Actor Ileana D’Cruz, who began her career in Bollywood with “Barfi,” said she was proud to be part of the team and that it was an honour and privilege and a matter of pride to get worldwide recognition through the film. She received critical appreciation and the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for the film.
She is an established Telegu cinema actor with super hits like “Devadasu,” “Pokiri,” “Jalsa,” “Kick” and “Julayi,” under her belt.
Her recent big Bollywood film is with Shahid Kapoor called “Phata Poster Nikla Hero.” She seems to be having fun with co-star Shahid Kapoor with the two cracking plenty of jokes at each other’s expense. The petite actor says that her voice is a bit hoarse these days, thanks to the never-ending round of promotional appearances that she has made for her film.
While she is constantly in the limelight, Ileana says she is actually a private person: “I get a lot of satisfaction being in my own space, just being by myself. I think that happens when you spend so much time on the sets with so many people, you begin to value your space. In fact, if you ask me what my favourite activities are, I would say cooking and cleaning.”
While she has been making news on the professional front, there has been a lot of buzz about her personal life too, with rumours that she’s dating a foreigner.
As of now, the actor says that she is completely focused on the three films in her kitty. She says, “Next, I’m doing ‘Main Tera Hero’ with Varun Dhawan and ‘Happy Ending’ with Saif Ali Khan. Both are different in their own way. My plate’s full, that’s all I can accommodate — but I hope another ‘Barfi!’ comes my way soon.”
