Exclusive! Hansika Motwani: I never auditioned, I never had a portfolio

Hansika Motwani turns a year older day The actress started her screen journey as a child artist and is associated with shows like Shaka Laka Boom Boom and Des Main Niklla Hoga Chand and movies like KoiMil Gaya and Aabra Ka Daabra At the age of 15 she made her debut as a leading lady opposite Allu Arjun in the Telugu film Desamuduru Last month the actress completed 50 films On this special occasion Hansika spoke to MidDaycom about her 50th film Maha and her journey so far50th FilmMahaHansikarsquos 50th film is currently streaming on Aha Tamil and the actress has been receiving rave reviews for his performance in the film ldquoIve got immense warm responses from people a lot of appreciation because people have not seen me in this kind of role ever And people are like lsquoWow Hansika we didnt know that you have this streak in you too I am very happy with the response she saidHansika revealed that when the script of Maha came her way she was not aware that it would have marked her 50th film ldquoI didnt know it was my 50th film because I am a person who keeps working and keeps hustling So when I go to know that it is my 50th film thats when I decided it has to be very different from the films that I was doing It was also my first femalecentric film and the first time Im playing a mother So everything was very very challenging she sharedHansika also admits that she did have the pressure of carrying the film on her shoulder ldquoBut I think the pressure is good I work better under pressure I feel Challenges and pressure it just pushes me more to do better So I think it was good for merdquoGreenlighting projectsldquoFor me my hero heroine is the script I always say this that doesnt change with 50 films or 100 films For me the content is very important But now I also see the script as an audience Will I like the script and the movie enough to make me go to the theatre This is a very important aspect for me So yes when I hear a script I should not get bored and I should enjoy the process or even the narration So yes I hear it as an audiencerdquo she said talking about what makes her say yes to a filmAlso ReadHansika Motwani is having a ballFrom child actor in the Hindi language to South Indian heroineHansika became a popular face as a child artist with her performance in the hit show Shaka Laka Boom Boom and movies like KoihellipMil Gaya andAabra Ka Daabra However today she is a successful actress in the Southern film industry Talking about this transition she said ldquoPuri Jagannadh sir basically saw me somewhere I dont know where he saw me and his team reached out to my mom My mom was like if you want to give it a shot you can give it a shot And thats how I became an actor I never auditioned I never had a portfolio nothing even as a child Everything just happened I do feel Im destinys child because things have worked well in favour of me And then I did my first film with Allu Arjun and Puri sirand it was lovely So it just happened and I just love the industry They welcomed me so beautifully that I never looked backrdquoMost satisfying roleRevealing why she cannot choose one from her 2decadelong career she said ldquoIm a greedy actor I cant pick one And also Im very very critical about myselfrdquo ldquoThe day I get satisfied with my job then that is the last day of me working I am not going to grow I have to keep hustling I have to evolve as an actorrdquo she addedBucket List The actress wishes to work with every director out there irrespective of language ldquoIm a very greedy actor I want to work with everyone I want to work with everyone who Ive worked with before also I want to explore with everyone and I want to a lot of filmsThe actress has a total of seven projects in the pipeline and assures that all films are very different from each other and belong to distinct genres She will be seen in Partner Rowdy Baby MY3 Untitled Igore film and an untitled Vijay Chander film in Tamil and two films in the Telugu language