Shraddha Kapoor is living a dream, having got the opportunity of singing all the songs featured on her in “Rock On!! 2”, but the actress has revealed that many professional singers had auditioned for her part.
When Shraddha got to know that “Rock On 2” was being planned, she immediately contacted the makers.
“I didn’t even think twice, I called up Ritesh (Sidhwani, producer) and asked ‘Is this true? Do you want to meet me for it?’ He said, ‘Yeah. We would love to meet you.’ So that’s how it happened. But there was just one thing and it was that the lead actress had to sing all her songs. I was happy since I have sung ‘Galliyan’ and all. But he said that this was going to be a different level of singing and they have been testing professional singers for the part,” the 29-year-old actress said in an interview.
Post the audition, the actress met the film’s director Shujaat Saudagar, who helped her understand the character through a series of questions.
“He asked me off-beat questions like ‘How many school trips have you gone on? ‘Have you ever gone back-packing alone? Lived alone?’ I was wondering why was he asking me these questions. Then I realised, my character in the film essentially packs her bags and goes off somewhere. She is a loner in that sense. She does what her heart wants to do. He said that he wanted me to spend more time with myself, alone. I started putting a DND sign outside my door, so my family would not come. I used to sit with a dog, read a book and reduce going out with friends,” Shraddha said.
The actress has mostly played the typical ‘happy and bubbly’ characters in her films but “Rock On 2” is a departure from those roles as she will be seen playing a person with a calm demeanour.
