You
may
have
heard
of
actors
being
inspired
by
various
people
and
adapting
nuances
from
their
personalities,
when
playing
characters
they
portray
on
screen.
But
it
is
rare
that
an
artist
plays
a
role
which
is
very
near
to
her
own
personal
life.
One
such
character
being
unfolded
on
the
silver
screen
is
that
of
Rakul
Preet
in
her
maiden
film
Yaariyaan,
the
directorial
debut
of
T-Series'
head
honcho
Bhushan
Kumar's
wife
Divya
Kumar.
Rakul,
a
mathematics
graduate,
who
has
studied
financial
management
in
real
life,
plays
a
nerd
in
the
film;
one
who
is
very
good
with
numbers.
"Trust
me,
its
easier
to
play
another
character,
than
one
which
is
very
near
to
your
own
personality," she
quips
as
she
winks.
"There
were
times
I
would
get
a
bit
confused
how
much
reality
should
be
mixed
with
reel.
At
other
times,
when
I
studied
the
character,
I'd
feel
I
needed
to
get
more
pep
infused
in
my
real
life,"
she
laughs.
Rakul
is
grateful
to
her
director
for
keeping
the
balance
perfect.
"Divya
Kumar
has
a
fine
eye
and
a
great
sense
of
extracting
natural
performances.
Her
vision
really
helped
me
give
just
the
right
shades
to
the
character,"
concludes
the
actress.