actress aakanksha singh is shooting in jaisalmer for an upcoming project born and brought up in jaipur aakanksha says that she is excited to be shooting in rajasthan as it is her home state i am born and brought up in jaipur rajasthan but i am yet to explore the state to the fullest i still have to see so much in rajasthan this is my first time in jaisalmer and its beautiful to shoot on the sand dunes she told usaakanksha has taken a break from television to focus on films we asked her if it was worth taking the risk and if she is happy with the film projects being offered to her to which she replied taking break from television was a conscious decision and yes i think its absolutely worth it because im loving the kind of roles i am getting and the fact that i am able to play different characters and not get stuck with one in tv aakanksha has played lead characters and the actress said that she is getting lead roles in films too i am working in the south indian film industry for past some time and whatever films i have done i have done as lead in bollywood it takes time to get the desired role but with mayday her upcoming film with ajay devgn and amitabh bachchan i think that i am achieving that slowly its a big project for me so what are the factors she considers before signing a film the first thing that i consider is the role i am doing and the importance of my character in the film then of course the storyline and the actors working on the projects are also some of the factors that i consider she told us aakanksha recently got a handwritten letter from amitabh bachchan she will be seen alongside him and ajay devgn in mayday the actress took to social media to express her excitement and gratitude she shared with us the feeling cant be described in words it still feels like a dream i was so so happy as i was not expecting it it just happened and im glad that he really liked what i wrote for him and in return i got his response which is so precious