Act, run business, repeat

Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha is exactly where she wants to be. Behind her, she has a successful web series in Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, and ahead are interesting projects, including Kakuda and Karan Rawal's thriller. Does turning producer figure as the next step in her career? Many of her peers - from Deepika Padukone to Alia Bhatt, from Anushka Sharma to Kriti Sanon - have made the shift. But the actor says she is enjoying the strong roles coming her way too much to turn producer.

"Kussh [Sinha, brother] has his production company," starts Sonakshi, who fronts Kussh's maiden offering, Nikita Roy and The Book of Darkness. "I am busy as an actor and entrepreneur, with my press-on nails company. My energy goes into both [these channels]. I'm very happy with the offers I'm getting now, I want to pick and choose good work. I don't have the time to sit and work on scripts with teams to produce projects. If I get into something, I'll get into it 100 per cent; I can't do anything half-heartedly," she smiles.

The actor rules out the possibility of expanding her love for cinema to script writing. "I'm not much of a writer. I like painting and creating art." When she is not acting, painting or focusing on her business, you'll find Sonakshi spending her downtime in her Bandra apartment. The actor says she chose the location keeping her actor-father Shatrughan Sinha's dream in mind. "My dad used to tell me how he bought his first house in Bandstand. He still has that. So, I always wanted a house in Bandra too. It's my place to have work meetings and catch up with friends. I still live in Juhu."