While Bollywood films are a glamorous mix of dance and song but Anurag Basu&#39;s &#39;Barfi&#39; is different as it is a story of a deaf-mute boy, an autistic girl and a normal girl.u00a0 <img alt="Ileana D'Cruz" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/sep/Ileana-DCruz.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 659px; " /> &quot;In Bollywood masala film there would be little bit of acting to do, you have to look pretty throughout and dance with a handsom man. I did not want to get into such a film,&quot; Ileana told.u00a0 Known down south as a glamorous beauty, Ileana doesn&#39;t want that label to continue in the Hindi film industry, but wants author-backed roles. &quot;I have been doing south films for six years. And there were lot of offers from Bollywood earlier which did not interest me much. The story line and my role in &#39;Barfi&#39; is something I liked a lot. It is different from what I have done so far, hence I chose to do this film. It is all about right time,&quot; she said. Releasing on September 14, &#39;Barfi&#39; is a romantic comedy around three characters. There is Murphy (Ranbir) whom everyone calls Barfi. He is always ready with a prank. Jhilmil (Priyanka) is an autistic girl, while Ileana plays Shruti, who falls in love with Barfi. Ileana had earlier turned down an offer to star opposite actor Salman Khan in &#39;Wanted&#39;, which was a remake of her own south film &#39;Pokhiri&#39;. She chose to wait for a more challenging role. &quot;When I was offered this role I was flattered as it required me to show my ability as an actor. Anurag told me the story and role... he said he has found his Shruti,&quot; Ileana said. &quot;He was sure I was fit for the role. But I was completely taken off guard did not expect a launch with a film like this,&quot; she said, adding that since &#39;Barfi&#39; is not a regular Bollywood film, she was worried whether she would be able to do justice with the role. &quot;Considering it&#39;s a big film and different, I was like will I be able to pull through this? It required a lot of me. He (Basu) had blind faith in me. He was encouraging... It was flattering...,&quot; Ileana said.

Making her debut in Bollywood with 'Barfi', Telugu actress Ileana D'Cruz says she did not want a glamorous opening in her first film here

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