'I used to be suspended in the air with 50 kilos jewellery on me,' says Sonakshi Sinha opening up on how 'Jatadhara' was physically challenging - EXCLUSIVE

Sonakshi Sinha is now gearing up for her Telugu debut with Jatadhara. The film will also be released in Hindi. The actress plays Dhan Pishachini in the film, and her look has become a huge talking point.

Sonakshi is brimming with excitement as ETimes gets into a chat with her. When you point out the recent variety in her projects, be it ,Heeramandi', 'Dahaad', or now this — she laughs, “I'm just keeping everyone guessing and on their toes,” further adding, “Now, 15 years into the industry, I'm making my Telugu debut, so it's exciting.”Opening up on what made her choose this role, Sonakshi says, “It was actually, again, venturing into the unknown for me because I've never done anything like this in my career of 15 years.

When they offered it to me, our producer, Prerna Arora, called me and said, ‘I have this role for you — it's of a pishachini, the demon goddess of wealth.’ And I was like, wow, this sounds different and very exciting. That’s when I went in and heard the narration, and when I did, I was like, yo, this is nothing I have ever imagined myself doing, ever.

So I had to do it, of course. That is my reason to do something — because for me, it's very exciting as an actor when somebody visualises you in a way that you've never been seen before.”

Sonakshi further added, “That was the selling point for me, at least for this character. And of course, the role of Dhan Pishachini , how powerful, how demonic, how beautiful she was and in the story, how she just fits in. There’s a lot of folklore, mythology, mystery, and modernity. There are so many different factors, and the way Dhan Pishachini was woven into the story was very, very exciting. That’s why I went ahead and did it.

”The actress also revealed that this film was the most physically challenging one she has done. “The most challenging part was actually how physically demanding it was. It used to take me three hours to get ready and go on set. I used to wear that saree, and underneath it, a harness. Then there was around 50 kilos of jewellery on me, and they had to stitch every piece onto me so that it wouldn’t move during the action sequences.

I used to be suspended in the air for half the day, and it was very painful. So, physically, it was very challenging for me, more than anything else. But the atmosphere on set, the people there, they were all so warm and welcoming, and always ready to help. Not once did they make me feel like I’d come from somewhere else, that I wasn’t part of this industry, or that I was just making my debut. Not even one day. It was a beautiful experience.”Ask the actress if particular looks like these make it easier for an actor to get into the zone of the character as opposed to a normal, more realistic look, and she says, “Definitely. I think the look created makes you a part of that whole world, right? Now, it could be a modern look, it could be a girl-next-door, or it could be a girl from a village, like Rajo in Dabangg. It could be a Bengali girl, an aristocrat’s daughter like Pakhi from Lootera.

Every look, every character has a certain world designed around them, and then you just have to get into it.”The actress also exclusively revealed to ETimes that post Jatadhara, she’s set to begin work on Dahaad 2, which is now in the works.