Actor Nushrratt Bharuccha believes in picking up scripts that resonate with her and said she is not averse to playing a damsel in distress if it is backed by a good story.
The actor, known for her roles in films such as Pyaar Ka Punchnama, Aakash Vaani, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Chhorri and Dream Girl, said there are films and stories where somebody comes to save the girl and they are equally interesting.
It’s just about the story. If the story appeals to me, I’m happy to be a damsel in distress and (wait for) a hero coming and saving me. It’s absolutely fine, the actor told in an interview.
In her upcoming Akelli, Nishrratt plays Jyoti, a woman who gets stuck in war-torn Iraq and attempts to make her way back to India to reunite with her family. The story is about a woman’s fight for survival in an extremely difficult situation, which instantly hooked the actor.
How she is stuck, where she’s stuck and how she’s trying to go back to her loved ones in India. In such situations, somebody would’ve given up. They would have said it is daunting and too big a thing. But she fought for it. So, her entire story was very interesting to do, she said.
Scheduled to be released in theatres on August 25, Akelli is directed by first-time filmmaker Pranay Meshram. Akelli is produced by Dashami Studioz’ Nitin Vaidya, Ninad Vaidya, Aparna Padgaonkar along with Vicky Sidana and Shashant Shah.
