Sonakshi Sinha on being a very private person: I find it awkward to actually romance someone who I'm not involved with

Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who is riding high on the success of her latest release ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’, said she can portray any emotion on screen but finds it awkward to romance someone.

During an interview with Instant Bollywood, when Sonakshi was asked what is the biggest challenge she faces on screen. To which, Sonakshi stated, “I'm a very private person and I find it awkward to actually romance someone who I'm not involved with. Not in love with. Yeah, so that's the big challenge for me but I am an actor at the end of the day and I like to play different sorts of roles and characters and romance is of course a big part of our cinema as well so it's something I knew that before I signed up so.”

In the same interview, Sonakshi talked about her camaraderie with Manisha and revealed she apologised to her after watching the series. The actress revealed, “I love her. I apologised to her after I saw the entire series! I was like, how have I done this? Meri ye majaal kaha se aayi (How dare I)! She is amazing and that is the beauty of having such a fine actor in front of you because they give you the boost to do better. This is Manisha Koirala, who we have grown up watching, who has an amazing body of work. I thought I am in front of her, so I better do something good. It is such a pleasure to have that banter with each other, you are fully into it. I enjoyed working with Manisha mam.”

Sonakshi is receiving accolades for her performance as the vengeful Fareedan in Bhansali's drama about courtesans set in Lahore prior to the Partition. In the eight-part Netflix series, she played two distinct roles: that of mother Rehanna and daughter Fareedan. The series explores the cultural reality of Heeramandi in great detail through the tales of courtesans and their patrons. The series stars Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan Suman, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Manisha Koirala, Sharmin Segal, and Taha Shah Badussha.