Anushka Sharma talks about Shah Rukh Khan, their film and more.

Anushka Sharma is currently neck deep
busy promoting her film Jab Harry Met Sejal
with Shah Rukh Khan and Imtiaz Ali, parallel
to which the actress if also working on
other work commitments. During a recent
interview for the promotion of JHMS the
actress was at her candid best and shared a
lot.
If anything has changed in Shah Rukh since
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi?
Well, usually people vary in their attitude
towards you based on where you are in life.
Sometimes they are nicer to you when you
are more successful but Shah Rukh has
been consistent since the beginning and
that shows his goodness as a human being.
Right from our first film together, he made
me feel important, has been helpful as a co-
star and a very giving actor. And the beauty
of it is that he hasn't changed with time like
a lot of people do these days.
Has anything changed in you in the last
nine years?
I guess. You always see growth in yourself
as an actor, as a human being, which
according to me, is equally important, if not
more. It's important to keep growing and
evolving into someone better as that
reflects in your craft. I'm more confident
today and feel the choices I've made were
brave because of some kind of inner
strength I was building up inside me for
many years. I did not plan on becoming an
actor since I was not from the film industry.
So, I value this journey a lot as it has made
me the person I am today.
On meeting tourist guides who made an
impression...
I've never been on a trip like Sejal in Jab
Harry Met Sejal. My father was in the army. I
didn't come from an affluent family so we
couldn't afford international trips. Whatever
travelling I've done has been after I started
working. I enjoy it as it's a way of seeing
the world and meeting different people. But
I stay away from touristy places. What
excites me is observing people in their day-
to-day lives and learning about their culture.
That adds to my database as an actor.
On Imtiaz's favorite film...
Jab We Met, I watched it in a place called Nal
in Rajasthan where my father was posted.
It was an old single screen theatre, with
plastic chairs and more cine-goers than
seats; not the best environment. Still, I was
completely entranced by it. I was at that age
when I was observing things a lot more. I
thought Kareena Kapoor's character was
really well-etched out and she did a brilliant
job. I was modelling by then and that was
the first time I thought of becoming an
actor. The film has a special place in my
heart because it elicited this feeling in me,
thanks to a great portrayal of a female
character by a director.
On love and relationships...
Imtiaz's portrayal of characters and their
love stories is real and relatable. They aren't
romantic in a clichd way. To me, love is
something that helps you grow; the
presence of someone else makes you a
better person. In Imtiaz's film too you see
the characters become more complete from
being with each other and accepting each
other's flaws. Love is not perfect, people are
not perfect in relationships, we are God's
creatures; he accepts and embraces that in
his film.
If friends can be lovers?
The kind of person I am, I feel boundaries
should be set. It's not difficult to do that if
that's what two people decide. I have a lot
of guy friends with whom there can never
be anything romantic. Yes, sometimes one
person might start to develop feelings. But
given the kind of environment I grew up in
and the people I have come to know, it's
possible to be just friends. It's unnatural for
me to think that the romance is the only
way for two people to be associated with
each other.
On Aanand L Rai reuniting the Jab Tak Hai
Jaan trio...
I'll start that after I've wrapped up Pari. I'm
looking forward to it because I really
enjoyed working with both although I don't
have scenes with Katrina in the film. But as
a co-actor I respect her hard work and
value what she has done. With Shah Rukh
this will be my fourth film, the maximum I
have worked with any actor. I have a great
professional relationship with him and
Aanand L Rai is a director I have always
appreciated.
Well after all of this, we can hardly wait for
Jab Harry Met Sejal which is slated to
release on August 4 .

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