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Ileana D’Cruz doesn’t want to work 24x7
Ileana D’Cruz is in a happy space, both in terms of her film career and her married life, and no, she isn’t pregnant! The actor has finally busted that speculation. Her partner, photographer Andrew Kneebone Instagrammed a photo of Ileana in a bathtub last week, and captioned it, “Ileana having some sweet time alone, kind of :)”, sparking rumours that she might be expecting.
Ileana, however, killed the buzz by captioning her recent Instagram posts, “Inhale the good sh*t — exhale the bad sh*t’, and ‘#notpregnant’.
Clearly, the actor is in no mood to take a long break from work, but short breaks are definitely on her mind. “You have one life and it can’t be just about work because you lose out on so many amazing years of your life if you just work, work and work,” says Ileana, who delivered two back-toback hits last year: Mubarakan and Baadshaho.
In 2018, so far she has only starred in the Ajay Devgnstarrer Raid, which also garnered a good response at the box office. “I am not one of those people who want to work 24x7. So, I am happy with this pace and don’t stress about it… I’ve done so much work in South film industry, now, I like having time off. I like meeting my friends, being with my family, going for holidays. I’m happy the way it has been,” adds the actor, who has done Telugu films such as Devadasu (2006) and Kick (2009), and in Tamil cinema, starred in films such as Kedi (2006) and Nanban (2012).
Having done a “really nice mix of films”, Ileana doesn’t want to do more films than what she is doing right now. “I don’t believe in staying busy and having no time for yourself.” The actor is confident that her body of work speaks volumes for her. “It’s great that today, filmmakers feel that I’m someone they can invest in for their film and they consider me as the lead character in. So, I don’t think
I constantly have to be on a promotional spree or be seen in the newspapers every day or even be part of social parties and film gangs. I’m having my own set of journey and I am happy with it because I don’t want to be like everybody,” she signs off.