Blowing a siren

Nathalia Kaur is excited about her budding career in the Indian film industry

Published - April 14, 2012 06:56 pm IST

Nathalia Kaur in Ram Gopal Varma’s Department

Nathalia Kaur in Ram Gopal Varma’s Department

The promos of Gabbar Singh are out and the item number has already gone viral. It's now loud and clear that Munni Badnam Hui pales in comparison with our very own Kevv Kekaa . Movie aficionados can't wait to see the beautiful Nathalia Kaur swing to this mass number by Devisri Prasad, but who is this Nathalia Pinheiro (also goes by Kaur) and what made Ramgopal Verma go ‘crazy' about her? He called her electrifying and tweeted that he is yet to see someone more beautiful than her. He preferred her over his original choice Sunny Leone for an item song Dan Dan in Department . A Brazilian model of Indian descent, Nathalia hails from Rio De Janeiro.She started her career at the age of 14 but later changed her name to Kaur. Was it to further her career in Bollywood? “No, my surname Pinheiro is quite big and difficult to pronounce. Hence, I chose the Punjabi surname ‘Kaur' as my father's family is Punjabi. Kaur highlights my Indian descent, is comparatively easy to pronounce and the audience can also connect to it,” she responds.

Ask her about her family and she says, “My family is only about me and my mother. We both are like one soul. I started my modelling career for financial independence and everything followed. In India, I have always been amazed by the film industry. It is a magic created by actors transporting you to another world.” The song Dan Dan in Department is just an introduction to Nathalia Kaur and she has already signed two Hindi films. Also she has done Indrajit Lankesh's Dev S/O Mudde Gowda .

Nathalia on Dan Dan , “I loved doing the item number. It has been shot in such an amazing way! Just like RGV has said, “An item song when it's correctly done, with the essence and meaning, is nothing but a video folio to show your capable skills.”

Does she feel any pressure doing Gabbar Singh, as Munni has been a huge hit and any expectation would be to normally cross it? “I was approached for Gabbar Singh after they noticed me in Dan Dan song from Department . They liked me in it and wanted me to do this dance number in their movie. There is no pressure at all. I believe in my work and I'm focused. I always set a goal for myself and I am not satisfied till I achieve it. Sometimes the road is easy and smooth, sometimes hard,” she says.

On a parting note, Nathalia says that the best thing about being an actor is the multitude of emotions you get to express. “All the feelings we have to emote in the character we play, comes from thousands of different traits we hide or hold inside us,” she says.

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