Director-producer Anand L Rai believes that children will enjoy the film Zero and Anushka Sharma’s character is the primary reason.
Anand Rai, throughout the shoot, used to tell us on the sets that Anushka’s character will have a huge connect with kids. When he wrote the character, he had this in mind and always called Aafia a very special character. She is a very lovable and smart person, she is a genius and has her heart in the right place. She is full of life despite her disabilities, which is a hugely positive angle in the film and the director always felt that it will be one of the strong emotional reasons why people, especially children will love Aafia,” reveals a source.
Anushka has gone all out to prepare for her role in Zero. She went through a rigorous three month prep and worked with two professional trainers — an occupational therapist and an audiologist — to get into the skin of her character, who is suffering from cerebral palsy. She used wheel-chair all the time on set to stay in her character. The film releases on December 21.
