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Want to make a career in Bollywood: Kristina Akheeva

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Australian model Kristina Akheeva hopes to get more movie offers after the release of her Bollywood debut film "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2" as she wants to make a career in the Hindi film industry.

Akheeva was on a modelling contract in India when she saw a Hindi movie and since then can't get enough of Bollywood films.

After refusing a few odd roles, she finally got her big break with the Deols - Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby - in "YPD 2", a sequel to 2011 release of the same name.

"I was in India for a modelling contract and I got introduced to Bollywood while I was here. I started to watch a lot of Bollywood movies and I got hooked on to it. I started to think if I get an opportunity here that would be very exciting. Last year I was offered 'YPD' and I am really happy to get a break with such a big film," Akheeva told PTI.
 

"I am really keen on making a career here and am hoping to get good offers after the movie releases," she added.

She might not be familiar with Hindi but in the movie Akheeva has a few dialogues in the language for which she took month long lessons.

"I like to challenge myself and I don't see language as limitation. I have to just work that little bit harder than other people. In this film also I am speaking in Hindi so I worked very hard and I will just keep doing that. So by next film I don't want language to be an issue. I should get any kind of roles."

"YPD 2" is directed by Sangeeth Sivan and will release on June 7.

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First Published: Apr 05 2013 | 1:40 PM IST

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