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When many heroines wait for years to
share screen space with Bollywood's King
Khan, Anushka Sharma had a dreamy
debut when she was roped in opposite
Shah Rukh Khan for her Bollywood debut.
It's been nine years since Anushka faced
the camera for the first time in Rab Ne
Bana Di Jod i, and these few years, she has
earned a place for herself in the film
industry. In fact, she is one of the few
actresses who have got into production
as well.
But the journey hasn't been a bed of
roses for the 29-year-old actor. Sharma, in
an interview to DNA, recently revealed
about her hardships in Bollywood.
Here's what she said:
On facing rejection
Her Bollywood debut might make many
jealous but Anushka revealed that she
faced a lot of rejection. At a time when
she was modelling, she was dropped
from many projects. "I have faced
rejection from the age of 15. I don't talk
about it because there's no need to do
that. But, I was constantly getting
dropped from shows, picked for an ad
and then would get replaced. All that has
happened to me, too. Obviously, all that is
also an integral part of the industry and
life in general. But to experience that at
the tender age of 15, to be subjected and
be judged purely on the basis of how you
look, it can be very mentally damaging as
well. It hits your self-esteem. I have dealt
with it," she told the daily.
On being judged for her looks
Anushka said that when she bagged Rab
Ne Bana Di Jodi, Aditya Chopra told her
honestly that he was signing her pure for
her talent as he has seen more good-
looking women than her. "Adi had said
you are not the most good-looking girl
we have seen. So it was not because of
that reason that he was taking me in Rab
Ne Bana Di Jodi. He told me that he signed
me purely because of my talent and what
I did in the auditions. It felt really good. I
didn't feel bad about it at all when he said
I'm not the most good looking girl.
Because at least he was being honest
with me at that time," added Anushka.
On working with nasty filmmakers
The actor said that she loves to work with
people who are honest in their opinions.
When asked if she has come across
people who have passed nasty comments
to her on film sets, she said, "That hasn't
happened with me where someone is so
vocal about what they feel. But when
people go talking about things in a
roundabout manner, I'm intelligent
enough to understand what they are
saying. They might just tell you, 'The look
wasn't right'. That's an indirect way of
talking about the physical aspect of you. It
will always be backed by some politically
correct statements, which is fake and to
me, that's far more disrespectful. I feel it's
better if someone tells me to my face that
you aren't good-looking enough for the
part. Saamne hi bol do na! I prefer things
to be said to me straight-up because
otherwise, in that roundabout thing, you
also are left confused."
http://m.indiatoday.in/story/anushka-sharma-aditya-chopra-rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-revelation-rejection/1/1051130.html.
share screen space with Bollywood's King
Khan, Anushka Sharma had a dreamy
debut when she was roped in opposite
Shah Rukh Khan for her Bollywood debut.
It's been nine years since Anushka faced
the camera for the first time in Rab Ne
Bana Di Jod i, and these few years, she has
earned a place for herself in the film
industry. In fact, she is one of the few
actresses who have got into production
as well.
But the journey hasn't been a bed of
roses for the 29-year-old actor. Sharma, in
an interview to DNA, recently revealed
about her hardships in Bollywood.
Here's what she said:
On facing rejection
Her Bollywood debut might make many
jealous but Anushka revealed that she
faced a lot of rejection. At a time when
she was modelling, she was dropped
from many projects. "I have faced
rejection from the age of 15. I don't talk
about it because there's no need to do
that. But, I was constantly getting
dropped from shows, picked for an ad
and then would get replaced. All that has
happened to me, too. Obviously, all that is
also an integral part of the industry and
life in general. But to experience that at
the tender age of 15, to be subjected and
be judged purely on the basis of how you
look, it can be very mentally damaging as
well. It hits your self-esteem. I have dealt
with it," she told the daily.
On being judged for her looks
Anushka said that when she bagged Rab
Ne Bana Di Jodi, Aditya Chopra told her
honestly that he was signing her pure for
her talent as he has seen more good-
looking women than her. "Adi had said
you are not the most good-looking girl
we have seen. So it was not because of
that reason that he was taking me in Rab
Ne Bana Di Jodi. He told me that he signed
me purely because of my talent and what
I did in the auditions. It felt really good. I
didn't feel bad about it at all when he said
I'm not the most good looking girl.
Because at least he was being honest
with me at that time," added Anushka.
On working with nasty filmmakers
The actor said that she loves to work with
people who are honest in their opinions.
When asked if she has come across
people who have passed nasty comments
to her on film sets, she said, "That hasn't
happened with me where someone is so
vocal about what they feel. But when
people go talking about things in a
roundabout manner, I'm intelligent
enough to understand what they are
saying. They might just tell you, 'The look
wasn't right'. That's an indirect way of
talking about the physical aspect of you. It
will always be backed by some politically
correct statements, which is fake and to
me, that's far more disrespectful. I feel it's
better if someone tells me to my face that
you aren't good-looking enough for the
part. Saamne hi bol do na! I prefer things
to be said to me straight-up because
otherwise, in that roundabout thing, you
also are left confused."
http://m.indiatoday.in/story/anushka-sharma-aditya-chopra-rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-revelation-rejection/1/1051130.html.
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