You are back in a Hindi film, and that’s good news. How did Subedaar come your way?
It was Anil Kapoor who reached out to me, asking if I would be interested in doing this cameo. With the entire set-up, I was thrilled. For me, it’s not the length of the role but the importance of it.
What was the experience of working with Anil Kapoor and Suresh Triveni?
Working with Anilji after forty-one years felt surreal. We last worked together in Meri Jung in 1985, directed by Subhash Ghai. Nothing has changed. He is still the same enthusiastic child, the same eager learner. Not even an iota of his will to give his best has diminished. In fact, it has grown with time.
And the director?
Suresh Triveni was fabulous. I had seen Tumhari Sulu, so I knew this man cannot go wrong in depicting his women on screen.
The last Hindi film you did was with Nana Patekar. Do you enjoy the lingual crossover?
I love it. In today’s times, there is nothing like crossover. It’s all under one umbrella now. And I am definitely enjoying it.
In Tamil cinema, are you happy with the roles that come your way? Do you feel cinema in India constrains an actress beyond a certain age?
I hardly do films or take up projects. For me, the story and the character are the real heroes. I don’t want to do many films only to be lost in a crowd. I have been extremely choosy with my work. Also, I feel my directors are a bit lost now because of my weight loss.
They feel you are not the same actor after the weight loss?
I personally feel I am at a very awkward point, something like when you are in a transition from a child actor to an adult. That in-between period where you cannot play a child because you are grown up, nor play leads because you are considered too young or too old for certain parts. Directors keep telling me I look too young to play mature roles and a little older to play leads. I am yet to find a role that would give me immense satisfaction. Language is not a barrier for me. In any language, I would love to do films. OTT is also on my wish list.
How do you avoid roles that bind you into stereotypical characters?
I simply say no. I have done enough of those.
Tell me about your forthcoming projects.
I am doing Prashanth Varma’s Mahakali in Telugu, another big-budget Telugu film, and a cute film with Harish Kalyan in Tamil. I am also in talks for a few more projects.
If you had to change anything in your career, what would it be?
Absolutely nothing. Every good, bad, right and wrong decision was necessary to teach me something and bring me to where I stand today.
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