Saala Khadoos' boxer Ritika Singh aspires to be like Priyanka Chopra
12 Jan 2016 12:48 PM IST
Ritika, a national-level kick boxer wants to balance her training and acting career.
Boxer-turned-actress Ritika Singh wants to balance both her training in boxing as well as acting in films. Photo: Viral Bhayani- “Priyanka is my favourite actress and I like her a lot. She is in Hollywood and I admire her. She did a great job in Mary Kom'. I don't think any other actress could have done it,†Ritika said.
- Actress Priyanka Chopra played boxer Mary Kom in the film titled Mary Kom' and Ritika is all praise for her.
- Ritika shared that she was inspired by American mixed martial artist-actress Ronda Rousey. “I am inspired by Ronda Rousey. She is a fighter and a superstar who is doing films. She is focused and dedicated. I want to be like like her as a person.â€
- Ritika's father, who was present at the event, said he was proud of his daughter and her achievements in life so far.
- When asked her about facing competition in the industry, she said, “I am not an insecure person. Thanks to my training in martial arts I have it in me to appreciate good work, say wow and say You deserve it'.â€
- “It was a dream come true as in my first film I have Rajkumar Hirani as the producer and Madhavan as my co-star. Who can get a better role than this?†Ritika said.
- Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani is co-producing the film, which releases on January 29.
- “I would love to do films as it is a different experience. I am open to do all kind of films. I want to try something else as I can't do action. I have got beaten up and beat up people. I will continue to train whenever I have fights. I have a knee injury and hope it gets well soon,†Ritika told reporters at the film's promotional event.
- Ritika, a national-level kick boxer, is well-versed with mixed martial arts and karate. Now she is making her debut in Hindi films with actor R Madhavan in Saala Khadoos'.
Boxer-turned-actress Ritika Singh wants to balance both her training in boxing as well as acting in films. Photo: Viral Bhayani
Ritika, a national-level kick boxer wants to balance her training and acting career.
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