Actress
Kristina
Akheeva,
who
was
last
seen
in
Yamla
Pagla
Deewana
2,
says
forthcoming
Telugu
romantic-drama
Gaalipatam
will
present
her
in
an
avatar
audiences
have
not
seen
her
in
so
far.
In
an
interview
to
IANS,
Kristina
Akheeva
gushed
her
excitement
over
Gaalipatam.
The
actress
said,
"I
really
liked
the
story.
Although
I
play
a
modern
Telugu
girl
from
abroad,
it
has
a
lot
of
scope
for
performance.
It
has
unleashed
the
actor
in
me
and
the
film
is
mostly
based
on
emotions
and
acting."
Kristina
Akheeva
said,
"I
may
still
appear
glamorous
in
the
film,
but
the
role
has
given
me
the
opportunity
to
really
act.
The
story
is
very
progressive,
bold
and
has
not
been
attempted
before
in
the
language.
It's
not
a
typical
love
story
that
has
been
redone
a
million
times."
Kristina
feels
nerve-wrecking
about
audiences'
response
to
her
Telugu
debut,
but
she
hopes
people
will
accept
her.
Although
Akheeva
is
a
newcomer
to
the
filmdom,
she
says
she
never
felt
discriminated.
She
said,
"I've
been
extremely
lucky
and
everybody
I've
worked
with
has
accepted
me.
People
are
ready
to
give
me
a
lot
of
time
to
understand
and
prepare,
especially
the
dialogues,
since
I
don't
know
the
language.
I
always
felt
welcomed," she
said.
But
Kristina
believes
that
it's
one's
attitude
that
eventually
will
earn
him
or
her
respect.
She
added,
"You
need
to
have
the
right
attitude
to
be
treated
well.
When
I
come
to
the
sets,
I'm
extremely
passionate
about
the
work
I
do.
I
try
to
be
really
happy
and
warm
with
everyone.
When
people
feel
that
vibe
around
me,
they
don't
mind
spending
extra
time
to
help
me."
Gaalipatam,
which
is
directed
by
Naveen
Gandhi,
also
features
Aadi
Pudipeddi
and
Erica
Fernandes
in
important
roles.
It
releases
Friday
in
cinemas.
She
said,
"Working
with
a
young
team
was
a
lot
of
fun.
We
all
ended
up
being
good
friends.
At
the
moment,
they
are
on
a
promotional
tour
and
I
regret
not
being
part
of
it
as
I'm
busy
shooting
for
my
Kannada
film."
Kristina
is
currently
shooting
for
Uppi
2
with
Upendra.
She
says
she
never
aspires
to
play
certain
roles
but
once
when
asked
in
an
interview,
she
said
she
would
"love
to
play
a
village
belle".
She
was
laughed
at
for
the
response
but
in
"Uppi
2",
she's
actually
playing
a
village
girl.
She
said,
"I
play
an
Indian
girl
in
a
village
in
my
Kannada
debut.
We
are
shooting
in
a
village
and
I've
proved
all
those
who
laughed
at
me
wrong.
The
reason
I
love
playing
these
roles
is
because
they
are
not
going
to
come
to
me
easy."
She
added,
"I
need
to
put
a
lot
of
time
and
effort
to
pull
off
this
role.
I
don't
want
to
always
be
playing
a
foreign
girl.
Challenging
roles
excite
me."
Kristina
hasn't
signed
any
new
projects.
She
said,
"I
first
wants
"my
Telugu
film
to
release
and
see
how
I'm
being
accepted
by
people
here."