00:00First of all, welcome to INS.
00:03And first of all, you will know that the last question that your film released is a very intense and
00:07thought-provoking title.
00:08So, when you got the narration of this film, what was it in the script that you said instantly yes?
00:15Our film is pretty much on Desh Bhakti.
00:18I think that every Indian story should be seen.
00:22Because your question is that it's a content-driven project.
00:26I think that in history, we want to tell you that we have seen Babali Harjit's demolition.
00:34We have seen what happened at the time of emergency.
00:37So, a student and a mentor is played by Sanjay Dutt.
00:41And a student is Namo Oshar Chopra Bhakti.
00:43And I am also a student from the same institution.
00:46So, I think that in the end of the student and mentor, which is a debate,
00:51we explore a lot of things.
00:53And I think that being a true Desh Bhakt, this film was very appealing.
01:01On the OTT platform, there is a lot of content-driven cinema.
01:05So, what do you think that the last question is entertainment?
01:09Or is it a social mirror to the audience?
01:13The last question is not a film for entertainment.
01:15It's purely on social messages.
01:17Because, as I said before, there is a lot of things in history.
01:21Now, you are a journalist.
01:23I am an actor.
01:24We always have to live in a diplomatic way.
01:27We have to think about the country,
01:29to think about the author,
01:30and to think about the communal angle.
01:33So, my job was to play a character.
01:36And I think I have done my best on whatever I am.
01:38And there are so many people,
01:40who have seen this story through.
01:42So, when a lot of people have seen this film,
01:44told me,
01:45oh, this is just RSS's name.
01:48This is all.
01:49Many people have called it an agenda, propaganda film.
01:51I just think that,
01:53I just think that,
01:54that you will make it in any set,
01:56in any set,
01:56in any song,
01:56in any song.
01:57People always say that,
01:59that your ideology,
02:00and your own ideology,
02:01that is always the same.
02:03That is never the same.
02:04In today's time,
02:05our audience is layered,
02:06and realistic female characters.
02:08I like to see the female characters.
02:09So, what was your character,
02:10in your character?
02:11What was your emotional and mental challenge?
02:15In this film,
02:16if you saw the rest of my projects,
02:17then my screen time and involvement is very much.
02:22My character's name is Sarah.
02:23My character's name is Sarah.
02:24Probably,
02:25there is not much involvement.
02:26I will tell you.
02:27I will tell you.
02:28In this film,
02:28because,
02:29be it Sanjay Haddad,
02:30be it Samira Reddy,
02:32it is a very good,
02:33kind of a message,
02:34social message,
02:35that goes out to our country,
02:36and I want to be a part of it.
02:38But,
02:38I will say that,
02:40I am the Yuba of India.
02:42When you represent Yuba of India,
02:44there is a social responsibility.
02:46If I say something,
02:48then the Yuba of India will listen to me.
02:50So,
02:50I hope,
02:51that my character,
02:51through you,
02:52I have to impact some people.
02:54Do you think,
02:55that the cinema,
02:56the cinema,
02:58or the political interpretation,
03:01unavoidable?
03:03How is it happening?
03:04What has happened to me?
03:05Well,
03:06what has happened in history,
03:07what we know in the present tense,
03:11so that the future tense is better.
03:13Because,
03:13the past,
03:14the present and the future,
03:14It is a very important thing that we call it in a very important way.
03:21You can never say that this is not happening in history.
03:24Everyone's thoughts, everyone's ideas can be different.
03:28At the end of the day, if we are the youth of India and we are the leaders of tomorrow,
03:32then we have to work together.
03:34So I feel that subjects like this should be explored more,
03:39so that people know what happened.
03:41Now let's go ahead and take a look at what they will do.
03:46What do you think makers' responsibility is so big when they adopt history and mythology on the screen?
03:54Does the audience connect emotionally and culturally?
03:57I would definitely say culturally first, then emotionally.
04:01Because if you are a culture, then emotions are always intertwined.
04:06The last question is an emotion. It is less of a film.
04:08I would say that responsibility, that's a very important bit.
04:12I think playing a character,
04:14if there is a huge responsibility,
04:17there is a huge responsibility.
04:19There is a huge responsibility.
04:20There is a lot of research.
04:21Because you can present facts in a wrong way.
04:25If you do that, then this becomes a talk of the town or the nation.
04:29Like our film in UAE, I think it is not releasing.
04:34In many places, it could be banned.
04:37My point is, if there is a subject that is done,
04:41then why doesn't the audience have the heart to watch it?
04:45I don't think banning films will ban history.
04:49In the industry, there is a perception that if someone is a mythological or ideological cinema,
04:54then it will be a typecast.
04:58So, the last question is,
04:59what do you think is that the mainstream commercial cinema will be open?
05:03Or actors have to work on labels now?
05:06I don't think labels have to work on labels.
05:09If you really see,
05:11if you really see,
05:11now you can get to someone.
05:13The mainstream heroism era was not even when it was social media.
05:19It has been broken.
05:20People now want to meet with their favourite actors.
05:23They can talk with their favourite actors.
05:26Everything was completely different.
05:28What happened before?
05:30In their era,
05:31the amount of value was increased.
05:34Now, if you don't see,
05:36then you will not see.
05:37I will be very honest about that.
05:39Now, the audience,
05:40as much as you can see a girl next to the road,
05:43or connect with you,
05:44you will think that
05:45I would also like to become the same.
05:47So, that is the impact that I think actors have in today's world.
05:51If you are young actresses
05:53and content-oriented cinema,
05:56do you want to maintain a glamourous mainstream role
06:00between performance-driven roles?
06:01I want to maintain the beach balance.
06:03I want to be in mainstream.
06:05That has always been my thing.
06:06What was the last question of me?
06:09Does this label happen?
06:12I am doing Ashram.
06:14I have also done a Kis Kis Ko Pyaar Karo.
06:16I have also done a Dildo Sti or Dogs.
06:18And I am also doing Aakumsawal.
06:20The 4Kirda is very different.
06:22It is East, West, not South.
06:24So, I feel that you have to do a lot of projects.
06:26Sometimes it is important that
06:28I have not done any projects
06:29and some people are like,
06:30you have done it, you have done it.
06:32See, in the industry too,
06:33if you have to stay relevant,
06:35if you have to look at it,
06:36if a project comes to you in a good way,
06:38you should accept it.
06:39Because, I don't think that
06:41you have to say the work.
06:42I don't think that you have to say it.
06:43If you have a good, lucrative project
06:45which is for me,
06:47I am getting a good character
06:48and they are paying me well.
06:50I am 100% out.
06:51Recently, an actor said
06:52that younger actors
06:53should not bind in 3-firm contracts.
06:58So, because it has a creative growth
07:00of freedom,
07:01how do you agree with that?
07:04I agree.
07:05I have never done a long contract
07:06with someone.
07:08I think the world has progressed
07:11and progressed.
07:12Now, I am not going to commit
07:156 months of a year is good enough
07:17for an actor to commit.
07:18I am going to do these 2 projects.
07:19I am going to do 3 projects.
07:20But,
07:21if you will ask me
07:23if I am going to go to someone
07:23for 3 years,
07:25I am not going to do it.
07:27Because,
07:27it is not there.
07:28Now,
07:29the attention span has reduced.
07:31The actors are being replaced
07:32and the contracts are changing overnight.
07:35It is a very volatile market.
07:37It is a very volatile market.
07:38Wollywood is now very volatile.
07:40So,
07:40if you can think about your career
07:42that is a good thing.
07:44If you can think about your career
07:44One year
07:45will work
07:45and that one year
07:46will set for the next two years.
07:48What do you think
07:49newcomers and young actors
07:51who have signed
07:52in excitement
07:53without fully understanding
07:54the long-term impact
07:55on the career choices?
07:56I don't think
07:58I do.
07:59Yes,
07:59I have also faced
08:00many times
08:01that if I have worked with a lot of production
08:03I have worked with a lot of production.
08:04So,
08:04I am respectful
08:05because I am very respectful
08:07because I am very senior.
08:09I am very senior.
08:10So,
08:10the respect
08:11has always happened
08:11to maintain
08:11that I have worked in less commercials.
08:16I have worked in less commercials.
08:19I have worked in less commercials.
08:26They also market you.
08:28They also take care of you.
08:30And they promote you.
08:31If you have a great scale
08:33of historical
08:34or mythological film
08:35offer
08:35then
08:36what kind of role
08:37would you choose?
08:38Powerful queen warrior?
08:40Mythological character?
08:41Or something completely unconventional?
08:43I have worked
08:44that Ranveer Singh
08:44has adopted the rights
08:46to Amish
08:46which is the Shiv Trilogy.
08:49So,
08:49I would love to work with Ranveer Singh
08:51because I think
08:51that I have studied Amish
08:53and I have read the Shiva Trilogy.
08:54and I am very sad.
08:57Shiva and Ranveer Singh
08:59so I would love to see myself
09:00in a mythological film like that.
09:03What is your ultimate goal
09:04in commercial,
09:05super stardom,
09:07critically acclaimed performance
09:08or to create a balance
09:09or both?
09:10Critically acclaimed performance
09:12is first
09:12because I think
09:13that as much as you can see
09:15the glamour,
09:17you will not justify your character
09:19and if you are not critically acclaimed
09:21then you will fail.
09:22Okay.
09:22So,
09:23I think
09:24you have a strong performance
09:25in the OTT space.
09:27But
09:27with the theatrical release
09:28how much emotionally
09:30and professionally
09:31different feels
09:32that's a very good question.
09:35I feel scared
09:35today
09:36I feel scared
09:37that
09:38you cannot mount
09:40any person
09:40either
09:41or
09:41film
09:41or
09:43not
09:44do it.
09:44My job
09:45is like I told you
09:46before.
09:47If someone
09:48gives me a respect
09:48and honorable character
09:50and if I get
09:52a project to work with
09:53very big actors
09:54or directors
09:55100%
09:55I will say
09:56yes,
09:58but I particularly feel
10:01that I have stopped
10:02that nervous energy
10:04is good.
10:04not
10:05you can always think
10:06you can go into a narcissistic space
10:08like
10:08oh
10:09I am the best
10:09I can do it
10:10I can do it
10:11I can do it
10:11I personally feel as an actor
10:13if you have the nervous energy
10:14you will come to life
10:16Lastly,
10:17you have done your work with Sanjay Dutt.
10:19How was it intimidating with Sanjay Dutt?
10:34I thought that
10:34their interactions were quite
10:35quite difficult
10:36because
10:37they were so busy
10:38and they didn't want to distract
10:39all of them
10:41because in all of the films
10:42we have seen them
10:43very different
10:45from all of the films
10:47we are seeing him on screen
10:49and I think
10:49it is a fantastically
10:51different character
10:52I was just sitting
10:53in mantra
10:53and sitting
10:54I was not in the scene
10:56but I used to observe
10:57how he used to act
10:59as professor
11:00so
11:00I felt like
11:01the whole story
11:02in front of me
11:04Lastly
11:05what message
11:06would you like to give
11:06your fans
11:07and what future
11:08are you?
11:09This message
11:10is
11:11my name is Trudha Chaudhuri
11:12you are watching INS
11:14and I personally feel
11:16this is to the Yuba of India
11:19we can do
11:20with something
11:20we can do
11:22with something
11:22we can tell
11:23we can change a lot
11:24but
11:25we need to think
11:26clear
11:26and keep our ideologies
11:28intact
11:29just don't follow
11:30trending hashtags
11:31don't follow
11:32but
11:32think
11:33and what future
11:36projects
11:36are you?
11:37Future projects
11:38the biggest one
11:39I can talk about
11:39is Ashram Chaudh
11:40and one
11:42signed
11:42with Raif Rupi
11:43production house
11:44for next interview
11:45thank you
11:47thank you
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