Model turned actress, Kangna Ranaut who is playing Monica Bedi in a film titled ‘Gangster’ based on the life of Abu Salem, starring Emaraan Hashmi along with Shiney Ahuja and directed by Anurag Basu, says her filmy carrer started by chance. Kangna is just 19 years old and has no filmy background but her luck made her bag film in Bhatt camp. Mukesh Bhatt has even gone forward and referred to her as the next Madhuri Dixit of Bollywood.

Attracted to acting

I am not from any filmy background family but yes, this profession has always fascinated me. I have come from a place called Manali where no one even thought of taking acting as a career. My Papa is a businessman and mom is a teacher but like I said earlier, from the beginning itself I was quite attracted towards acting. And was doing theatre in Delhi.

Gangster was challenging

I would not like to reveal more about my role in Gangster now but it’s one of the important characters in the movie. I have not done any homework for this role and it was difficult for me to play it too. It’s not a conventional character from any Hindi film. It was quite a challenging role. I used to come blank on the sets. My co-stars and my director Anurag Basu helped me boost my confidence.

Emraan is fun to be with

I am newcomer but both my co-stars, Emraan Hashmi and Shiny Ahuja, never gave me that feeling. Both of them share a nice rapport with me. Emraan is quite diverse to his onscreen image. He is cool and quite. In fact his role in the movie is very different. Emraan is fun to be with. While Shiny is quite mischievous, he loves to play pranks on others. He cannot sit quiet. Both are great co-stars to work with.

Acting break by chance

Last year in September, when I came to Mumbai Anurag spotted me at a coffee shop. He saw me with one of my friends. He asked me for an audition and I bagged the film. In spite of the fact that I am from a non film background and not even been into any acting school, he never make me feel that way. He did all the preparations for me. I used to come blank on the sets. I have a lot of trust on my director Anurag Basu. He is a man full of energy. He is an intelligent person and I enjoyed working with him

Underwater smooching with Emraan

Gangster is an emotional film and my character is quite interesting in the movie. The scene that has created quite a buzz is actually a parting scene of two lovers - a very sensitive moment. It’s a love making scene and has been shot very aesthetically by director Anurag Basu. And regardless of what people say about Emraan that he is kissing king, he is a very nice human being and very much in love with his fiance.

Theatre was my acting school

I was a science student and never ever thought of acting but yes modeling is something, which I had thought of. I had never been into any acting school before but yes I did theatre in Delhi. I learnt acting during my theatre days.

I am choosy

I am not in hurry. I would not like to sign two to three movies at a time and load myself with work. I would prefer to be choosy; I want to do some quality work and at the same time I want to enjoy my life. I am just 19 years old, have just begun my career and very young to acknowledge Bollywood. This is just my beginning. I am getting offers but nothing has been finalized yet except Mahesh Bhatt’s forthcoming film ‘Woh Lamhe’.