When Anushka Sharma was asked if she’s just ‘a beautiful girl’ being used to sell films by wearing provocative clothes; here’s how she responded

However, Anushka refuted the claims and said that her character Bijlii  likes to shock people and her coming out of the pond wearing short clothes is in sync with the character’s personality. “That is the character, it’s just the way she is and dresses. It is all a loud cry saying ‘look at me’ because she is a neglected child.”

“When Vishal Bhardwaj told me about the character, he told me that she will always look like she does not belong to this world. And I have never worked with such people who have to use such tactics to sell their film,” Anushka added. 

In an interview with Bollyspice, Anushka had opened up about her character in the film and had said, “Well, Bijlee, as the name suggests, is like lightening. She’s a spoiled brat. I would say that the way I perceived this character, as an actor, was that I felt like she was a bit of an attention seeker. She does things out of the ordinary like coming out of a pond where buffaloes are bathing and getting that tattoo.”

Anushka recently appeared in a cameo in the Netflix film Qala, and will next be seen in the film Chakda Xpress. Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola was released in 2013 and also featured Imran Khan and Pankaj Kapur.