It seemed like actress Shubra Aiyappa was going through an identity crisis at the sixth edition of the Celebrity Cricket League. The actress who portrayed ground-breaking roles in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada industries was spotted cheering for ‘Telugu Tigers’ and ‘Karnataka Bulldozers’ when the latter played against ‘Chennai Rhinos’ recently. From being a travel junkie to having a penchant for belly dancing, Shubra recently confessed her love for sports at the League. She said that she is excited to see how all the matches play out and which team will walk away with the trophy.
It’s an open secret that the actress is biased towards the Telegu industry for she made her debut there. She says that she loves shooting in Hyderabad as people are very warm and welcoming there. However, coming back to Bengaluru, her birthplace, and cheering for her home team is equally special for her.
She says, “I was born here and studied in Baldwin Girls High School. It was in school that I was initiated into cricket. I started by playing with my brothers and classmates and have swung a bat or two since then. I love being in this stadium and the Karnataka players, under Sudeep sir, are doing extremely well and making their
State proud.”
Though she had to go to Mumbai for a shoot, Shubra has put that project on hold and took the weekend off to watch the match.
She is also hoping for an all-women’s celebrity cricket team soon and hopes to be the captain of that team.
“I share my birthday with the legend, Sachin Tendulkar, and cricket means much to me as much as cinema. So I should have some cricket blood in me and really hope to play for my team if there is a women’s celebrity league. I think the marriage between cricket and cinema is exciting because both of them offer entertainment to the masses. The craze people have for these two forms and the way people relate to cricket and cinema is actually overwhelming in our country.”
Coming to her movies, Shubra is waiting for the release of ‘Yevvanam Oka Fantasy’ a Telegu romantic comedy where the actress is paired opposite Arvind Krishna.
The two play a young married couple and the film is about how a young girl who gets married to a rich actor changes his life. She recalls that she enjoyed the shooting and felt comfortable with Arvind on sets.
Shubra has also recently appeared in ‘Sagaptham’, a Tamil film and also made her Kannada debut with ‘Vajrakaya’, where she starred opposite Shivarajkumar and played his dream girl.
The hit song ‘No problem’, that was sung by Dhanush, was especially written for her and contains references to her height.
She recalls, “I felt really special that the song was written for me. It was fun and a good break in the Kannada film industry. It also made the movie that much more special for me.”
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Supplements> MetroLife / by Anushka Sivakumar / DHNS – Bengaluru, January 27th, 2016
