With her fair skin, brown eyes and jet-black hair, 25-year-old model-actor Kristina Akheeva could easily pass off as a Punjabi or Rajasthani gal. This Aussie girl, who has bagged a role in the sequel of Yamla Pagla Deewana, talks to HitList about Bollywood, family and dancing... <img alt="Kristina Akheeva" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/sep/Kristina-Akheeva.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 734px; " /> This is your first Bollywood film. Are you excited or nervous? I am heading to the UK in the second week of September. I went to a film and television school in Australia, so I have some basic training in acting. But that was way back in 2006. I hope that my spontaneity works some magic on the sets (giggles). How is your initial experience with the Deols? Fantastic! They treat you like a family member and make you feel relaxed and nice. I am paired opposite Sunny Deol in the film. Though people feel that there&rsquo;s a considerable age difference between us (Sunny is 55), I am not bothered about it. I feel that I can learn a lot from him since he&rsquo;s such a veteran and powerful performer. Have you been sharpening your skills in Hindi? I spent a year in India in 2010 modelling. I know enough Hindi to get by in day-to-day life. However, I am working hard at my conversational Hindi. Describe your first tryst with India and Bollywood? In 2007, I went backpacking across Asian countries. I visited the Far East, India and Nepal. One of the things on my travel list was watching a Bollywood film. So, I watched a Hindi film Om Shanti Om. I was bowled over by the colour, dance and music in the film. And SRK&hellip; he was simply fab! How has your family reacted to your foray in Bollywood? They are very excited. I spent two months with my parents in Australia and showed them a few Bollywood films. When they saw the heroines dancing they said, &ldquo;Kristina, you could easily do that!&rdquo; I am a trained salsa and ballroom dancer. My mom had also seen Bollywood films in Russia.

Model-turned-actress Kristina Akheeva on her age gap with co-star Sunny Deol and being bowled over by Shah Rukh Khan

'The Deols treat you like family'

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