Mumbai, June 1
Bollywood actress Ileana D’Cruz, who is keeping busy with “diapers and baby bum cream,†said that she was offered to reprise her role in the Ajay Devgn-starrer ‘Raid 2’; however, they couldn't work out the schedule given that she had just had her baby.
Ileana on Sunday early morning treated her fans to a question and answer session, where a user said that they missed the actress in “Raid 2†and in Indian films. The user also asked about her comeback.
Ileana replied: “I miss working in movies too and I would have loved to be a part of Raid 2. Raid was a special film but Malini was such a special character to play and working with my director Raj Kumar Gupta was a wonderful experience as was working with Ajay again,†she said.
“The makers of Raid 2 did offer the movie to me but unfortunately we couldn't work out the schedule given that I had just had my baby and my priorities are very different at the moment,†said the actress, who played Malini Pathak in the 2018 film “Raid.â€
It was in May 2023, when the actress married her beau Michael Dolan and welcomed their first child, a son, in August 2023.
She went on to praise Vaani Kapoor, who starred in the latest part.
“That said I think Vaani looked lovely in all the promos I've seen and I'm sure she brought her own lovely charm to her character. Hope that clears any confusion,†Ileana said.
A user asked the actress: “Why are you not on the silver screen,†to which she said: “Because I'm busy with diapers and baby bum cream.â€
Talking about the best thing about motherhood and was it like she expected, Ileana said: “
The hardest thing I've ever had to do. Wasn't like anything I expected. All consuming and 24/7. No off days. But my god, the feeling I get to see my little one smile, or hold me, or just thrive and be a happy healthy boy, makes me feel like I'm superwoman,†she said.
Answering to another user about pregnancy, she said: “I found it hard to accept the help initially because I wanted everything to be done a specific way for my baby and didn't feel like anyone else would understand. You know what will be best for your baby but sometimes you need a little break too.â€
- IANS
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