The actor on Ishqiya improving her career, how Parineeta made her so conscious of how she was filmed, and why she picked the role in Nerkonda Paarvai, and more…
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You spoke of Ishqiya having changed a lot of things in your career. I would’ve thought that would be Parineeta, which presented you beautifully in that classical way, and almost every frame could be hung as a painting, and your role was fantastic.
Thank you. You know, Parineeta was my first and will always be special, and the way Pradeep Sarkar shot me… I had the pressure of wanting to look like Parineeta for the first couple of years. I was very conscious about which angle I was shot from because he took great care. But thankfully, by the time I reached Ishqiya, I just let go because it was others’ job to make me look good. I have to focus on just doing my best.
My first few films brought me a lot of acclaim, and suddenly, there was stardom and all that, but then I did a couple of films like Hey Babyy and Kismat Connection, which I was very indifferent to. I think there was a taken-for-grantedness, and that shows in me. But I think I realized, with those two films, that whatever you do in front of the camera, you can’t take for granted, and I decided to do stuff only that excited me.
There are films like Nerkonda Paarvai, the remake of Pink, opposite Ajith, where you had a small role. Was it a fun thing that you just did? Â
Yeah. I didn’t even give it a thought because Sridevi had just passed away and I met Boney ji and he said he wanted me to do a special appearance in his film, which he said, stars Ajith and is a Tamil remake of Pink. I said I don’t want to know anything. I just did it out of love for Sridevi and Boney ji. Â
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