After Barbara Mori in Kites another foreign beauty is all set to try her luck in Bollywood. Sarah Thompson who plays Ranbir Kapoor's American girlfriend in Raajneeti is brushing up her Hindi skills ahead of moving to Mumbai.
"When I started working on Raajneeti I knew no Hindi. That was okay. I had to play a girl who doesn't know any Hindi and all I had to do was mutter a smattering of bad Hindi."
But now Thompson has got herself a Hindi teacher. "I want to make a career in Bollywood. For that I need to know the language. So I got myself a teacher. Ab mujhe Hindi bolne aati hai (Now, I can speak Hindi)."
She gushes, "I love India and love Indian films. Mumbai reminds me of New York. The same energy and bustle and now I want to be part of it."
As part of her background research for Raajneeti Thompson read up as much as she could on the internet on Indian politics. She was also made to watch Saawariya by Prakash Jha to understand her co-star's acting style.
"Before working with Ranbir I had seen only Saawariya and thought he was outstanding. Then when we reached Bhopal, Katrina [Kaif] and Prakashji took me to watch Wake Up, Sid. And I was like... oh my God!"
"When I met Ranbir the first thing I blurted was how much I liked him in Wake Up, Sid. Then I watched all his films. That's how good I found him."
Thompson just can't stop raving about Kapoor. "Ranbir really took care of me. He made me feel so comfortable. Not for a minute did I feel like an outsider. If I've decided to make a career in Hindi cinema it's because of Ranbir and Prakashji who never let me feel like an outsider," she said.
