Ileana: Ranbir is extremely charming on and off screen
Telugu actress Ileana D'Cruz hopes to make waves at the box office this Friday with her first Hindi film Barfi!
She talks to Patcy N about her career, the big break in Hindi films and working with co-stars Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor.
You started off with modelling. There are some interesting stories about it.
My mom worked at a hotel owned by her friend in Goa, supervising the management. I was only 15, and whenever I visited my mother the hotel manager would tell her, 'why doesn't she try her hand at modelling?' I would say, 'I don't want to wear mini skirts and walk around ramps.' I was painfully shy.
Without telling me, he set up a meeting with model Marc Robinson, who was staying at the hotel once. Marc was extremely nice and said 'you can do pretty well if you handle your career well.'
That gave me confidence. So I decided to give it a shot and that pushed me into doing a few commercials -- the Electrolux, Emami and Fair and Lovely ad.
My Fair and Lovely ad got me my first offer in a Telugu film. It was going to be shot in the US so I decided to go ahead.
You never thought of doing a film in Bollywood?
I did. I thought it would be easier to do a Hindi film instead of Telugu, but I didn't get an interesting enough offer.
I wasn't all that excited about getting into the Hindi film space if I was not comfortable. So I decided to try the South industry first.
It was difficult to speak the language. I had to mug my lines and rattle them off and there were times I would go completely blank and not remember what I had learned two hours ago! It was strenuous and exhausting but I think the hard work paid off.
Image: Ileana D'Cruz
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