By Hindustan Times
The German-Indian model-turned-actor Evelyn Sharma, made her foray into Bollywood opposite actor Pratiek in director Manish Tiwari’s Issaq, which releases in the midst of this year. She's going to now be seen playing actor Ranbir Kapoor’s love interest in Ayan Mukherjee’s next, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani (YJHD), which also stars Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur. Evelyn says, “The character I play may be very girly and initially of the movie, Ranbir falls in love with her.” She adds, “I can’t name them, but many actors auditioned for this part and so they finally chose me.”
Evelyn has finished shooting an incredible a part of the film by now. “It’s about how a hot girl comes right into a guy’s life and he eventually starts taking interest in her. The role is very interesting and we've song and dance sequences together as well,” she says.
Compared to YJHD, Evelyn has a more intense role in Issaq. Explaining her role within the movie, Evelyn says, “I play a foreigner who involves Banaras for a trip. It’s just like the desi version of Romeo and Juliet. My role is of Roasaline, Romeo’s first love, who breaks his heart. In Issaq my name is Rosa and she or he doesn’t endorse his (Prateik) ideas of affection. Instead, she teaches him what love actually is.”
Ask her if she's going to be seen performing some bold scenes in either of the films, she says, “I have just one kissing scene with Prateik. But there are not any intimate scenes with Ranbir.”
Her modelling career helped Evelyn get many film offers, but she chose to coach herself before venturing into B-Town. She says, “I took proper training in acting for four months under director Rahul Rawail. In his academy, additionally they taught me tips on how to read and write Hindi. I brushed up my diction, as I DIDN'T want another person dubbing for me.” Currently, Evelyn is learning to bop. She is going to even be seen in From Sydney, With Love, for which she has finished shooting.
