Anushka worked with occupational therapist, audiologist for ‘Zero’

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Actress Anushka Sharma says she worked with two professional trainers to immerse herself into her role as Aafia, a scientist with cerebral palsy, in Aanand L. Rai’s “Zero”. The actress put herself through a rigorous three-month preparation process.

“I understood the challenge that I was going to face as an actor while playing this role. That is what excited me towards the role,” Anushka said in a statement. If I were able to pull it off, I would have accomplished something. So I wanted to do it the right way and represent this correctly.

Aanand sir and Himanshu (writer Himanshu Sharma) had already researched a lot with doctors (about this condition) when they came to me with the film and had sketched out my character accordingly.

I understood their brief and went with their vision and met with the doctors,” she added. She said she worked with an occupational therapist and audiologist who helped her understand “what physical limitation my character would have and how my condition would impact my speech”.