‘I am convincing Kashyap to become full-time actor’

Sonakshi Sinha will be seen sharing screen space opposite Anurag Kashyap in Akira and the actor says she is trying to convince the filmmaker to become a full-time actor. 

Sonakshi says the Bombay Velvet director, who will be seen in a negative role in the action-drama, will surprise everyone with his performance.

“I was convincing him (Kashyap) to become an actor now. He has fit the role, the character so well... You’ll really connect with him in that way. You will actually be scared of him... He’s played the character (in Akira) really well. He is a great actor,” Sonakshi told reporters. Asked if the Dev D helmer gave her any acting tips, the 28-year-old actor said Kashyap was very clear that he was an actor on set and not a director. 

“No not actually. He was clear in his head that he was on the set in an actor’s capacity so he won’t give any ‘tips’ ... But he is fantastic to work with.”  

The Dabangg star said her role in Akira, directed by A R Murugadoss, was both emotionally and physically gruelling. “This role was emotionally and physically very gruelling.

The scenes that we shot, the places we shot at, I never imagined myself in a situation like that before. This has been my most challenging role so far. I really enjoyed it,” she added. The actor also praised Murugadoss, with whom she previously worked in Holiday, and hailed him as a “genius.” 

“He is a genius. His brain should be kept in a museum. He is silent and focused. You cannot question him. You have to just trust him because whatever he is doing he has thought about it.”  A remake of 2011 Tamil film Mouna Guru, Akira also stars Konkona Sen Sharma and Amit Sadh.