It is very fun to watch, very entertaining to watch Bigg Boss
but of course, being there it's even more entertaining, it's more fun. Salman is a great host
I started as a news anchor
I feel blessed as I said to be able to sing, to have a song with Guru Randhawa
I eat every single day, dal. Dal rice
Do you like desi chai we have here? Yes, I love it.
Which festival do you like the most Holi, Diwali, Dussehra?
I had a lot of fun playing Holi definitely
Hi Iulia, welcome to Pinkvilla.
Hello.
So Main Chala is out already and the reaction to it is so
amazing already. So how do you respond to it?
I’m very happy to know that our heart has reached everyone’s heart. And it's a beautiful
feeling because our you know what we thought it would be actually it happened
You've been working with a dream cast in this song and the song earlier also in Radhe and
right now with Main Chala. There’s Salman, there’s Guru Randhawa, there’s Pragya and
honestly, it's any singer's dream you know to sing for
them. So how was your experience, how did you feel?
Yes, I feel blessed as I said to be able to sing, to have a song with Guru Randhawa. We
have been planning to sing together, to have a song together in the last few years but this was
the right moment for us to come with a song and Main Chala was the chosen one. A beautiful
composition written by Shabbir Ahmed and it has been an amazing journey for me. From the
recording moment from that first step till the shooting of the
video and till the release and I’m super happy for it
And your performance in the video is actually very you know nice, it's good to see you on the
screen as well. So, do you ever plan to you know come out and
not as a singer but also as an actor on the main screen?
I’ve done acting before in Romania and also for an Indian move directed by Prem Soni
which is called Laila Manju. We shot in London and the movie
is already ready. It's done we're just waiting for the release to happen
So recently we've seen you promoting the song on Bigg Boss and Salman obviously he hosts
the Weekend Ka Vaar so how was your experience there on the Bigg Boss sets?
It is very fun to watch, very entertaining to watch Bigg Boss but of course being there it's even
more entertaining it's more fun. Salman is a great host and I don't think anyone else can do
the job better than he does it and that helped me at the same time you know because I was
nervous, I was supposed to speak in Hindi so that made me a little bit more nervous but he
was a great support and the whole team and Pragya was there as well and Guru joined us via
video call because he was working that day so yeah the
whole team was there and I was happy to have their
support and it was a really good experience yeah
Iulia you must have put a lot of hard work you know earlier singing, you know coming from
Romania, learning the language of the country then all your singing and Hindi song and now
you know you're slowly inclining towards Punjabi, how was that journey? Was it tough?
Let's say, it was not very easy but I enjoyed the whole process because it happened through
music and that made it so much easier and beautiful and yeah, that was a good way to learn
the language through music and I struggled here and there but you know that doesn't
matter as long as you do what you like the most so yeah it was a very good experience for
me even personally I feel there was a very you know, it helped me a lot to learn more things
about myself not only about the language, about the culture, about the mentality, about the
values of the Indian culture. It helped me understand more things about myself as well
So, could you say something in Punjabi for the audience right now?
Oh, that's complicated now. I haven't learned the language. I
haven't learned the language but maybe you can tell me something and I kind of repeat after you.
I do not know Punjabi as well. So, let’s get you singing some lines from Main Chala
But I will sing Main Chali because I’m a girl yeah
Yes, it was beautiful
Thank you. Thank you. This is Guru's part actually it's not my part but it's the main part yeah
Alright. Iulia read that you've worked as a model since
the age of 15. So, isn’t that like quite a tender age to go about her work in the modelling career?
I mean that's the afge for career as a model and in Romania at that time this modelling job was at the
beginning like people didn't know much about it, just started being recognised as a job, right?
And me to do something like that it was very you know challenging and a very good
experience at the same time because I’ve learned about you know how to have the posture
you know a correct posture, to be more feminine, to express
myself in that very feminine way so that it was a good school for me.
We also read that you worked as a news anchor in Romania
and definitely news anchor is a tough job something which requires exceptional skill
Yes, I started as a news anchor and I think I’ve done this for more than 10 years TV channel
in Romania and yeah you had to wake up super early in the morning, five was the call time
and then be there till one in the night. Yeah, I can say I work
hard but I loved what I’ve done like I was loving so much my job, it became my life .
Nice. Different culture, different you know career choices you've
had. One very different from the other
Yes. But I feel somehow when you have a heart of an artist you feel like expressing yourself
in various ways. So, music, dance, presenting, acting they
are all different-different facets of one person so I feel they complement each other very well.
So now we quickly move I want to move to a game section
where we want to ask you a few Indian things you like
Okay.
Alright, number one. Which Indian dish do you like the most?
Palak paneer.
Though I feel like I am cheating here because I eat every single
day dal. Dal rice. Yeah, that should be my favourite actually
Do you like desi chai we have here? Yes, I love it. I love it
I try to stay away because of the diet reasonsbut
then whenever I can I’ll have it. I’ll enjoy it. I love chai
Name three Indian spices.
Oh my God.
We add in chai, you could also start with those.
That's the thing the orange. Oh my God.
Saffron. So, one is saffron, cardamon
Incredible. I mean I talk about that every single day and now I’m like there'll be one more
Tulsi is there, ginger is there it's called
Correct. Ginger
Which Indian actor do you like the most or you would want to work with?
Ah, there are many of them that I really appreciate. But there is one that I really like since I
was a kid and his name is Kabir Bedi and we used to watch in Romania this series called
Sandokan. So, he was like my first crush. I used to admire him very, very, very much and I
still do and I remember once I met him at the birthday and that was like a big joy for me. And
another time when I was performing for an award show he was right there cheering up for me
and I was feeling so blessed in that moment knowing that someone that I appreciated since
childhood and somehow was my crush you know is actually there seeing me and cheering up
for me, that was a special moment for me yeah so, he's one person, one actor that I appreciate
Something about the Indian culture that you really like?
The warmth, the hospitality. I don't think I met anywhere in the world so much of you know
respect and care for the guests so that's something that I’ve learned here and I really admire
Which festival do you like the most Holi, Diwali, Dussehra?
I had a lot of fun playing Holi. Definitely I loved it. Yeah, I really loved it and Diwali. No,
but Ganpati as well is very good. I don't know it's very difficult to choose one
Your favourite Bollywood movie?
Jaaneman
Some dialogue that you want to just recreate?
Oh no. I'll not be good at that. But I love one of the songs I will just hum a little bit the song
That's a beautiful song
Wow. Your voice is like it's crazy. It's something that somebody can listen to all day.
Thank you so much.
Which Hindi song do you like a lot and you know currently you're hooked to?
I have a lot. My favourite song is
And from the new songs, Guru's song, Dance Meri Rani
We're heading towards the end of the interview. So, you're a role model? You want to know about who's your role model and why?
My mom, definitely. For her kindness, for her compassion, for her dedication for her family.
So yeah, and for her yeah. For her sisters and brothers. My mom and because she was a very
elegant woman and very feminine so yeah, I looked up to her all the time.
Thank you, Iulia, for joining us we had a fun interview chatting with you. I hope you had a good time
Yes. Me too. Thank you so much