India, Feb. 17 -- Actor Regena Cassandrra had more than a decade of experience working in Tamil and Telugu before she ventured into Bollywood with the 2019 film Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga. Working in films was only an extracurricular activity for a young Regena, but it soon became a career she never dreamt of. While the actor, who hails from Chennai, tells Hindustan Times that she feels most at home on a film set, she admits it took her 'some time' to crack into Bollywood as a South Indian.

Regena explains that it took her time to feel at home in the Hindi film industry because she was stereotyped. "I was a South Indian actress. Compared to most South Indians, my Hindi is way better. I can read, write, and speak Hindi, and all the w...