One
more
Caucasian
beauty
is
all
set
to
try
her
luck
in
Bollywood.
Sarah
Thompson,
who
plays
Ranbir
Kapoor's
American
girlfriend
in
Raajneeti,
seems
completely
smitten
by
him.
She
says
that
she's
all
set
to
make
her
move
from
the
US
to
Bollywood
and
has
hired
herself
a
Hindi
tutor.
"When
I
started
working
on
Raajneeti,
I
knew
no
Hindi.
That
was
okay.
I
had
to
play
a
girl
who
doesn't
know
any
Hindi
and
all
I
had
to
do
was
mutter
a
smattering
of
bad
Hindi."
But
now
Sarah
has
got
herself
a
Hindi
teacher.
"I
want
to
make
a
career
in
Bollywood.
For
that
I
need
to
know
the
language.
So
I
got
myself
a
teacher.
Ab
mujhe
Hindi
bolne
aati
hai."
She
gushes,
"I
love
India
and
love
Indian
films.
Mumbai
reminds
me
of
New
York.
The
same
energy
and
bustle,
and
now
I
want
to
be
part
of
it."
This
is
Sarah's
third
visit
to
India.
"I
came
the
first
time
to
India
to
shoot
in
Bhopal
for
Raajneeti
and
then
I
came
to
dub
for
the
film.
Now
I'm
back
for
the
release,
and
I'm
nervous
and
anxious,
yeah!
I
want
to
do
more
Bollywood
films,
and
yes
I
am
shifting
to
Mumbai."
This
time,
Sarah
has
come
laden
with
a
wish-list
of
Bollywood
directors
she
wants
to
work
with.
"I
want
to
meet
Vishal
Bhardwaj
and
Rakeysh
Om
Prakash
Mehra.
In
fact,
I
am
meeting
Rakeysh
Mehra
shortly.
I
saw
Rang
De
Basanti
and
I
said
to
myself,
'Why
couldn't
I
have
played
the
British
girl
in
the
film?'
I've
seen
Vishal
Bhardwaj's
Kaminey
twice.
He's
another
Bollywood
director
I
really
want
to
work
with."
Sarah
admits
she
had
not
heard
of
Prakash
Jha
when
he
offered
her
the
role
in
Raajneeti.
"But
when
I
met
him
and
he
narrated
the
role
of
Ranbir
Kapoor's
American
girlfriend
to
me,
I
knew
I
had
to
do
it.
He
gave
me
his
Gangaajal
and
Apaharan
to
watch.
And
that's
how
I
was
introduced
to
a
totally
new
facet
of
Bollywood.
Before
watching
Prakashji's
films,
I
thought
Bollywood
meant
singing
and
dancing.
Here
was
a
gritty
realistic
cinema
that
I
certainly
wanted
to
be
part
of."
The
starry-eyed,
but
grounded
young
actress
says
she
has
links
with
India.
"My
parents
have
visited
India
many
times,
not
just
short
touristic
sightseeing
visits,
but
lengthy
exploratory
trips.
Our
home
is
filled
with
an
aura
and
souvenirs
from
India
.Me
and
my
two
sisters
grew
up
hearing
fascinating
stories
about
India."
Sarah
says
she
has
her
parent's
blessings
in
making
a
career
in
Bollywood.
"If
I
do
manage
to
make
a
career
here,
my
parents
would
be
the
happiest.
Yes,
I
do
miss
them
when
I
am
in
India.
Hopefully,
when
I
shift,
they'd
come
and
visit
me
in
Mumbai.
I
love
Mumbai,
just
by
roaming
around
places
like
the
Colaba
Causeway,
I
feel
so
much
at
home."
As
part
of
her
background
research
for
Raajneeti,
Sarah
read
up
as
much
as
she
could
on
the
internet
on
Indian
politics.
She
was
also
made
to
watch
Saawariya
by
Prakash
Jha
to
understand
her
co-star's
acting
style.
And
Sarah
was
hooked!
"Before
working
with
Ranbir,
I
had
seen
only
Saawariya
and
thought
he
was
outstanding.
Then,
when
we
reached
Bhopal,
Katrina
and
Prakashji
took
me
to
watch
Wake
Up
Sid.
And
I
was
like...
oh
my
God!
When
I
met
Ranbir,
the
first
thing
that
I
blurted
was
how
much
I
liked
him
in
Wake
Up
Sid.
Then
I
watched
all
his
films.
That's
how
good
I
found
him."
The
American
girl
in
Bollywood
just
can't
stop
raving
about
Ranbir.
"Ranbir
really
took
good
care
of
me.
He
made
me
feel
so
comfortable.
Not
even
for
a
minute
did
I
feel
like
an
outsider.
If
I've
decided
to
make
a
career
in
Hindi
cinema,
it's
because
of
Ranbir
and
Prakashji,
who
never
let
me
feel
like
an
outsider."