life certainly hasnt been the same for ashika over the last one year for in that span of time she not only made her debut crazy boy but has done three other films she will next be seen in mass leader alongside actors like shivarajkumar vijay raghavendra pranitha and prakash belawadi which is something that she is thrilled about the final year bcom student didnt want to enter films before completing her education but is now happy with her decision thanks to the plum offers coming her way she lets us in on moreyou are working with big stars early in your career must feel goodi have always said that i am very lucky being launched by mahesh babu sir was a very good platform for me since i started getting good offers to work with shivanna shivarajkumar is a big deal since my family and i have always watched films of dr rajkumar and his children mass leader has such a big star cast that it gave me a lot of exposure i learnt so much from themcould you let us in on some of the lessonsin some of my other films the way i saw it it was only about doing my part and sitting around on the set but things were different with mass leader everyone knows how energetic and lively shivanna is he brings the set alive despite being such a big star he helps each and every actor out he takes it up as his responsibility to make the atmosphere on the set pleasant and make the other actors feel comfortable i learnt from him that you not only do your part but also help others and give them a boost of energy shivanna respects everyone on the set regardless of their position everyone receives the same love and respect from him and that made the relationship between everyone very nice my entry into the film is during a family portion and the way everyone was on set it really did feel like a familytell us more about your rolemy characters name is shreya and she is shivannas characters sister she is a sweet simple collegegoing girl who has a parallel love track as well since i am in college in real life it was not hard for me to put myself in her shoesdue to your age are you worried about getting typecast in such rolesi am doing ageappropriate roles and not everyone can get to do roles like this as i age my graph will grow i dont mind playing a collegegoing girl while i may portray someone who is still studying her characteristics will differ she could be a simple girl or someone who is bold and feisty i feel that playing a young girl is always an advantage for a heroine as i will get more time to perform and prepare for bigger rolessome portions of the film are shot in kashmir how hard was it to shoot thereit was