Chennai June 21 (IANS) Actress Pooja Hegde last seen in Ashutosh Gowarikers Mohenjo Daro says she had a fulfilling experience while working in the upcoming Telugu entertainer Duvvada Jagannadham aka DJ.
I thoroughly enjoyed shooting for ‘DJ and the experience has been very fulfilling. As an actor it s essential a film does well but its fate is not in our hands. What s more important are the memories you make while working on each project Pooja told IANS.
She said: You spend nearly six months on a project. You leave everything and stay with people you don t even know. If you don t enjoy working with them nothing else really matters. You need to find a family in the people you work with. I m glad I found a family in ‘DJ .
Having mostly played the homely girl-next-door girl in her Telugu films so far Pooja has upped the glamour quotient in DJ.
Unlike my simple and good looking avatars so far I have played a very glamorous role. It s the kind of character that helped me grow as an actor she said heaping praise on co-star Allu Arjun.
He is like a rubber man… someone who can dance phenomenally and he does it with certain swag. I always end up working with great dancers. It was Hrithik (Roshan) last time and now Arjun she said.
Each time I saw his dance portion I d call him and say how he nailed every step. I would tell him jokingly that I have to take extra dance lessons just to match his performance. He is a very friendly and honest co-star she said.
Directed by Harish Shankar the film is slated for release on Friday.
On working with Harish Pooja said: He is the funniest director I have ever worked with. You take any behind-the-scene photograph and you d find us - Harish Arjun and I - laughing and goofing around. We had so much fun shooting.
Pooja says Harish is very easy to work with.
He is the kind of director who doesn t mind when you tell him something. He will try and convince you but if your opinion genuinely helps a film he d be willing to accept it. A lot of directors don t give this freedom she added.
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Working on DJ has been fulfilling: Pooja Hegde
