Predictions: IIFA 2010

'Working in Raajneeti was like a dream come true for me'

Here's a question -- What is common between Mera Naam Joker, Junoon, Lagaan, Rang De Basanti, Kites and Raajneeti?

The last two are actually giveaway clues! In case you still have not got it, the correct answer lies in the foreign actors who have played a significant role in all these movies.

If it was Russian actress Kseniya Ryabinkina in Mera Naam Joker, Shashi Kapoor's Junoon saw British actress Jennifer Kendal, Rachel Shelley was seen in Lagaan, Alice Patten in Rang De Basanti, Barbara Mori and Nicholas Brown in Kites and finally Sarah Thompson in Raajneeti.

Prakash Jha's multi starrer movie will see Sarah Thompson play a key role. rediff.com's Srabanti Chakrabarti caught up with the pretty actress for freewheeling conversation. Excerpts from the meeting.

How did you land up in India?

A year back my manager in LA asked me whether I would be interested in an Indian film. I have always been fascinated about Indian culture and wanted to come to India and work here, so I said yes.

He asked me to meet Prakash Jha immediately in LA. I still remember that we had a long breakfast meeting which went on for three hours! We discussed everything -- right from from Indian politics to American politics, Indian heritage, culture, films our families and almost everything under the sun!

He watched some of my work and then offered the role in Raajneeti. Since I was so fascinated with India, it was almost like a dream come true for me