<p class="title">'Acting is a dream come true'</p>.<div>Sometimes actor Ashika Somashekar finds it difficult to believe that it is all not a dream.</div>.<div>The fourth-year engineering student who always wanted to be an actor often breaks into a smile when she thinks of the movie 'Curious Cases of Yedebadita', where she will be portraying a village </div>.<div>belle. In an interview with <span class="bold">Tini Sara Anien</span>, the actor talks about her journey so far.</div>.<p class="Question">What triggered an interest in acting?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I am a part of the Bengaluru Theatre Ensemble for the last one-and-a-half years and I have always loved acting. Whenever I would see someone on TV, I would imagine myself as that person and think about how I would react in the same scene. Acting is a dream come true.</p>.<p class="Question">Did you have any apprehensions about acting?</p>.<p class="bodytext">There was a lot of chaos in my head. Firstly, I had to convince my parents a lot. I was also initially worried as there was no one from my family in the film fraternity. But when I realised that acting is what I really wanted to do, everything seemed fine. </p>.<p class="Question">How did 'Curious Cases of Yedebadita' come your way?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I saw a post on Facebook which was calling for auditions. I sent in my portfolio, I was shortlisted and thankfully got selected. </p>.<p class="Question">How did you feel then?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I was very composed when I was in front of the director Ashwin Rao Pallaki and the team but I was jumping inside my head. I was excited and I don't think any amount of words will be able to explain the feeling.</p>.<p class="Question">The first schedule of the movie is over. How was the experience?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I play a village belle called Sangeetha. I am attached to all my scenes and songs. Everything is so dear to me. I feel grateful for everything. </p>.<p class="Question">How close are you to your role?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I am nothing like Sangeetha. She is a very subtle person while I am bubbly and lively. Enacting someone whose characteristics are nothing like mine, was quite challenging. Pushing oneself beyond one's comfort zone is what acting is all about.</p>.<p class="Question">Was it fun being on the sets of 'Curious...'?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I couldn't ask for more. It's like being with a bunch of friends. I have learnt so much on the sets. </p>.<p class="Question">An incident from the sets that you won't forget...</p>.<p class="bodytext">We had fun every day. A scary incident that happened when we were shooting at Kudremukh was that there were a lot of leeches there. I started crying. It was really bad.</p>.<p class="Question">The different lessons you've learnt... </p>.<p class="bodytext">I know a lot more about the nuances of acting and filmmaking now than I used to. I absorb things quickly. The homework one should do, handling that chaos on the sets and not judging a movie by just what is seen finally on screen; I realised it all on the sets of this movie.</p>.<p class="Question">Where do you feel you will be 10 years from now?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I don't want to be remembered just as a heroine but as a good actor. </p>
<p class="title">'Acting is a dream come true'</p>.<div>Sometimes actor Ashika Somashekar finds it difficult to believe that it is all not a dream.</div>.<div>The fourth-year engineering student who always wanted to be an actor often breaks into a smile when she thinks of the movie 'Curious Cases of Yedebadita', where she will be portraying a village </div>.<div>belle. In an interview with <span class="bold">Tini Sara Anien</span>, the actor talks about her journey so far.</div>.<p class="Question">What triggered an interest in acting?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I am a part of the Bengaluru Theatre Ensemble for the last one-and-a-half years and I have always loved acting. Whenever I would see someone on TV, I would imagine myself as that person and think about how I would react in the same scene. Acting is a dream come true.</p>.<p class="Question">Did you have any apprehensions about acting?</p>.<p class="bodytext">There was a lot of chaos in my head. Firstly, I had to convince my parents a lot. I was also initially worried as there was no one from my family in the film fraternity. But when I realised that acting is what I really wanted to do, everything seemed fine. </p>.<p class="Question">How did 'Curious Cases of Yedebadita' come your way?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I saw a post on Facebook which was calling for auditions. I sent in my portfolio, I was shortlisted and thankfully got selected. </p>.<p class="Question">How did you feel then?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I was very composed when I was in front of the director Ashwin Rao Pallaki and the team but I was jumping inside my head. I was excited and I don't think any amount of words will be able to explain the feeling.</p>.<p class="Question">The first schedule of the movie is over. How was the experience?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I play a village belle called Sangeetha. I am attached to all my scenes and songs. Everything is so dear to me. I feel grateful for everything. </p>.<p class="Question">How close are you to your role?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I am nothing like Sangeetha. She is a very subtle person while I am bubbly and lively. Enacting someone whose characteristics are nothing like mine, was quite challenging. Pushing oneself beyond one's comfort zone is what acting is all about.</p>.<p class="Question">Was it fun being on the sets of 'Curious...'?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I couldn't ask for more. It's like being with a bunch of friends. I have learnt so much on the sets. </p>.<p class="Question">An incident from the sets that you won't forget...</p>.<p class="bodytext">We had fun every day. A scary incident that happened when we were shooting at Kudremukh was that there were a lot of leeches there. I started crying. It was really bad.</p>.<p class="Question">The different lessons you've learnt... </p>.<p class="bodytext">I know a lot more about the nuances of acting and filmmaking now than I used to. I absorb things quickly. The homework one should do, handling that chaos on the sets and not judging a movie by just what is seen finally on screen; I realised it all on the sets of this movie.</p>.<p class="Question">Where do you feel you will be 10 years from now?</p>.<p class="bodytext">I don't want to be remembered just as a heroine but as a good actor. </p>
