After doing several masala movies, it was Lootera that broke Sonakshi Sinha's girl next-door image. While she was often called an amenity of the movie, Lootera proved her flair and knack for being a performer over an actress. But did you know, she was discouraged from doing the film and was told she wasn't mature enough to play the part?

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As Sonakshi Sinha celebrates her 36th birthday, let's take you down the road when she was told doing an 'arty' film like Lootera would probably be the biggest mistake of her life. While the movie performed moderately well at the box office, it was the actress's performance that was lauded the most.

When Sonakshi Sinha Was Discouraged From Doing Lootera

During an interview dating back to 2017, Sonakshi opened up about picking unconventional roles such as Pakhi Roy Chaudhary in Lootera. She said, 'I don't believe I'm all that pretty. And I've never done a role to prove a point. I did Lootera because it came during the time I was doing masala films. It offered a refreshing change. The script was beautiful. My role was that of a TB patient. But I never consciously scouted for such a role. It just happened.'

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'Everybody around me told me don't do the 'arty' film. They told me the time was not right. That I needed to be way more mature to portray that role. I was discouraged from doing that film. But I felt so strongly about the character that I went ahead and did it. And I'm glad that it was appreciated,' the Dabangg actress further added.

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Despite the doubts and contemplations, Sonakshi won the Best Actress award for the movie. Lootera was also considered Ranveer Singh's breakthrough film. Vikramaditya Motwane's impactful storytelling and intricate detailings of every character are what kept the audience hooked to the movie.

The movie was also praised for its wonderful songs like Sawar Loon and Monta Re.

On The Work Front

Sonakshi Sinha is currently soaring high on the success of her OTT debut Dahaad co-starring Vijay Varma. She will be seen next in some interesting line-ups like Kakuda, Nikita Roy and The Book of Darkness, and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. The actress also has Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama web series Heeramandi in the pipeline.

Radio City wishes Sonakshi Sinha a very happy birthday.