Anushka
Sharma
hasn't
changed
a
bit
during
last
one
and
a
half
years.
I
remember
having
my
first
conversation
with
her
a
weekend
after
the
release
of
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi.
She
was
unpretentious,
sounded
like
a
confident
young
beautiful
girl
next
door,
had
a
casual
tone
to
her
voice
and
despite
having
worked
with
Shahrukh
Khan
and
delivered
a
blockbuster-in-the-making,
Anushka
appeared
totally
approachable
and
rather
cool
about
all
the
attention
she
was
garnering.
Few
months
down
the
line,
she
is
all
set
with
Badmaash
Company.
The
adjectives
surrounding
her
haven't
changed
at
all
till
date
and
what
one
gets
to
see
is
what
Anushka
truly
is.
In
a
really
'speedy
conversation'
with
this
correspondent
(yes,
Anushka
admits
that
she
speaks
fasts
and
assures
that
the
interview
will
be
completed
on
time
despite
her
choc-b-bloc
schedule),
the
'badmaash
girl'
talks
about
her
latest
outing.
From
playing
a
core
'bhartiya
naari'
in
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
to
someone
who
is
cool-n-chic
in
Badmaash
Company-
now
that's
quite
some
transformation
Anushka.
On
the
contrary
I
would
say
that
if
at
all
there
was
some
transformation,
it
was
in
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
and
not
Badmaash
Company.
I
was
a
model
before
I
started
acting
and
hence
I
am
far
more
comfortable
in
the
entire
and
styling
in
case
of
Badmaash
Company.
On
the
other
hand
the
way
I
dressed
up
in
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
is
hardly
the
way
I
dress
in
real
life.
I
am
much
more
comfortable
in
wearing
jeans
with
a
top
rather
than
putting
on
a
salwar
kameez.
I
still
remember
that
it
was
so
difficult
for
me
to
carry
a
dupatta
since
I
wasn't
used
to
it.
There
had
to
be
15
pins
put
together
to
keep
my
'dupatta'
in
place
then
(laughs).
But
as
an
actor,
you
have
gone
through
some
character
transformation
at
least
in
Badmaash
Company.
Well,
it's
because
of
the
nature
of
the
character
and
the
script
which
has
been
written
by
Parmeet
(Sethi)
due
to
which
the
entire
transformation
aspect
is
far
more
visible.
Bulbul
is
extremely
different
from
Taani.
I
really
like
Bulbul
because
she
is
very
straight
forward
and
is
totally
non
pretentious.
She
is
unapologetic
and
quite
sorted
out
in
head
at
such
a
young
age.
She
is
an
independent
girl
and
knows
what
she
wants
in
life.
And
also
someone
who
is
closer
to
real
life,
like?
Exactly.
People
would
be
able
to
relate
to
Bulbul
because
she
is
one
of
them.
In
fact
why
just
me,
every
other
character
would
come
across
quite
naturally
on
screen,
more
so
because
all
four
of
us
have
been
inspired
from
real
life.
Parmeet
has
developed
his
characters
by
observing
a
few
people
whom
he
has
known
for
years.
Naturally,
such
connections
become
easy
for
a
character
portrayal
because
there
are
reference
points
that
audience
can
draw
as
well.
But
I
am
sure
you
would
know
that
you
won't
be
as
lucky
in
each
film
Anushka.
There
may
be
situations
when
the
character
offered
to
you
may
not
be
as
attached
to
reality.
I
won't
have
any
issues
playing
such
character
as
well
as
long
as
the
character
has
some
depth
at
least.
Of
course
I
am
glad
that
so
far
I
have
got
an
opportunity
to
play
Taani
and
Bulbul
that
are
close
to
real
life.
But
then
tomorrow
if
something
really
far
fetched
comes
my
way
which
is
far
more
fantastical
in
nature,
I
would
be
happy
to
play
that
as
well.
Talking
about
Badmaash
Company,
it
appears
to
be
one
cool
caper
film
with
quite
some
references
to
a
few
Hollywood
counterparts
that
belong
to
similar
genre.
Well,
if
you
talk
about
the
genre
then
yes,
it
falls
in
the
same
bracket
as
Oceans
series
of
Catch
Me
If
You
Can.
But
then
just
as
the
scripts
of
these
two
films
were
totally
different,
Badmaash
Company
too
is
entirely
different
from
these
Hollywood
flicks.
Having
said
that,
though
Badmaash
Company
is
a
caper,
it
is
not
just
a
thriller
or
only
a
crime
film.
The
film
is
fun,
funky,
highly
energetic
and
as
I
have
said
earlier
as
well,
something
that
one
can
very
easily
relate
to.
Moreover,
I
think
the
USP
of
the
film
is
its
freshness.
Well,
another
thing
which
is
quite
fresh
about
the
film
is
your
pairing
with
Shahid.
I
am
sure
it
would
have
been
fun
to
be
working
with
someone
from
your
age
group
in
your
second
film,
right?
Yes,
the
fact
is
that
I
can
afford
to
be
casual
when
it
comes
to
Shahid
as
a
co-star.
He
is
closer
to
my
age
and
I
can
talk
about
certain
things
with
him
which
I
may
not
have
been
comfortable
with
say
Shahrukh
Khan
(Rab
Ne....)
or
Akshay
Kumar
(Patiala
House).
While
with
Shahid,
I
can
be
on
a
back
slapping
relationship,
with
others
there
is
bound
to
be
some
distance
due
to
the
respect
factor
coming
in.
That's
true.
Having
said
that,
you
seem
to
be
doing
quite
good
for
yourself
within
two
years
of
your
arrival
in
Bollywood.
Shahrukh,
Akshay
and
Shahid
for
your
first
three
films
are
not
a
bad
deal
after
all.
Yeah,
I
am
lucky
that
I
started
off
with
a
big
film
like
Rab
Ne....
That
indeed
helped
in
a
huge
reach
to
begin
with
itself
and
more
people
know
me
today
because
of
the
film's
magnitude.
If
I
would
have
started
with
a
smaller
film
then
may
be
I
would
have
had
to
work
extra
hard
to
reach
where
I
have
today.
These
two
years
have
indeed
been
quite
eventful.
Story first published: Friday, May 7, 2010, 13:24 [IST]