EXCLUSIVE: Urvashi Rautela: I don’t like limiting myself and I am open to doing every kind of role

The pretty Urvashi Rautela, who is currently seen in ‘Hate Story IV’, plays the role of a strip club dancer who goes on to become a successful supermodel in the film.When asked if playing the protagonist in an erotic thriller will lead to her being stereotyped, Urvashi shared, “It takes a few films to understand what one is good at and what one needs to work on. I don’t like limiting myself and I am open to doing every kind of role. I was also offered a film from a leading production house when I was preparing for the Miss Diva pageant. Even though it was a leading role, I don’t regret my decision of turning it down because at that time the pageant was my focus. In my first film, ‘Singh Saab The Great’ (2013), I played a village belle. After that I kept getting similar roles. But I didn’t want to get stereotyped. Hence I opted for the glamorous role of a socialite in ‘Sanam Re’ (2016). In ‘Great Grand Masti’ (2016), I played a ghost and in ‘Hate Story IV’, I am playing a completely different character. The tags given to an actor are not permanent. In fact, I have let go of many films opposite big actors because I had nothing to do in them. I didn’t want to be a prop in a film. Also, every actress is not offered a female-centric film. The actresses who are cast in such films have screen presence and the ability to carry the film on their own shoulders. Actors like Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji have that ability. ‘Hate Story IV’ is the first film that focusses completely on my character. In earlier films there were many senior actors with whom I shared screen space, but for the first time I am carrying the film on my own shoulders. I am nervous. Initially, I thought doing a film like this was a little too early in my career, but then I made up my mind to take it on as a challenge.”