Pooja pushes past her fear of heights

ACTRESS Pooja Doshi says she overcame her fear of heights with the forthcoming Telugu romantic comedy Kaadhali, scheduled to hit the screens on Friday.

The film, which also stars Sai Ronak and Harish Kalyan, marks Pooja’s acting debut.

Talking about how she overcame her fear of heights, Pooja said: “We went to Sri Lanka to shoot a song. This location is called World’s End, a sheer cliff with a drop of about 1 200m.

“I couldn’t imagine myself dancing on it because I’m really scared of heights.”

With a lot of encouragement from her peers, Pooja overcame her deep-seated fear.

“The people around me on the sets motivated me a lot. When I finally shot the song, everyone clapped for me and it felt so good.

“The song’s visuals have come out so well,” she said.

She plays a doctor in the film, which has been directed by Pattabhi.

Southern filmdom is quite new to Pooja, who admits to having been apprehensive when she signed up for the project.

“Initially, I did feel nervous, because I don’t know anybody in the south. But I was keen to explore opportunities as a lot of leading heroines – like Genelia D’souza and Ileana D’cruz – had started their career here.

“I still wasn’t convinced because I had heard a lot of dark stories about how difficult it is for a heroine to land a clean role.”

Her notions changed after meeting her director, she said.

Anushka Sharma looks unrecognisable in first poster of

IN THE haunting first poster of Pari released on Tuesday, actress Anushka Sharma looks totally unrecognisable. The film’s co-producer says it promises an intriguing and engaging cinematic experience.

Anushka shared the intense poster on her Twitter page.

The project, which also stars Bengali actor Parambrata Chatterjee, starts rolling from Tuesday.

To be directed by debutant Prosit Roy, the film will be jointly produced by Anushka’s Clean Slate Films and Kriarj Entertainment.

Prernaa Arora of Kriarj Entertainment said: “Pari is a fantastic story. It promises an intriguing and engaging cinematic experience for the audience.”

Karnesh Sharma, who co-owns Clean Slate Films, is looking forward to a “memorable shoot”.

This will be Anushka’s third project as a producer. NH10 and Phillauri were her previous production ventures.

The film is slated for release next year.

Anushka currently awaits the release of Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jab Harry Met Sejal.