Sreeleela may be known for her performances and vibrant screen presence, but her journey has also been shaped by an experience during her medical education and time spent in hospitals. The actor opened up about how her exposure to real-life situations during her medical journey has helped her approach acting with greater sensitivity and perspective.


Talking about whether her medical experience helps her in cinema, Sreeleela shared, “Definitely. 100 percent. I feel it is important for an actor to have a lot of knowledge about everything around the world. General knowledge is also very important. Experiences and your sensitivity meter has to be high.”


She went on to explain how her hospital postings exposed her to several deeply personal stories and emotional journeys. “Hospital stories, what I've seen in my course of being in the hospital or in my postings, was, people's emotional journeys very closely. You see life and death, you see situations, you see people having financial situation to clear bills. There's so many stories. What is cinema? It's a story and like that I've been grateful. I mean I was exposed to around three, four stories like this every day so it gives you so much perspective. It gives, it opens your mind up very differently. You're very sensitive about microscopic things and you're very real with…That's what I say that this side it's just one colorful world, dancing, there's wonderful costumes, there's so many people and there it's a white coat. It's a completely different situation. You're seeing life and death, so that really matures you as an actor.”


With her medical journey giving her an understanding of human emotions and real-life experiences, Sreeleela believes that the perspective she gained outside cinema continues to influence the way she looks at characters and stories.


On the work front, Sreeleela will make her Bollywood debut with Anurag Basu's upcoming musical drama, and she is also set to share the screen with Dhanush in Om Chapter 1. With a few more projects in the pipeline, the actor is set to explore new characters and worlds while bringing along the perspective shaped by both sides of her journey.