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That’s what the Band Baaja Baaraat actress said when we met her recently. But apart from these two superstars, Anushka also spoke about Ranveer, Sushant and Virat. Read on to know what all she said…
Anushka Sharma was last seen in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola which hit the screens in January last year. Since then the leggy beauty has stayed away from the limelight but only because she was busy wrapping up her other projects including Rajkumar Hirani’s much-awaited film PK. Co-starring Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Sushant Singh Rajput and Boman Irani, the film is slated to release on December 19. So we caught up with Ms Sharma to chat about PK but we ended up talking about lot more. From Shah Rukh Khan to Aamir to Ranveer Singh, Anushka got candid about everything including her personal life….
Were you in disbelief when Rajkumar Hirani offered you PK?
Not like I couldn’t believe but I was very happy. I felt the kind of happiness which I did when I had got Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. I have a lot of respect and love for Raju Hirani as a director. I think he raises that bar with his films. He is not just making films but is contributing to the society with it. So that’s what I felt about him and then when he called me and narrated the script to me, I heard the role and I agreed, I was very thrilled.
So did it compensate for 3 Idiots?
The thing is everybody is getting confused. They are thinking I auditioned for 3 Idiots after becoming an actress. But I auditioned for the film before that. Basically, I had no idea what film I was auditioning for. I just remember coming to his (Rajkumar Hirani) office so when I came again for PK, I was like ‘Kuch dekha dekha sa lag raha.’ So I must have auditioned for 3 Idiots pehle and baad mein I auditioned for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. So people are getting confused thinking I auditioned for 3 Idiots after doing my first film. That didn’t happen.
Would you say it is one of your unusual roles?
Unfortunately I am not even allowed to talk about my character so I don’t know what to say. I will be able to clarify something after the film releases. I was very excited to play the role, let’s just say that.
Did you attend any workshop to prepare for your role in PK?
When you’re playing real characters, they seem very effortless and easy but it takes a lot to make it look effortless and easy. If you have a peculiar look or a speech problem or if you’re speaking a different language that Aamir is in the film then you have do something else. A role like this or Shruti Kakad from Band Baaja Baaraat it looks easy onscreen but is difficult because you have get into the thought process of that person. Personally, I might not react in some way but the onscreen character will so you have to think a lot. In this case, when I was promoting Matru, I use to observe journalists especially the Hindi journalists. I use to see how they talk and behave. So throughout the promotions that was going on in my head. So you start to become aware of your surroundings with respect to what you might need for your characterisation. And then when you don’t have your own thoughts but the character’s thought, things starts flowing smoothly.
Aamir is very meticulous and you are very spontaneous. So how was it when two different kinds of actors were brought together? Was it testing your patience because Aamir maybe taking four retakes but you maybe finishing it in one?
As actors your methods might be different but ultimately you’re getting to the same thing that is you become the person you’re meant to play. I actually did not give too many takes and it never happened. If at all Aamir felt anything wrong, he would feel about his own take. If Raju sir told me its fine, I am a bit anal also so I would be like, ‘Are you sure…yeh aisa toh nahi lag raha…ye wasia toh nahi dikh raha.’ So even I can get into that zone. I remember when I was shooting for Matru, I did the same thing. So Vishal Bhardwaj told me, ‘Nahi mujhe to gande take ko haan bolne ki adaat hai. Main toh gandi film bana na chahta hoon. Meri maa main bol raha hoon yeh bahut superb hai.’ So I am also like that and I think most actors are so you understand.
So are you critical about your own work?
Yes… I am very critical about my work. I am very harsh on myself and I am trying little bit to not be so harsh.
How would you compare your first co-star Shah Rukh Khan to PK co-star Aamir Khan?
You all know Shah Rukh has this tremendous energy in him. I would say Aamir is bit more methodical towards his approach and his work. I don’t Aamir talks without a reason at all. He won’t make like small talks with you. So I was very intimidated by him in beginning actually. Because he wouldn’t talk much and since I come from an army background, there is always a sense of hierarchy which has been established in our heads since our childhood. So I can’t be like, ‘So Aamir tell me what’s happening in your life these days.’ I can’t do that. So in the beginning I use to feel a bit intimidated by him but then he started pulling my leg and slowly I got comfortable.
Who made you more nervous Shah Rukh or Aamir? The former being your first co-star and the latter being Mr Perfectionist as we all know…
I wasn’t scared but I was slightly intimidated more by Aamir than by Shah Rukh. You know he is a very sharp and intelligent in person. So automatically I started observing him. I use to find it very interesting as to how he would look at a scene and how he would say certain things. Having the ability to not just do the scene but to see ki audience ko kaisa lagega. So I noticed all these interesting things.
You have worked with Aditya Chopra, Yash Chopra and now Rajkumar Hirani. How would you describe each of them because they are amongst the finest filmmakers in Bollywood?
Adi was like my guru…my teacher. He was my first director and he very nice to me and encouraging. I didn’t even realise the extent of positivity he gave me because that was my first film and you can be on your own but only after a while. Yash ji, I would say he was like a child on the sets. It was amazing to work with him. He is a director whose stories are mostly from the point of view of a woman. That’s the reason why women are so empowered in his films. It’s everybody’s dream to work with Yash ji and I have heard that and I think it’s true that after Shah Rukh, it’s only me who has worked with both of them. So I feel very fortunate I could experience that. Raju sir is a genius of a director. Secondly, he knows his audience very well. He does what he knows; he doesn’t get fazed by anything. His confidence in his writing is so fantastic and I think that’s where his films come from. Even on the day of the shoot, he would keep tweaking the scene. He is so good that even if makes an okay film it would be a great film.
Did at any point you thought of co-producing the film since you were thinking to venture into production?
No. I didn’t even discuss money with Raju sir and all. I was just so happy to do the film. When you do a Raju Hirani film, money and everything else is beyond that. Because you are not just doing a film, you are becoming a part of a thought process which is going to affect the minds of so many people.
Most actresses stay away from multi-heroine films but you have done Jab Tak Hai Jaan and now you’re doing Dil Dhadakne Do and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil as well…
I would say that it’s the way in which you are looking at things. For me, I am doing a film. I am telling you right now, in terms of length, Priyanka has a bigger role than me in the film. But that is not important because the role that I am doing is so kickass and amazing. Zoya was scared to approach me as she thought I would say no. Farhan and Ritesh told her at least try. I was in Sri-Lanka, I came back and she narrated the film to me and I said, ‘babe why were you so scared, I am going to do this film.’ So I don’t see things like. ‘Priyanka ka kitna role hai, wo kaisi lagegi.’ It’s a headache and I can’t do all that (smiles). I have the choice and means to direct my career and I choose to create it this way. I want to do films. In Karan’s film, I am the lead but it’s not a triangle story but even if it was like that the film is good so I would do it.
Do you get uncomfortable working with people you get linked with? Or with someone you have had a fight with as per the press? For example Ranveer Singh and Sushant Singh Rajput..
I have a very good working relationship with everyone I have worked with. But I am not going to sit and justify that to people by taking pictures or doing something about it. To me it’s very cheap so I can’t do it. I can’t be clarifying. Ranveer and I have shared a lovely equation and we have done two films together. I was also worried in the beginning that how would it be because we haven’t known each other for a while. But when we went and started shooting for the film it was like we were right there. We work very well together and the same is with Sushant also. With him, there was a misunderstanding because something was written in a way that it seemed wrong. So that is something I and Sushant have clarified and we had great time shooting in Belgium. In fact, I would love to do another full-fledged film with him and he thinks the same so someone should cast us together…(laughs).
Being a celebrity, your private life has always been under public scrutiny. Has it affected it you?
I think it’s very exciting for people to see two (me and Virat Kohli) of us together. It’s a matter of excitement. To us, it’s our personal life and it’s our relationship. And to speak about in public is like me making an entertainment piece out of my life. I am not a reality star and I can’t do these things. I am very personal like that. There is a lot you take as an actor willingly because you love your job. But this is something I am completely against. I am not going to talk about my personal life. I will lead my life very openly as you have seen. If people choose to come and take pictures, I am not going to get pissed about it. I have my blinders on, I am just going.
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