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After a few years of struggling at the box office, Salman Khan made a superstar comeback with the films Wanted and Dabangg, both released within just a year of each other. The latter was also the debut film of actor Sonakshi Sinha, who shot to overnight fame after the film. However, in a recent interview, Sonakshi revealed that she never thought acting was in the cards for her, and in fact, she had no idea that she would even get cast in Dabangg.
While appearing on Ranveer Allahbadia’s podcast, Sonakshi was asked about how she got her start in Bollywood and whether she had any aspirations prior to becoming an actor. Sinha revealed that she had absolutely no plans of ever joining the family trade and that she actually wanted to do something related to the world of fashion. She said, “I studied fashion designing, and I wanted to do something in that sphere, maybe fashion journalism or styling. I wasn’t sure at that point in time, but by some chance, I became an actor.”
Sinha added that acting wasn’t something she planned and said, “I was never fully inclined towards it, but Salim Saab and my father were very good friends, and that is how I also knew Salman, Arbaaz and Sohail. The families are very close, and we used to visit each other during Eid and Ganpati. Salman had been telling me to get into films since the age of 16. I was overweight at the time, and he used to say, ‘What is this fashion designing? Don’t waste your time. You should become an actor.’ I was like, ‘No! Can you not see me?’ I told him that I was not even close to thinking about becoming an actor.”
Sinha also shared how she bumped into the entire Khan family while on her first job. “One fine day I was at Lakme Fashion Week, where I went as a volunteer from college. I was ushering people, and I got paid Rs 3k for the whole five days. Salman, along with his family, came there, and they saw me. They said, ‘What are you doing?’ I told them I am working and that this is my first job. Salman started laughing at me and said, ‘Okay then, take me for dinner with your first salary.’ I told him that 3k won’t cover his dinner,” recalled Sinha.
However, the Khan family persisted, and according to Sinha, they got her for Dabangg before she could even understand what was going on. She said, “Then college happened, and I lost a lot of weight. Then the Khan family saw me at Amrita Arora’s wedding. Arbaaz bhai came to me and said, ‘Maine picture likhi hai (I have written a film), and you are perfect for the role. We need an Indian face.’ I didn’t take him seriously at that point. Cut to, Arbaaz bhai, along with the director and writer of Dabangg, has come to my house. They narrated the film to me and my parents. Nobody asked me whether I wanted to do this film, and the next thing I know is that I am on the set.”
Daughter of veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi has since then worked in films like Rowdy Rathore, Son of Sardaar, Kalank and Lootera, with the latter being one of her most critically acclaimed films ever.
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