I tried hard not to be an actor: Soha Ali Khan

New Delhi: When you are born in a family of actors, you are expected to become an actress eventually. The same happened with Soha Ali Khan, despite her trying very hard not to step into Bollywood. With yesteryear`s beauty queen Sharmila Tagore as mother and superstar Saif Ali Khan as brother, one would hardly expect Soha to take up any other profession, but she insists that she was initially reluctant to become an actress. "Taking up acting was never my aim and I have tried very hard not to be an actor.

I took up other professions like banking, but then there was a wish to become a part of the entertainment industry somehow," Soha said. And it was this wish which she could not escape and it led her to the sets of `Dil Maange More`, the film she made her Bollywood debut with. She is a prominent face in the film industry now, with `Rang De Basanti` and `Mumbai Meri Jaan` in her kitty. Soha has carved a niche for herself with off-beat films like `Khoya Khoya Chand` and `Dil Kabaddi` instead of going the full-blown `masala movie` way. "I like to keep it varied and work in every genre as my aim is to perform. Many a times you do not get a chance to perform in glamourous films. I would like to be part of those films where I can prove myself as an actress," said Soha. PTI