Rakul Preet Singh on shooting for I Love You: ‘For a week, I was a complete zombie’

Rakul Preet Singh’s upcoming film is a romantic thriller written and directed by Nikhil Mahajan. Also starring Pavail Gulati and Akshay Oberoi, I Love You will start streaming on JioCinema from June 16. Sharing her experience of working on the project, the Doctor G actress revealed that she was ‘so drained and stressed out’ during the shoot that she almost felt like a ‘zombie’ for a week.

“We had 15 days of intense shooting, where I had to be in a stressed state of mind. I actually got sleepless, which has never happened to me in my life. It did not go well with my body. I thought that maybe I am over hectic. I tried taking melatonin and I doubled the dose. For the first time in my life, I took that also but nothing helped. For a week, I was a complete zombie. My mind was all over the place. My body turned acidic and I was burping out water. I had to take medication. I spoke to my nutritionist, and she said your mind is playing tricks. She told me that your body is thinking that ‘you are depressed or you are really sad’ and that was while I was shooting for 15 days. That’s when I truly realised what method acting truly is,” Rakul told IANS.

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The actress took three days off to recuperate, and travelled out of the city and completely disconnected herself. Presented by Jio Studios, I Love You is produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Sunir Kheterapal and Gaurav Bose. Last seen in ZEE5’s social comedy film Chhatriwali, Rakul’s other upcoming projects include Meri Patni Ka Remake, Ayalaan and Indian 2. 

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