Her looks are enough to melt you in your tracks, but Adelina Sharipova can beat you at the game of who-knows-Bond-well. This Russian supermodel and actor, obsessed with Oscars, can get into the skin of any character she is playing onscreen. Adelina burst the music scene in 2012 with her albums Love Story and Addicted. Her erotic voice matched the sexy avatar she donned for the music album. There was no looking back from there. She acted in several films and television series such as Star Factory aired on Russian music channel, even as she gave her voice to songs as a part of girls’ band Tutsi. As she waits for a suitable role for her in a Bollywood film, her eyes are set on James Bond franchisee. Read on to know what excites her a man (and if you fit the bill)...

What’s keeping you busy these days?

A lot of things... photo shoots, fitness training, castings and work on television...

Tell us something about your childhood.

I was born in the Russian city of Astrakhan. As my parents recall, I almost simultaneously learnt to talk and sing. Since then I have been taking rhythmic gymnastics classes in kindergarten, ballroom dancing in first grade, and participated in theatre later.

How did showbiz happen to you?

Although there is no one in my family in this field, my mother has graduated from music school. May be that influenced my initial choice to become a singer. I gave mu performance at the age of three, for my family (giggles).