/> "Mark my words, you will never see me in a Bikini" is what Sonakshi Sinha confesses in the latest issue of Avant Garde Life. She has studied fashion designing, walked the ramp and is now making a dynamic leap into the world of Bollywood with a dynamic superstar by her side in her debut film, Salman Khan.

Sonakshi has studied fashion for three years and during her college days in SNDT she came out as a 'Student of the Year'. By the end of it, she must've got her hands into the garment industry. But look where this chic is heading now.

We found out by calling the beautiful actress that it was Salman Khan who encouraged Sinha to shed the kilos. "Look at your face. Shed some weight and we'll do a film together. Lose ten kilo's and we do it", said Salman Khan.

Guess what the chubby Sonakshi did back then? She didn't lose ten. She lost thirty and put all her weight into her debut film which goes on floor later this year. Dabang meaning fearless is the name of Sonakshi's first film.

Here she adores the front cover of the Avant Garde Life. There is lots more inside. Her favourite actor - Hrithik, her favourite film - DDLJ and Dev D, Primal Fear and Fight Club, her favourite comedian - Russel Peters, her hottest man - Hugh Grant, her favourite actress - Rani Mukherjee, etc.

As she quotes, "I was confident all the while, because I just had one thing in mind. This is what I always wanted to do." Way to go sweety!