Uvika: summer sizzler

doweshowbellyad=0; Uvika Choudhary. (TOI Photo) Uvika Choudhary may have been seen in a minuscule role in Om Shanti Om, but the actress will make her official debut in Summer of 2007 that also stars Sikandar.
So why did a debutante choose to do a small role? ���It was just for the kind of set-up that I was getting. Can you imagine working with Shah Rukh Khan! That���s a dream come true for any actor.Farah Khan also showed great faith in me. She cast me without asking me to do a screen test. I don���t think anyone would have refused an offer like this one. I don���t regret doing the film one bit,��� gushes Uvika. But the good thing is that people still remember Uvika as the air-head Dolly.
But now it���s time to prove her acting abilities and she hopes that Summer of 2007 does that for her. And while there were reports of Sikandar sharing not-so-friendly relations with Neha Uberoi, Uvika has only good things to say about him. ���Sikandar is so much fun. If he didn���t come to the sets for one day, everyone would feel his absence. He���s a major prankster too. But he has immense energy. We have shot in some tough conditions but he was always cheerful,��� she says.
Coming from a non-filmi background, how is Uvika coping with the pressures of tinseltown? ���My family ensures that I am not treated like an actor at home. They treat me like a normal human being. But tinseltown is different; it���s very glamorous and it���s very easy for anyone to get carried away. I make sure that my feet are planted firmly on the ground,��� says the actress.
Uvika has no regrets about not having a godfather in the industry. Because she believes that there is no substitute for hard work. She says, ���When you see someone like SRK at work, you realise that he���s successful only because he���s hardworking. It���s necessary for everyone to work to the best of their abilities. There are no shortcuts.���
On Summer of 2007, Uvika says, she could identify with the role she plays ��� that of a girl from a middle-class background. ���It���s a very real character. People will definitely relate to her. While Sikandar plays a flamboyant character, she is very practical,��� she reveals. With her debut all set to hit the screens, Uvika is ���super excited���. Well despite the soaring temperatures this Summer is definitely very important for Uvika!