I always believe in the power of good stories: Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma knows the power of a story well told and the actress says her love for cinema is what keeps her motivated and not fears that are part and parcel of every performer's life.

It has been a good year for Anushka as both her characters, Aarfa and Alizeh, from Sultan and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil brought her critical praise as well as commercial success.

Anushka, 28, is now looking forward to the release of her upcoming home production Phillauri besides Imtiaz Ali's tentatively titled The Ring, where she is teaming up with Shah Rukh Khan for the third time.

The actress says she does not like to limit herself to a territory as she is always looking for what she can do next, be it acting or producing films.

"Insecurities have a way to come in because there are a lot of people who tell you things like 'do more films', 'out of sight out of mind' in the industry. So, you have to back yourself and not let what others are doing affect you and let your decisions come from that because that will make you unhappy. I try to work without fear... A lot of times we let our fears decide our course of action. I have never let that happen with me. So, while I am a very happy person and doing well in life, I feel I am also growing as a person because it is equally important for me," Anushka said in an interview.

Despite being an outsider, she says, she understood right at the beginning of her career that she can move forward only by choosing good roles over big projects. "I have always believed in the power of good stories and roles. I have made my entire career out of such roles. I was like that right from the beginning of my career. Rab Ne... was a big film and people knew my name because of it but I don't think it turned me into that actor, Band Baaja Baarat did that for me, which had a first time actor and director. I understood early on that this is the way I have to go."