Sonakshi Sinha will not play arm candy to male stars anymore

I have finally become confident of the fact that I can carry an entire film on my shoulders,” asserts Sonakshi Sinha as we meet her to chat about her upcoming film, Noor. The actress, who started her career with Salman Khan-starrer Dabangg (2010) and faced flak for her weight and frivolous screen appearances, insists she has turned over a new leaf. She played the title role in her last film, 2016 actioner Akira, and will once again be seen as the protagonist in Noor.

“Work of many years has led me to have faith that I can pull this (film) off by myself. At one point, I was comfortable doing the films that were working [at the box office]. In the past few years, there has been a marked change in the kind of films being made. I merely adapted to my surroundings. Those were the kind of stories I wanted to try, but couldn’t in the past. This is my time,” she says.