Betraying
no
trace
of
the
nervousness
of
a
debutante,
Sara
Ali
Khan
is
sure
she
doesn't
want
to
be
called
the
latest
star
kid
on
the
block.
If
at
all,
she
would
like
to
be
known
as
her
mother's
daughter,
says
the
elder
of
actors
Amrita
Singh
and
Saif
Ali
Khan's
two
children.
She
wanted
to
become
a
heroine
at
the
age
of
four
but
it
became
a
full-blown
passion
after
she
graduated
from
Columbia
University,
said
Sara,
who
makes
her
Bollywood
debut
with
Abhishek
Kapoor's
Kedarnath
later
this
week.
This
will
be
followed
soon
after
with
Rohit
Shetty-directed
Simmba.
Sara
Reveals
How
She
Felt
Strongly
About
Becoming
An
Actor
"When
you
are
four
and
you
dream
of
becoming
a
heroine,
then
it
is
a
different
thing.
We
don't
really
know
what
we
want
at
that
age.
You
grow
up
and
when
you
are
eight,
you
see
movies,
and
you
feel
more
sure
about
it.
"Then
you
go
to
Columbia
university,
spend
your
father's
money
and
come
back
with
a
degree
and
if
you
still
want
to
be
an
actor,
then
it
is
not
a
hobby
(chaska),
it
is
your
passion
(shiddat).
There
is
a
different
intensity
and
seriousness
to
it.
You
start
preparing
after
that," Sara
told
PTI
in
an
interview.
Sara
Says
She
Wants
To
Keep
Everything
'Real'
The
Columbia
returned
Sara,
equally
comfortable
in
Hindi
and
English,
is
confident
and
comes
across
as
real
and
well-spoken,
often
using
a
story
or
anecdote
to
make
her
point.
"You
know
I
have
never
cheated
in
my
exams,
not
because
I
am
morally
against
it
but
because
I
am
scared
that
I
will
get
caught.
I
want
to
spend
so
much
time
here
so
I
want
to
stay
real
and
normal.
And
it
is
our
job
to
act
but
if
we
do
it
in
real
life,
then
it
would
be
a
huge
mess," she
said.
Sara
Says
Her
Mother
Tried
To
Raise
Her
And
Brother
Ibrahim
In
A
Real
Manner
"My
mother
is
a
huge
part
of
who
I
am.
I
look
up
to
her
a
lot.
It
is
not
necessarily
about
being
a
star
kid
but
about
being
her
daughter.
She
has
always
led
her
life
in
a
very
simple
and
real
way.
"And
she
has
tried
to
imbibe
these
qualities
in
both
me
and
my
brother.
And
it
is
not
because
she
has
been
an actor but
because
even
before
she
became
an
actor,
she
was
this
'bindaas'
and
honest
person.
I
have
lived
with
her
for
23
years,
so
I
hope
some
of
it
has
rubbed
off
me," she
said.
Sara
Also
Talked
About
Saif
Ali
Khan
Her
appearance
with
Saif
on
a
chat
show
became
popular
recently.
Asked
whether
there
was
any
hesitation
from
him
about
her
career
path,
Sara
says
there
was
only
a
sense
of
protectiveness.
"He
is
very
protective.
He
knows
me
really
well
and
loves
me.
But
he
also
knows
this
job
very
well.
He
is
aware
that
there
are
many
ups
and
downs.
I
don't
think
he
ever
tried
to
convince
me
out
of
it
but
he
did
tell
me
that
I
would
need
lot
of
strength
and
perseverance."
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In
The
Age
Of
Social
Media
Scrutiny,
Sara
Is
Constantly
Photographed
But
She
Takes
It
In
Her
Stride
Because
It
Comes
With
The
Job
"You
can't
really
pick
and
choose
how
much
of
the
cake
you
want.
You
want
all
or
you
want
nothing.
Am
I
a
normal
girl
who
feels
bloated
sometimes,
has
a
pimple
on
her
face
and
has
flat
hair
while
leaving
the
gym
and
does
not
want
to
be
photographed?
Of
course.
But
I
can't
hold
that
against
the
media.
It's
their
job.
"They
have
been
welcoming
without
seeing
a
single
frame
of
my
film.
I
am
lucky
that
they
want
to
click
my
pictures.
Many
people
say
they
don't
like
being
followed
by
the
media.
If
I
am
being
completely
honest,
as
an
actor,
if
media
stops
looking
at
you,
you
will
not
like
that.
It
will
be
very
daunting.
So
I
feel,
we
should
be
careful
what
we
wish
for."
Sara
Speaks
Of
The
Time
When
'Kedarnath'
Was
In
Trouble
Kedarnath,
a
love
story
where
Sara
is
paired
opposite
Sushant
Singh
Rajput,
was
stuck
due
to
production
issues
and
the
newcomer
says
the
uncertainty
was
terrifying.
"The
only
feeling
you
have
is
prayer,
which
is
not
a
feeling
really.
There
was
this
constant
thought
that
everything
should
work
out.
I
will
be
a
huge
liar
if
I
say
it
did
not
affect
me.
It
was
terrifying
because
we
were
so
attached
to
the
project.
I
would
keep
calling
Gattu
(Kapoor)
sir,
every
day
and
ask,
'Sir,
sab
theek
hai?
(everything
alright?)
Thank
God,
things
worked
out
in
the
end," she
said.
Sara
Is
Equally
Thankful
To
Abhishek
Kapoor
&
Rohit
Shetty
For
Believing
In
Her
Simmba,
with
Ranveer
Singh,
came
her
way
at
a
time
when
her
debut
was
facing
trouble
and
Sara
says
she
would
forever
be
grateful
to
the
two
directors
for
taking
a
chance
on
her.
"I
am
so
lucky
because
Rohit
sir
did
not
even
see
a
glimpse
of
'Kedarnath'
but
he
offered
me
this
role.
He
gave
me
this
opportunity
at
a
time
when
no
one
in
the
industry
was
looking
at
me
because
'Kedarnath'
was
facing
issues.
Both
Gattu
sir
and
Rohit
sir
will
always
be
important
to
me."
Kedarnath,
set
against
the
deluge
of
2013,
the
film
hits
the
theatres
Friday.