When Sonakshi Sinha was told not to do an ‘arty’ film like ‘Lootera’: ‘I was discouraged from doing it’ | Hindi Movie News

Sonakshi Sinha surprised one and all with her role and performance in ‘Lootera‘. The actress also garnered immense love and appreciation for the same.
In an interview with Filmfare, Sonakshi had earlier revealed that she was discouraged from doing the film when she was first offered. She said, “I don’t believe I’m all that pretty. And I’ve never done a role to prove a point. I did Lootera because it came during the time I was doing masala films. It offered a refreshing change. The script was beautiful. My role was that of a TB patient. But I never consciously scouted for such a role. It just happened.”

Elaborating further, she added, “Everybody around me told me not to do the ‘arty’ film. They told me the time was not right. That I needed to be way mature to portray that role. I was discouraged from doing that film. But I felt so strongly about the character that I went ahead and did it. And I’m glad that it was appreciated.”

Besides Sonakshi’s performance, the film is considered as a breakthrough in Ranveer Singh‘s career. The film was also highly praised for its songs, including Monali Thakur’s ‘Sawaar Loon’.
Sonakshi will next be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s ‘Heeramandi‘ along with Manisha Koirala, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Sharma and others. Apart from this, she also has ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ which also stars Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff.