Anushka Sharma Vintage 2012 Interview

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In an interview to Mumbai Mirror Anushka Sharma chats about her upcoming projects and her bollywood career in general. Here is an excerpt:

On competitions and comparisons:

"There is no comparison between Deepika and me. Nothing links us. We do different kind of films. In fact she has done more films. I've been choosy. I have not picked up just about any role that came my way,.

On allegations of snatching brands:

"I don't need to do that. I have enough brands. And each one of them has renewed the contract, some of them for the third time. I don't think that's happening with other heroines. I must be doing something right, she justifies and says that the A-list slot getting crowded with newer stars fighting their way up doesn't worry her. "What I offer, only I can. What others do, probably I cannot. I am working back to back with four top-notch directors, she says.

On rate cards:

"Today I command a premium. I have earned it. And I don't need to slash my prices. The best brands and filmmakers work with me happily and pay what I demand. But these are things that you don't flaunt, she says and as an afterthought adds, "Flashing yourself as an imaginary first choice when you're not even in the running is so tacky. There is no dignity in this and I don't need to resort to such tactics. The other day, someone said I wasn't Anurag Kashyap's first choice for Bombay Velvet and he had to clarify on Twitter. Why do such things in the first place?

On the confusion regarding new offers:

"A friend of Deepika had called up to say that she is doing Yeh Jawaani Hai Diwani and not Anushka. My friends' don't call, do they? I am Kashyap's and Hirani's choice. She is Ayan's and whosoever's. I never pull anybody down. That makes me nice, right? she adds with her tongue firmly in her cheek.

On Rajkumar Hirani's Peekay:

"I'm opposite both Sushant and Aamir. Sushant has only eight days worth of work. Hirani's wife used to tell him that heroines never have a good role in his films. This time, he has changed that. I am proud that he chose me. Sushant is just a small chapter in my life.

Finally a word for her peers:

"Stop throwing garbage at me since I don't throw garbage at you. We call ourselves cool but we are actually not."

Wow, that's a lot to say to peers. Well, whatever be the case we wish this bubbly girl does make it big in bollywood, the chances of which do look really bright.