Bollywood
actress
Swara
Bhaskar
says
she
thought
she
would
become
a
popular
actor
like
Superstar
Shahrukh
Khan.
At
an
event
to
celebrate
20
years
of
Yuva
Parivartan
here
on
Wednesday,
Swara
said,
"I
wanted
to
be
like
Shahrukh
Khan,
and
not
a
Bollywood
heroine.
I
thought
I
would
become
a
popular
actor
like
him.
An
actor
can
become
a
star,
but
to
retain
that
position
like
SRK,
Salman
(Khan)
or
Aamir
(Khan)
for
25
years
is
difficult."
Asked
about
the
challenges
she
had
to
face
in
the
industry,
she
said,
"Those
depend
on
your
journey.
Those
who
come
without
any
reference
are
tagged
as
an
outsider...
like
me.
The
most
challenging
part
for
them
is
to
make
an
identity
in
the
crowd."
"However,
the
positive
side
is
that
the
industry
always
recognises
good
work."
She
cited
the
example
of
actor
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
saying
how
he
once
played
a
character
who
was
beaten
up
by
Sanjay
Dutt
in
'Munna
Bhai
M.B.B.S.'
and
has
now
become
one
of
most
acclaimed
actors
in
the
industry.
"One
needs
to
be
stubborn
when
you
have
to
face
the
world.
Though
our
elders
think
that
being
stubborn
isn't
a
good
quality,
but
it
is
important
when
you
go
out," added
the
28-year-old
'Nil
Battey
Sannata'
actress.
On
the
work
front,
Swara
will
next
be
seen
in
'Anarkali
of
Arrah',
where
she
will
be
seen
playing
a
character
of
a
singer
crooning
double-meaning
songs.
The
film
is
directed
by
Avinash
Das
and
is
slated
to
release
on
March
24.