Mannara: I Am Here To Act, Not To Become A Glam Doll
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Actresses
Priyanka
and
Parineeti
Chopra's
cousin
Mannara,
who
is
making
her
Bollywood
debut
in
Zid,
says
she
is
here
to
act
and
not
to
become
a
showstopper
or
a
glam
doll.
"There
is
lot
of
expectation
with
your
first
film
but
I
am
a
kind
of
a
person
who
doesn't
keep
any
expectations.
But,
the
kind
of
response
we
have
been
receiving
for
our
work
is
humbling.
It
feels
good
when
you
get
such
a
warm
welcome
from
the
industry," said
Mannara
aka
Barbie
Handa.
"As
an
actress,
whatever
will
be
challenging
for
me
I
will
do
it.
I
am
here
to
act
and
not
to
be
a
showstopper
or
a
glam
doll.
If
you
are
an
actor
you
have
to
portray
the
character
given
to
you,"
she
added.
Directed
by
Vivek
Agnihotri
and
produced
by
Anubhav
Sinha,
Zid
also
features
Karanvir
Sharma
among
others.
Asked
if
it
was
a
conscious
effort
to
go
bold
for
her
debut
film,
Mannara
said,
"It
might
be
bold
for
you
but
I
am
not
bold.
My
character
is
bold
in
the
film.
Yes,
the
film
has
a
bold
poster
and
that's
one
shade
of
that
character."
Mannara
also
says
her
entire
family
is
happy
with
her
work
in
the
film
Zid.
"My
entire
family
is
happy
with
my
work.
My
cousins
Priyaka
and
Parineeti
are
very
happy
with
my
work,"
she
said.