Trying to put myself in awkward position

Debuting in the Hindi film industry under the Yash Raj Films banner opposite Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is a dream for any aspiring actress. Anushka Sharma earned that opportunity and achieved more milestones in her decade-long career. As the actress gears up for the release of her upcoming film 'Zero', once again with SRK, she says the only way to grow as a performer is to challenge herself.

"I think as an actor, I am always trying to put myself in an uncomfortable position, taking up roles that are challenging and interesting. I think that is the way for me to grow as an actor.

"In fact when I took up my role in 'Zero', it was an opportunity to know and get into the mind of a character with a certain physical condition that I do not know anything about…that's what excites me, an opportunity that allows me to reinvent the actor in me, whenever I come on-screen," Anushka told IANS in an interview.

"Very interestingly, Aanand Sir and our writer celebrated the character beyond her physical challenges and that is beautiful. It was a very well researched script and the projection of the character is very positive you know…she is very accomplished as a professional, she is intelligent," Anushka said.

"From the beginning of the journey, whoever came to talk about missing out on visibility and insecurity, I told them to go out of the door. When we are starting out, there are people who would create a sense of insecurity in our mind and then they will start controlling our decisions based on that."