I've been in a relationship and my family knew about it:Sonakshi Sinha

posted on : 13 May 2014

And from the male actors?
I think Akshay Kumar is very stylish. He is so athletic and tall that whatever he wears looks really good on him. And of course, Hrithik Roshan is another style icon.

You play a boxer in Holiday. So while getting your act right, did you punch anyone on the sets?
(Laughs aloud) No thankfully, I didn't punch anyone on the sets. It was
quite fun though. I was shown the moves and nuances by Akshay sir
who was present on the sets, which made it easy for me and it looked
quite realistic.

So, are there times when you feel like knocking someone out while shooting a film?
All the time! (Laughs) There's one person daily who I feel like knocking out. But I haven't because I've that much control over my anger and emotions. So I just knock them out in my head.

How did you prepare for the role? Did you take cues from a boxer?
Not at that point of time. There was a girl, who I was boxing with, in one of the sequences in the film. She was a professional boxer. Then as I said, there was Akshay sir, who told me on how to get the body language of a boxer right. In fact, I even started boxing recently. I'm really enjoying it. You saw the punching bag on my terrace, no? (Laughs). It's a good exercise and it keeps me fit.

Even your look is pretty different in Holiday than your previous films? Was it a conscious decision to break your image?
It wasn't a conscious decision. I've always said that I don't sign films based on how I'm going to look in them. It's always about the entire film as a package. It's about my role, the script. My character in the film is a young, college-going urban girl who's also a boxer. So of course, I've to dress like the character and I can't look like how I've looked in my other films.

So, are you now bored of sporting Indian outfits?
Not really. I'm not bored at all. It's just that recently I've been experimenting a lot with the kind of choices I make. And everybody knows what I look like in sari. (Giggles) I'm just deviating a bit. I'm not bored of it at all.

Are we ever going to see you going ultra-glam if a role demands?
I don't think glamour is about wearing skimpy outfits. I've always said this. Less is more. The lesser you reveal, the more you leave it to imagination. That's at least my way of looking at it.

Most of your films have been mainstream potboilers. Even the feel and look of your characters were similar? Why have you been doing similar kind of films?
I enjoy being part of the so-called masala or commercial films. Of course, I'd love to do another film likeLootera. I think the way people are looking at films is also changing. There are better roles being written for women. In fact, I'm going to make an announcement of a woman-oriented film soon, which I might be part of. So today, I'm doing Tevar, Action Jackson, and Holiday as well. I like to maintain that balance. It's about enjoying your work and loving what you do. After Lootera, no one is saying that I can't act.

You've been part of south remakes. Even your upcoming films are south remakes. Considering they've been hits down south, is this your formula for success?
Action Jackson is not a south remake. It's by a south director. It's just a co-incidence. They have been good films which is why I agreed to be part of them. If it was a remake of a bad film, I wouldn't have said yes. No one will remake a bad film in the first place. You're catering to different audience. The Hindi-speaking audience might not have seen the south version of the film. So for them, it's a new film.

But don't you agree there's an overdose of south remakes in the Hindi film industry?
I think that's happening. There are always phases where different trends come in. I agree, in the last few years, the trend of remakes was the rage. But again, that is also slowing down a bit and people are coming up with original scripts and women-oriented films.

Do you get perturbed when critics tag your films mindless and run-of-the-mill?
Not at all! The critics are a very small and negligible part of the audience. Everyone has an opinion today. It is okay to voice it.

And do you advocate this kind of cinema? Do you actively go out and watch them?
Yes, those are the kind of films that I love to see. So I love to be part of them.

Besides your own films, which other potboilers have you enjoyed watching?
There was Housefull, which I find funny every time I see it on television. Main Tera Hero was really funny. I went crazy laughing in the theatre. And that's what you look for at the end of the day, entertainment, right? You want to forget all your troubles. For me, at least, I love to laugh. I just want to go out there and have a good time.

As an actor, isn't it fatiguing and monotonous to be doing films which are similar in nature?
No. They might be similar in nature, but the content is very different. You're working with different directors and co-actors. It doesn't feel like that on the inside. It may look like that to you on the outside. People like to put things together and slot them in a certain way. For me, as a person, working in those films is a different experience. Every film is a different experience.

What puts you off or irks you about your job?
Incompetent people! If you're there for a certain job, you better do it well. And
I hate unpunctuality. I think it's very easy to be on time.

You've been approached to be part of a Rajinikanth project. Have you given the film a green signal?
Yes, I have. It will be my Diwali release. I'm really excited. The film will mark my debut in the south. There was a lot of speculation. Now, when I'm finally making my debut, I'm very proud that it's with the one and only Rajinikanth. I'm looking forward to meeting him. I'd met him long ago when I'd gone to Chennai with my family. I'd like to see his reaction because he has known me as a friend's daughter and now to be doing a film together is really exciting. I know his daughters, Aishwarya and Soundaraya very well. They have always been supportive of me and told me that they are proud of the work I'm doing.

You were recently given the worst actor Golden Kela Award for your role in R...Rajkumar. But you took it sportingly and even took a dig at it by posting a picture with a banana on Twitter. Do these things bother you?
Not at all! If it was something believable,I would think about it.

Do you agree your performance was bad in the film?
No. I think it was great. It was a damn good performance. Ask Prabhu sir.

Wouldn't you want to take up more performance-driven roles or woman-centric films?
As I mentioned, I will be making an announcement soon. I'm on the verge of signing on the dotted lines. I only speak about my films when I sign them. It's a woman-centric film and it will be kick ass.