The young starlet
who carved a niche for herself in the field of Classical Dance
and Acting gets candid about herself and her new found passion,Choreography.....
What
is more challenging? Dancing or Acting?
You see, these both are very different fields and you
have to work very hard to excel. Though I enjoy acting
my first love is Dancing. I began my Kathak training in
1984 at 'NrityaBharati Kathak Academy', Pune. I have trained
under the guidance of Guru Panditaa Rohini Bhate, who
herself is an dancer of International Stature.I also completed
a diploma in Kathak from Pune University and I stood first
there too.
Which projects are you currently working on?
Currently I am working in a movie called "Paash"
directed by Arvind Jog. Besides that, I am also performing
in a stage show,"Maitra". This show has been
conceptualised by Subodh Bhave.
It is the story
of six friends and their friendship narrated with the help
of music, dance and drama.In this show
I am working with Shaunak Abhisheki, Bela Shende, Subodh
Bhave, Sandip Khare and Salil Kulkarni. Besides dancing
amd acting I have done singing in this show. we have been
getting very positive feedbacks from the audience and the
show is running successfully.
I am also working on a dance show called "Bhairav Bhay
Tarak". The theme of this show deals with parallels
between mythology and present world. It tells that we need
someone like Lord Shankara, who saved the earth from demons
in ancient times,to fight the modern world problems like
corruption and pollution.The first show of "Bhairav
Bhay Tarak"" is on 11th August at Tilak Memorial.
Can you tell us more about your character
in the movie "Paash", How did you prepare youself
for this role?| This movie is about today's youth. You see, there
is very large section of young population who think that
what matters is money and money only. This movie deals with
the problems that such people face in the pursuit of their
ambitions, goals and greed. I am playing a choreographer
in this movie. The role was not difficult for me as I am
dancer myself but yes, getting into the character of choreographer
took some time!
What type of roles do you
prefer? And which is the one characterhat you would really
like to play?
I like my character from the movie 'Bindhaast' very mcuh.
It was a full fledged role with enough scope for acting
as well as stunts.The character was of a brave girl who
embarks on dangerous journey to prove her innocence. There
were various shades to that role. She was emotional, brave
and yet afraid of things forced upon her by circumstances.
I like the character of Wahida Rehmaan from 'Guide'. I would
really love to play something similar to that which requires
good dancing skills.
Tell us more about
your Dancing and Acting career.|
I have done many marathi movies icluding "Sarakarnama","Bindhast","Saawarkhed
ek gaav" "Mi Tuzhich Re", "Kaaydyach
Bola", "Mukhavate" and "Mission Champion".
I have also worked in a Hindi movie 'Paheli', direceted
by Amol Palekar. The movie had Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukherji
in leading roles.
I have acted in many TV shows like "Bhatkanti",
"Peshwai", "Reshimgaathi". I have performed
all over india in shows like Khajuraho Festival, Konark
Festival, Hampee Festival, Pandit Durgalal Festival(Mumbai),
Kathak Festival(Delhi) and Pune Festival. I have also done
international shows in UK, Germany, Vietnam and France.
I bagged best actress award by Screen and Filmfare for my
role in the movie "Bindhast". I have also won
Alpha Gaurav Award for "Bhatkanti". I have also
received many awrads including Nargis Datt Award (Pune Government),
Kalaa Gaurav Award, Singaarmani Award for my Dancing.
How
has been the experience of working as a Choreographer?
I have choreographed for movies "Bayoo","Maaybaap",
"Paash" and one video song for Lata didi's album
"Maitra Jiwanche". Since I was there in all
these songs, choreographing was not much difficult job.
Its an easy job when you have to choreograph for yourself
'cause you are very much aware of your skills and limits.
But when it comes to directing somebody else it becomes
very difficult as you are not fully aware of the other
person's capabilities. It is possible that you both may
think from different perspectives and some problems may
arise.
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