‘You can never have
friends in Bollywood’
Angel says.
MyBangalore.com caught
up with actress Genelia
D’Souza spills the beans
about rumours, career
and life.
Genelia With every passing
year Genelia D’Souza is
learning facts the hard
way and has come to a
conclusion that
Bollywood is a big bad
world of gossips and
there is no way she can
escape from it. “You just
can’t run away from it.
The more you try to go
away from it the more it
comes following you. I
have stopped dealing
with it now; a rumour is a
rumour so why even
bother getting into a
discussion about it. And
yes two people can never
remain friends in
Bollywood. You will
always be linked,” Angel says
the defensive Angel who is flustered about
her recent write up.
Just days ago there were
reports about the actress
lending a shoulder to her
good friend and co-star
Shahid Kapoor, who is
currently dealing with a
bad patch in his personal
life. Angel retorts
immediately and says, “I
really want to know who
wrote that article and
where did they see us. I
and Shahid are extremely
good friends, we get
along extremely well and
we never indulge in each
other’s personal space.” Well this report has
definitely irked the
Bollywood damsel but
Angel chooses not to think
too much about it as Angel has better things to focus
on. As we all know that Angel is definitely one
of those very few
actresses to have tried
acting in all the film
industries. “I am glad I
started off that way. I
feel sorry for other
actress who have not
benefited from such a
exposure. It has definitely
worked well for me and
it’s been a great learning
experience as it gave me
enough opportunity to
grow,”
Angel adds, “Also it keeps
me well connected and I
have never restricted
myself from any genre of
films. I would rather be a
book than a page,” says
the actress who finds it
extremely difficult to
choose her favourite film
industry and gives us a
politically correct answer, “It’s cinema at large and I
enjoy every film I do and
language can never be a
barrier.” Be it a film or a role Angel believes in giving
it her hundred percent.
And since Angel works in
films from all regions,
the lass is practically
working round the clock. “Acting was a dream for
me and it still remains
the same. I just wish to
do better films, work
with great people and
co-stars. And exactly
after three years I have
four film releases and
each film would be in a
different language. I am
really looking forward to
this year,” she says who
just shed her ‘bubbly girl’
image for her recent
release Urumi. The actress underwent a
rigorous training in
Kalaripayattu and horse
training. “Well those
were just the physical
aspects of it. The
character demanded a
serious role and I barely
smiled in the film which
was something very
difficult for me. Because
people associate me with
my‘smile’, Angel smirks.
Apart from acting, Angel
also endorses a variety of
brands and also lends
her support for noble
causes. “It just gives me a
lot of confidence when I
am endorsing a brand as
it caters to very different
audience. To be the link
between the product and
the consumer gives me a
great high.” Angel further adds, “And
issues like education are
very close to me. I
continued studying even
after I became an actress,
it is extremely important
for every individual to at
least have basic
education. And when
people are young they
can do a lot to support
such important issues. I
would never say‘no’ to
support any cause,” Angel
says who was in the
city to launch a Platinum
jewellery line for
Joyalukkas. “I personally
love Platinum jewellery. I
don’t really dress over-
the-top, so it perfectly
complements my every
day wear,” Angel said who
loves a splash of colour
during the sunny days.
Genelia
