The first thing that strikes you about Sarika is her gorgeousness. And then her no-nonsense attitude. She makes it very clear that she’d rather talk about her upcoming item number in her next than field personal questions — not even about daughter Shruti Haasan. The light-eyed veteran talks to us about the prevailing hypocrisy in the industry when it comes to item songs, her journey so far and more.u00a0

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