Ileana D’Cruz, who claims to be an accidental actress, has in a recent interview opened up about how she got her first film, ‘Devadasu and why she had to fled from the country during that film’s promotions.
“I started modelling at 15, and because of the few ads I did, I fortunately got a Telugu movie offer. I was 15 then and I signed the film just because the director told me that the film will be shot in America over 45 days. Actually, I was thinking in my head that I was getting a Free trip to America,” Ileana revealed how she accidentally landed in film industry.
“I remember telling my director that I couldn’t act but he had conviction in me.
At that time, I could speak neither Telugu nor Hindi. I used to communicate on sets in only English. During promotions of Devadasu, when they asked me to interact with media, I had a panic attack and I fled the country. I pleaded my director to leave me alone for a few weeks. After all that, I didn’t expect people to like me but they did,” she confessed.
“After the film’s release, I was taken to a theatre (Devadasu film) to see the audiences’ response. I expected people to throw chappals at me, and I was surprised as people accepted and liked me. Even before that film was released, I had signed another film and before that released, I had signed another.. and it became a process. I never planned my career,” added the Goan beauty who went on to become a top actress in South in no time.
