Bunny & NTR are just friends: Sheela

T-town dazzler Sheela has just rung in the new year with a lot of shopping and partying. And you can hear the delight in her voice when she says she couldn’t have started off 2010 in a better way. “I chilled out for 10 days in Dubai, turned into a shopaholic, ate some of the most scrumptious meals and partied like there was no tomorrow,” she grins fondly.
 
And before you assume she’d been holidaying with a guy, hold your thoughts. Sheela had taken time out to “chill” with her family. In her new film with NTR, Sheela seems to have reinvented herself from docile girl next-door to sultry diva. Is that a one-off, or do we see her as a hottie henceforth? “I deliberately picked this role as I wanted to break free from the traditional girl image that I had acquired after Seethakokachilaka and Parugu. Ever since I heard Nayanthara too was in the film, I wanted to play the glam role over the village belle’s role,” she says. The other daunting task was to match steps with jellybones NTR. “Initially I was scared, but he put me at ease. It was difficult for him to dance since he’d hurt his back in an accident. But he was mind-blowing,” she gushes.
 
Sheela’s transformation into sexy siren has had its advantages too. She claims that she’s now flooded with film offers. “Among the 10 films I was offered, I have signed up one big ticket flick opposite a leading star. I am not in a hurry to sign films as I am just 20,” she reveals.
 
Sheela insists that earning “big money” is not her only criteria. “I want to be remembered as a versatile actor,” she quips. After a negative act in Maska and author-backed roles in Prem Kahani (Kannada) and Thanthoni (Malayalam) she’s “returned to Tamil films,” she says.
 
While her professional life is eventful, Sheela’s personal life isn’t too colourful. “I party with close friends, but I share only professional vibes with colleagues. Even Allu Arjun and NTR are just friends,” she says. Now, where have we heard all that before?