Adele is Sonakshi Sinha's 'hero'

Actress Sonakshi Sinha says international singer Adele is her "hero" and that she's in "love" with her new single "Hello".

The British singer released her first new single in three years on October 23.

"'Hello'...! @Adele is my hero!!!! In love with her new song. That voice," Sonakshi tweeted on Saturday.

On the big screen, Sonakshi will next be seen in the upcoming thriller "Akira", a thriller directed by A.R. Murugadoss.

Being produced by Fox Star Studios, "Akira" is the Hindi remake of 2011 Tamil hit "Mounaguru" and also stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Anurag Kashyap and Shatrughan Sinha.

The film also marks Murugadoss's third Hindi venture after back-to-back hits "Ghajini" and "Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty".