Who’s that girl?

Young actor Sonakshi Sinha, who is set to make her big Bollywood debut opposite Salman Khan in a gritty action drama, is quite baffled that she is being compared to her father Shatrughan Sinha in terms of her dialogue delivery despite her being a girl.

“I’m certain that when the child of a superstar makes his or her Bollywood debut they are definitely compared to their father or mother, but it’s quite strange when a daughter is compared to her father. I have heard that my dialogue delivery is being compared to his. I don’t know how,” she tells DNA in an interview.

Sonakshi, however, admits that being a girl has naturally taken quite a load off her head as she can’t directly be compared to her father who with his typical mannerisms managed to carve a niche in B-Town.

The 23-year-old says the acting genes will be useful though. “My father is the best actor that I have seen and I’m thankful to God that I’m the daughter of Shatrughan Sinha. The genes will definitely come in handy. I like the camera and I’m very confident of facing it. That is something I have definitely inherited from him,” she says.

Her confidence is evident when she does not shy away from answering personal questions about herself. Good news for boys is that Sonakshi is single and she is dishing out her recipe on the kind of man she would love to be with. “He has to have a great personality and has to be handsome too. I want my man to be tall, humourous and when we meet or talk, we should have a sparkling chemistry. I hope I’m not asking for too much,” she laughs.

About her sex appeal, Sonakshi shoots, “I have been told that I am a mix of old world charm and modernity at the same time. I do like to blend equally into both categories with comfort and ease.”

She says that acting for Salman in Dabangg has been her best training ground. “I have learnt to be patient, to be perseverant, to be disciplined to my craft and how to only focus on work and not worry about things that are being written or spoken about me. I know that I will continue to learn from him in the years to come,” she ends.

Sonakshi Sinha’s wish-list!
“I have just begun. So, I would love to work with all the good actors of our industry. Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar, Abhay Deol are fantastic performers and I’m looking forward to the opportunities to work with them.”