Nanda yadav: Smita Patil remains my inspiration, acting was a natural choice

I have always been into theater from school days and I am also trained in Bharatanatyam. My involvement in theater during growing up years gradually made me discover the actor in me. So, when I finished my studies in Delhi, I shifted to Mumbai to pursue acting professionally and on a large scale.

Working with known and popular actors was a good experience. Emraan Hashmi was in an altogether different role in the film.

I was playing the role of an important member of Emraan Hashmi’s gang. So once again, it was a different character. I had seen Emraan Hashmi’s earlier film while we were in college and we had a perception about him that he was more into romantic, love stories but seeing him performing something serious in a completely different look and standing next to him felt really good. It was a wonderful experience.

I was playing the role of a nun in ‘The Letters’ directed by an American director William Riead.  For me, that character was a little unusual because the life of a nun is very different. The film centered around Mother Teresa. That was the role I found difficult. More so, because I had never met a nun or any such person. But reading about them was one of the things that helped me most.

I would love to work in an action thriller like that in Hollywood. if we have such a thriller made in Bollywood, I would really like to work in it.

I consider actress Smita Patil as my inspiration. I don’t remember when exactly I decided to become an actor. Because acting was something I had been doing since my school days. It was a natural choice. I don’t even remember deciding to opt for some other profession. I guess, it was part of my journey that I became an actor.

I am working on two short films. One is a psychological thriller and another is based on women empowerment. And then, there is a film that I am going to start in August for Amazon and the director of the film is Prabhat Sachdeva.

Everybody is different as a person. It reflects in each one’s work. So there is no competition. It’s like what you are doing, they may not be doing and vice versa. For example, I would like to work in an action film, but others may not be comfortable with action. I learn from others every day.