"My character of Shonali in Soundtrack is aggressive & confident" - Mrinalini Sharma : Bollywood News

I wouldnt know how I would deal with a hearing disorder

The fact that Soundtrack is a true story, I give credit to the man who fought back, but if this was really happening to me in life (rapidly going deaf), I know for the fact that I would be crushed for a long time. I dont know how I would deal with such a situation. I pray that I never come to that situation. Sometimes I think about what if I cant see or what if I cant hear. There are people who fight back, who live life with normalcy, they are inspirational but I wouldnt know how I would deal with a hearing disorder.

I used to listen to a lot of Beethoven, Rod Stewart, Bee Gees in my dads car The first time I got zapped by listening to anyones music, it had to be Michael Jacksons. I used to listen to a lot of music in my dads car - the Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, Beethoven etc. My parents liked music. There was classical as well. My childhood introduction to popular pop music would have to be Michael Jackson. I was his biggest fan. My favourite track of MJ is Smooth Criminal and Billy Jean.

For me, music is also literal. It defines the time I am in Music, for me, is a reflection of my moods. There is a certain genre of music that I listen to when I am sad, happy, excited, etc. For me, music is also literal. It defines the time I am in. There are songs that speak to me and Id listen to it again and again till I feel better or calmer.

The three conditions I accepted were - wear a bikini, smoke on screen and a lot of intimate scenes I got a call from HMV and Neerav is someone whom I had met a few years back while he was planning another project. At that point, Rajeev Khandelwal was also zeroed in for the film but it didnt pan out. I walked in, and there was Neerav. Now this is really funny because he refused to tell me what the character was. He put three conditions in front of me and told me to pick them. I had to say yes to them and I had guess the character, according to Neerav. Considering the nature of the movie, the conditions were: I had to wear a bikini, I had to smoke in the film and I had some intimate scenes with my co-star. I was listening to these conditions he put forth and all he said was to trust him. I got my role of Shonali.