Anushka looks beyond Yash Raj

Anushka Sharma is free to sign films outside the Yash Raj banner and that's just what she is poised to do

Here’s one actress who knows what she is signing. Not blinded by the opportunity to debut with a banner like Yash Raj Films, Anushka Sharma has signed a contract with the banner under which they won’t just make three films with her, but she is free to work outside the YRF banner if she wishes.

But where is Anushka then? “I’ve been right here,” replies Anushka. “I spoke as much as I could about Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, and now I’m busy reading scripts. I’m looking at a lot of projects outside the Yash Raj banner. I am no stranger to contracts, I know how they work. Look, I’ve been working since the time I was 16 years old. I choose my work carefully. When Rab Ne... released, people misunderstood that I will be seen next only in a Yash Raj film. But that’s hardly true. Besides, in today’s age who will offer a newcomer a contract that binds her?” Anushka adds that she’s on the verge of signing a couple of projects, both outside and within the Yash Raj banner.

While on the lookout for other films, Anushka is busy with sports. “I’m learning to play squash. My elder brother Karnesh though refuses to play with me. He says, leave alone the chances of my improvement, he might just end up forgetting his game. Besides films, I have a life. I have a family to visit, books to read and experiences to gain,” she says, full of life.