Mumbai: Actress Zarine Khan has featured in just two films in her two-year-old career in Bollywood. She says it’s because she is more focused on quality, rather that quantity.
“My life has been very unplanned, but as I have said this before that I plan to do only quality work than quantity work. So that’s about it,” the 27-year-old said here at a screening of her latest release Housefull 2.
The 27-year-old, who did a cameo as a runaway bride in Ready, and now plays a bride in Housefull 2 again, says one shouldn’t take the plunge in real life unless he or she understands the responsibilities that come with married life.
“I am an Indian and I do believe in the institution of marriage. Every Indian girl dreams of getting married one day, but with marriage comes a lot of responsibility. So, I don’t think you should take a plunge for the heck of it unless you are not ready for the responsibility,” said Zarine.
Zarine debuted in Bollywood with Veer in 2010 and later did a cameo and an item song “Character dheela” in Salman Khan’s 2011 film Ready.
Currently, the actress also has Partner 2 in her kitty. It is a sequel to the 2007 film Partner. Zarine is also shooting for a Tamil film Karikalan.
Zareen Khan, who has often been criticised for her ‘weighty issues’, is happy to see that actresses are now piling on pounds to give superhit performances. The 27-year-old actress, who made her Bollywood debut in 2010 period film Veer opposite actor Salman Khan said that she had put on weight for the film but people failed to understand that.
“I was a newcomer and I was asked to put on weight for ‘Veer’ since I was playing a princess from the era gone by. I received a lot of criticism from those who were supposed to understand such intricacies of cinema. Things have changed today. Heroines are piling on weight and delivering superhits. It is superb,” Zareen said referring to Vidya Balan’s performance in ‘The Dirty Picture’.
The actress, whose second film Housefull 2 has hit the theatres, said she was hurt by the criticisms and so got herself into a much fitter and better shape. “Criticism did hurt but I did take that all in my stride. I understood that to be a leading lady in Bollywood, I have to get into a better shape and in ‘Housefull 2’ people will see the new me. I am happy to be playing this super-hot glamorous girl. I am looking forward to audience reaction,” she said.
“I am not from a Bollywood background and come from a non-filmy family. I am still trying to learn the tricks of the trade in Bollywood. This is my second chance and I am happy to be associated with a brand like this. There has been positive feedback and people seem to love what they are seeing,” she said.(Agencies)