Nayandeep Rakshit (DNA; January 4, 2017)

Vaani Kapoor might just be two films old but she already knows her mind. She doesn’t want to play the stereotypical Bollywood heroine, “dancing around trees”. She wants to play “some great parts”.

In what genres, we ask. She replies, “I definitely want to do action someday because I want to test my own limits and go beyond it. And every possible thing that I can.”

What about a chick flick? Vaani’s game for that as well. “I hope that someday chick flicks happen. I love chick flicks, but I don’t like admitting it because people find it so lame. (Laughs) I love The Holiday. There’s The Devil Wears Prada, too. I hope someday somebody can cast Indian actresses in a film like that,” she tells us.

And she picks her partners too. “I know Anushka Sharma and Parineeti Chopra. So it would be fun to do a film with them. Plus, they are YRF talents, too, so we will all have a great time together on the sets. So much of female energy, it will be a lot of fun,” she laughs.

But she also adds that she’s now ready to take up a strong female-oriented film as well, but only on a certain condition. “If there’s a great script and a great role for me, I will pick it up with both hands. I would love to do a film like Piku or an NH10 where the character of the woman is as strong,” she signs off.