14th International
Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards here.

The actress started her performance by
greeting Macau after which she performed
on her signature numbers like Dola re dola, Mera Piya Ghar Aaya and Ek
do teen among others.

Madhuri then danced on more recent
numbers and ended by on her item number Ghaghra from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.

The awards also saw a magnitude of other
stunning performances, like the dance off
between choreographer-director Prabhu
Deva and actress Sridevi. The two were
also joined by Shahid kapoor towards the
end of the performance.

The other performances included dances by
Sushant Singh Rajput, Deepika Padukone,
Shah Rukh Khan, Ayushmann Khurrana and
Parineeti Chopra among others.

Priyanka Chopra shoots for Gunday cabaret song

Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is playing the female lead in period
drama Gunday, is currently shooting for a cabaret dance sequence for
the action-drama-cum-
romance. The film's director Ali Abbas
Zafar says he is using an original song.

Set between 1971 to 1988 in Kolkata, the
film deals with black marketing mafia
men Bikram (Ranveer Singh) and Bala
(Arjun Kapoor).

"We started shooting for the particular
cabaret song three days ago in Mumbai
and there are three more days to do. It's a
fresh cabaret song and not a remix of any
old song. It's a very big sort of cabaret song
in the film," Zafar, who earlier wielded megaphone for Mere Brother Ki
Dulhan, told IANS on Sunday.

Did you ask Priyanka to take reference
from any legendary Bollywood actress for
the song?

"Not really. Actually, I have been doing my
research for quite some time on Kolkata
and I discovered Kolkata was high on
glamour quotient since 1960s, 1970s, and
1980s. In that way, Kolkata is quite
western," said Zafar.

The director has created a coal mine and
informed that the last 30 days of shoot is
left.

"We have created a coal mine set and we
are left to do a huge action sequence
between Irrfan, Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer
Singh. Obviously, we can't shoot in real coal
mine so we had to create the set for the
period film," said Zafar.

Sonakshi Sinha: People discouraged me from taking up Lootera

She maybe getting rave reviews for her moving performance in
Vikramaditya Motwane's Lootera but Sonakshi Sinha says she was warned by
many against doing the period film so
early in her career.

Sonakshi started her career with Dabangg and went on to star in masala
movies Rowdy Rathore, Dabangg 2 and Son Of Sardaar. The story of
unrequited love, set in the era
of 1950s, came as a nice challenge for
Sonakshi. She plays a pampered but
devoted daughter of a Bengali zamindaar
who falls in love with a stranger with
dubious past.

"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',
'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 told PTI in an
interview.

The actress credits Motwane for bringing
out the best in her and feels without him it
would have been impossible to do the role
of Pakhi.V

"It is my most challenging role till date.
Because it 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 where I
got to showcase
my range as an actor was with Vikram,"
Sonakshi said.

It is another busy year for Sonakshi. After Lootera, she is looking
forward to three more releases - Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai Dobara,
Bullet Raja and Rambo Rajkumar.

The actress says her mantra is to do work
quietly and not make much noise about it.
"I believe in doing my work quietly and not
make a big hullabaloo about it. That is how
I operate. I don't see any other reason to
be visible for, I like it when people talk about my work, that is what
I am here for.

"There is no point being visible for other
things like going for events, parties. I have
never spoken about who I am dating, what
I am doing behind the scenes. So that is
how I want it to be," Sonakshi said. She insists there is a normal life behind
her stardom, which she very much
cherishes. "Coming from a filmy
background I have seen everything
growing up, but even at that point of time
it never really fascinated me. I did not like going to my dad's
shoots. We were taught
not to get carried away with it from a very
young age.

"The upbringing has been very strong,
rooted. My mother gave up her career
bringing us up and she has played a very
important role in keeping us grounded.
Even now I don't take my work home, my
stardom home. It ends where it is supposed to end. There is a life beyond
stardom and its a very normal life which i
cherish. I anyway don't handle attention
very well," she added.

There is constant attention on her figure
but Sonakshi says it does not bother her
anymore. She has decided not to answer
questions related to the topic. "It is a non-issue to me. I am very happy
doing work and lot of work... Probably
more than the skinny-minnies. I am going
to take a stand in my life by not talking
about it, stop answering questions so that
people stop writing about it.