Ileana D'Cruz's motto: I don't care'

She may come across as petite and coy at first, but actress Ileana D’Cruz is dauntless and wears her unabashed attitude on her sleeve.

We caught up with Ileana D’Cruz over a candid chat as she let us in on her reel and real life. Looking stunning, she’s a sight to behold in a well-fitted black jacket, tights and a gold pendant engraved with ‘zero fu***’, albeit in tiny, easy-to-be-missed size and we prod the star on the same.

Ileana who started out when she was just 18 years of age says, “My motto in life is ‘I don’t care’ and I don’t think anybody should either. You have one life, enjoy it to the fullest and this pendant just speaks that.”

Nudge her about her love life and her holidays with Australian boyfriend Andrew Kneebone, and Ileana says, “He’s an amazing photographer and is one person who has taken photos of me, unlike anyone else. He takes the real me and most of them are natural, where I’m not decked up in make-up. I’ve never met anyone like him. He’s very stable and unique, he’s my strength. He’s very proud of my movies and there have been times when I’ve been critical and he tells me not to put myself down.”

When asked if he has watched her movies, she says, “I’ve shown him only good movies of mine.” The Rustom actress is very excited about her upcoming movies, Baadshaho and Mubarakan.

She says, “Baadshaho is with Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta, and my role is challenging. Mubarakan is with Arjun Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Anil Kapoor and Athiya Shetty. I’m starting shooting next month.”