Choosing acting career was by accident: Ileana D”Cruz

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Actress Ileana D”Cruz says choosing acting as a career was by accident, adding that she wanted to explore singing as a profession. The actress opened up about her career decisions in an episode of “The Love Laugh Live Show”, aired on Romedy Now.

When host Shibani Dandekar asked her about her journey from modelling to Bollywood, Ileana said: “Choosing acting as a career was by accident.” Asked if not an actor, what would be her second option as a career, Ileana confessed: “If not acting, the plan B would be singing. I would have been a singer.”

Having started her career with Telugu film “Devadasu”, Ileana also did Tamil movies and forayed into Bollywood with “Barfi!”. Her roles in subsequent movies like “Rustom”, “Main Tera Hero”, “Mubarakan”, “Baadshaho” and “Raid” gave her a further push in Hindi cinema.