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A career that is always worth revisiting, Meenakshi Seshadri’s incredible journey. Fondly remembered as 'Sherry' or ‘Ice Maiden’, Meenakshi charmed audiences not just with her graceful screen presence & acting, but also with her dance moves that remain worth recalling. From sharing the screen with legendary stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Sunny Deol, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor & many more to building an impressive career in a relatively short span, a body of work that continues to be praised. In this exclusive conversation with Lehren, Meenakshi opens up about how she entered films, what contributed to her success, struggles to build a film, her practice to stay a good human, her favourite films, the South vs Hindi cinema working debate, her views on married actresses continuing their careers & much more. A rare conversation filled with memories and insights you wouldn’t want to miss. Watch the full interview, only on Lehren!

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00:00In the film industry, all the artists and artists, their work is not very hard.
00:05We don't get a lot of time at ease.
00:10We don't enjoy them all because our lifestyle is like we are working almost 12 to maybe 20 hours every
00:19day.
00:19We don't have any success with showbiz.
00:24I have never seen it permanently that I am a star or a film personality.
00:32So I am very different.
00:34There was a time when I came to the film industry.
00:41I was like this.
00:43I felt that my talent is not fully utilized.
00:52I was born in Bihar.
00:55I started studying.
00:57I was able to teach classical music and music.
01:00Then I transferred to Delhi.
01:02I was able to teach dance and practice music.
01:06I was able to teach performance.
01:08I was able to become a big dancer.
01:11I will study and study.
01:15I will never thought that I will go to the film.
01:19I was able to teach a lot.
01:20I think the chances are a big thing in life.
01:25That's why I am in the film.
01:27But I have never left the dance.
01:29I am in the moment.
01:31I am in the moment.
01:32I am a film actress.
01:34I am a dance.
01:35I am doing a few things.
01:35I am doing a few things today.
01:37Maybe because a few days after a few days.
01:42I have been giving programs for a few days.
01:44Only when I am a woman I am giving a few days.
01:45And all that is so new and exciting.
01:48So, I talk more about this.
01:50When you first saw the camera face, what did you share your experience?
02:21When you first saw the camera face, what did you say about being normal?
02:50I have the same feelings, the same emotions, the same weaknesses, the same strengths.
02:55Yes, the difference is that because of my profession, people know me and know me, and maybe we also have
03:03problems.
03:04I will say that any success, especially with showbiz, is quite temporary.
03:17And I have never seen it permanently that I am a star or a film personality, so I am very
03:24different.
03:26And I should give a different level of people.
03:30I think that I am working here.
03:32When it comes to success, when it comes to showbiz, when it comes to showbiz, then it is okay.
03:40This is good for me.
03:42And for other people, it is good for me.
03:45If you look at the point of view from the point of view, then people think that celebs don't work
03:50hard.
03:50What do you think about it?
03:52What do you think about it?
03:53In the film industry, wherever there are artists, they are very hard, but not their job.
04:02They don't get very poor.
04:04We have very little time for them.
04:05And we do not enjoy them.
04:07because our lifestyle is such that we are working almost 12 to maybe 20 hours every day
04:14and the glamour that sees outside the world is just the same way
04:23it is full of absolute donkey's hard work
04:29and my dad told me a very good thing when I wanted to join in films
04:33I wanted to join in English
04:42A is for ability
04:45B is for the breaks
04:47and C is for courage
04:54I want to join in my own self-worth
04:58I want to join in my own heart
05:01and there is a D also which is donkey's hard work
05:07So, to work like this is a good fit
05:11When you sign a new script, do you focus on the story or on the banner?
05:15Every actress has different stages of her career
05:19There are phases in her career
05:21So, in the first phase, I have probably seen good banners and directors
05:25Then, I have seen good roles
05:28Then, I have seen good prizes
05:31But ideally, if you get all the things together
05:34It's nothing like it
05:36That's the best combination
05:37Today, the Hindi films are coming in the movie
05:40The heroine's role is very similar to you
05:43Do you think that the role of heroine's role should be more focus on the script?
05:47Fashions are changing and old fashions are coming back
05:51In the film industry, it is also the same
05:56In the film industry, it is also the same
05:59The role of heroine's role is also the same
06:01So, the role of heroine's role is often
06:03Sometimes, heroine's oriented
06:04Sometimes, hero's role is given more importance
06:08And I think that
06:11There is a time that
06:14The role of hero's role is given more importance
06:15The action is given more importance
06:16And when I came to the film industry
06:18It was a time that
06:21And I thought that
06:22My talent is not being utilized entirely
06:24That's why
06:26But, because the role of heroine's role came again
06:29So, I think that
06:30The role of heroine's role is going to come back two years
06:31In your opinion, which director has used your talent well?
06:38Which directors have tried to give me different roles
06:41As you can, the producer and director, L. V. Prasad
06:46or producer-director Sohon Lal cover
06:50I had a double role in his role in the two films
06:53Plus that I have done a double role in my career
06:54Plus a single film in this film
06:55As you can, Mahesh Bhat and her
06:58They were very different programmes
07:08And lately, I got a lot of satisfying rules with Rajkumar Santoshi in Ghaayal, Damini and now Ghatak.
07:18आपने रीजनल फिल्म स्पीकी, तो आपको क्या फर्क मैसूस हुआ?
07:47मुझे बंबई और सौथ की इंडिस्ट्री में यही मैसूस हुआ कि वहां के लोग बहुत इसिप्लिंड हैं, काम के बहुत
07:52पाबंध हैं, और सही वक्त पर फिल्म कम्लीट करते हैं, जिससे की सब को फायदा होता है.
07:57आपकी आक्टिंग और डांसिंग के अलावा और क्या-क्या होबीज हैं?
08:27मेरे फैमिली हैं, उनके साथ जितने भी फुर्सक के लंभें मैं गुजारने की कुशिश करती हैं.
08:32आपके अपकमिंग फिल्म्स क्या-क्या है?
08:35अभी कलिंगा और घातक मेरी आगामी फिम में हैं.
08:39आज कल बहुत राप और डिस्को का जमाना है.
08:42तो ऐसे में आप अपने क्लासिकल डांस को कैसे सस्टेन कर पाती हो?
08:49मैं बेसिकली क्लासिकल डांसर हूँ और मुझे लगता है शासिन रित्म में शिक्षा लेने के बाद
08:55कि ये एक ऐसी डिसिप्लिन है जो मुझे हर किसी तरह के डांस के लिए प्रिपेर कर चुकी है.
09:03मैं यह नहीं कहूंगी कि मैं वेस्टर्न डांस या मॉडर्न डांसिंग बहुत अच्छा कर सकती हूँ जितना कि कुछ लोग
09:10उसे जो सीखे हुए वो करते हैं.
09:12लेकिन मेरे क्लासिकल ट्रेनिंग से मुझे काफी फाइदा हुआ है और मेरे खाल से ये एक चीज है जो हमेशा
09:21के रहने वाली है.
09:23It's not like a fashion which will come and go.
09:26बाकी सारी trends बदलती रहेंगी. कभी twist आएगा, कभी rap आएगा, कभी 60s की style आएगी, तो कभी 40s की.
09:32लेकिन जो classical है, that's forever.
09:35आपके करियर की कोई तीन फिल्म है, जो आपको सबसे ज़्यादा पसंद है?
09:40मेरे तीन फेवरेट फिल्म मेरे करियर के हैं, Hero, Swathi and Damini.
09:48इस इंडस्ट्री में एक Heroine का शादी करके टिके रहना बहुत मुश्किल है. इसके बारे में आप क्या कहेंगे?
09:57मेरे ख्याल से ये हिंदुस्तानी सभ्यता की एक खास बात है, सिर्फ फिल्म इंडस्ट्री की नहीं.
10:06कि यहां किसी भी शादी शुदा लड़की को घर और अपने काम दोनों को साथ साथ समालना बहुत आसान नहीं.
10:15और जब ये एक ऐसे लाइन से तालुक रखता है, जो ग्लैमर और अट्राक्टिवनेस पर डिपेंड करें, तो ये और
10:23भी मुश्किल हो जाता है.
10:24क्योंकि एक सिंगल गर्ल बहुत जादा अट्राक्टिव लगती है, किसी भी ओडियंस में जो भी फीमेल या मेल फैन हो,
10:32सिंगल लड़की जादा अट्राक्टिव लगती है, लगती कि ये अपनी है, ऐसा मेल्स के लिए क्यों अपलाने होता, मैं नहीं
10:39कह सती हूँ, शायर �
10:42पर आज़ आज कर दोल देदर्ज़ भी को मैं, और ये मैं ये नहीं लगता है, आज कर ट्रेंड बदल
10:50रहा है, बहुत सी शादिशुदा हिरोइंस अच्छा काम कर रही हैं, आज गोड़़की तो अपने सफलता का शुरे किसे दोगे
11:02?
11:04I give a few different things to my struggle
11:09First of all, because I am non-controversial
11:13I have never compromised on my principles
11:18I have done everything that I wanted to do
11:24and there are no regrets
11:27I will tell you all about all things
11:29I will tell you all about all things
11:31Normally, people would say that my family, my directors, destiny
11:36or my talent, hard work
11:38But these are common things
11:41They are understood
11:45Because I feel my success is more as a person than as an actress
11:50So when you ask about my success
11:54I will not just think of my film career success
11:57But what I am as a human being
12:00I don't think that I am growing up in my life
12:06I am trying to improve as a person
12:08I think that's my success
12:09What do you want to say from our dreams?
12:13I have done many interviews in my career
12:15In magazines, in video format, in television
12:19I always think that I should say something new
12:22I should say something new
12:23Or I should answer some different ways
12:25I should say something new
12:26I can do it or not
12:27I don't know it
12:28But every time
12:29One thing is definitely
12:31That as many of my fans, well-wishers, friends
12:34And those who are well-wishers
12:35And those who are listening
12:37Who are listening
12:37Everyone
12:38My best wishes
12:39From my heart
12:40So very often
12:41Thank you
12:45That as long as they call
12:47As long as they're listening
12:49Once again
12:49There is no difference
12:49Here is Ms. Serum
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