Actress Anushka Sharma, who has worked with some of the top guns of B-town in her four-year acting career, is all excited about her forthcoming project, Vishal Bhardwaj's Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola.

The 23-year-old model-turned Bollywood actress, who made her debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in a Yash Chopra production, says she was dying to work with the critically acclaimed filmmaker Bhardwaj as he "brings out the best in his actors".

Anushka Sharma who started her Bollywood career with Yash Raj Films’ ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ is one of the most successful actresses today. Her last film ‘Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl’ also performed very well at the box office.

The actress has always been praised for the roles she has played in her films and the reason behind it is her choice of roles. “I have made a choice to be selective about my work,” says Anushka.

Anushka Sharma could have been excused for jumping with joy when she signed contracts with Vishal Bharadwaj and Yash Raj Films earlier this year, but it appears that she could have done with some better foresight. For the two contracts have put her in a soup, with shooting sequences going for a complete toss.

Ladies vs Ricky Bahl brings back the Band Baaja Baaraat (BBB) team. Isn’t that too soon?

We never planned the film to cash in on the success of BBB. It just so happened that director Maneesh Sharma had a script ready and he wanted us (Ranveer Singh and herself) for it.

Since your pairing with Ranveer clicked in a big way, is there pressure to recreate the same chemistry?
We don’t take that pressure. Chemistry is not created by actors, it is on paper — ­between the characters. Ranveer and I focus on doing our best. We just follow instructions, read our lines and give our best.

How would you appraise your career so far?

People feel that I became a star after my first film, I don’t think so. Indeed Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi was a huge launch and I’m fortunate to have had it. It allowed me to not just look pretty but also perform. But there was very little hype about me. I didn’t become an overnight star. I didn’t go on a spree of signing big banners. There were no magazine covers proclaiming me as the next big thing. Nobody called me the “New It Girl”. My recall, for all intents and purposes, will remain Band Baaja Baaraat. All the love and recognition came after it.

Anushka Sharma who is all geared up to play a con woman in her film, Ladies vs Ricky Behl, doesn’t feel close to her role.

She is often called a Yash Raj favourite. Which is why it came as a surprise when it was revealed that Anushka Sharma would not be part of the production house's venture, Habib Faisal's Ishaqzaade, and that the role went to Priyanka Chopra's cousin, Parineeti, instead.

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