Anurag will surprise you: Sonakshi

Actress says she is trying to convince the filmmaker to take up full-time acting

Sonakshi’s next film is AR Murgadoss’s Akira , which also stars Anurag Kashyap

Sonakshi Sinha will be seen sharing screen space with Anurag Kashyap in Akira and the actress says she is trying to convince the filmmaker to become a full-time actor.

Ms Sinha says the Bombay Velvet director, who will be seen in a negative role in the action-drama, will surprise everyone with his performance.

“I was convincing him to become an actor now. He has fit the role, the character so well… You’ll really connect with him in that way. You will actually be scared of him… He’s played the character (in

Akira ) really well. He is a great actor,” Sonakshi told reporters.

Asked if the

Dev D director gave her any acting tips, the 28-year-old actress said, “No not actually. He was clear in his head that he was on the set in an actor’s capacity so he won’t give any ‘tips’. But he is fantastic to work with.”

The Dabangg star said her role in Akira , directed by AR Murugadoss, was “emotionally and physically very gruelling. The scenes that we shot, the places we shot at, I never imagined myself in a situation like that before. This has been my most challenging role so far. I really enjoyed it. For me when something pushes you, challenges you, that is when I get really excited and Akira has done that to me in so many ways.”

The actress also praised Murugadoss, with whom she previously worked in

Holiday , “He is a genius. His brain should be kept in a museum. He is silent and focused.” A remake of 2011 Tamil film

Mouna Guru ,

Akira also stars Konkona Sen Sharma and Amit Sadh. —PTI