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Sonali Kulkarni is feeling much more confident at the moment. Sonali
feels that her talent has been appreciated in a way she wanted it to be
by the viewers and so she has decided to do more of commercial cinema.
Sonali shares her experiences working on her upcoming film Sirf
directed by Rajkumar Santoshi's previous assistant Rajtesh Nayar in
which she plays the character of a confident business woman.
Q. With this new look, you seem to be a totally different person now…
A. I have always been a very confident girl, but now I want my looks to
display the real me too. Looks really define what you really are. I
have also decided to work more on commercial cinema for which you are
required to look more glamorous. Till now I had mostly done regional or
parallel cinema where the viewers are very less. I want to get
recognized amongst the people, but that doesn't mean I would be
quitting parallel and regional cinema altogether.
Q. Do you think this hot look would work out in a positive manner for you at this stage of your life?
A. I don't think I am looking hot just by having a hair cut. Neither
was I a stereo type kind of a girl who needed to change her image
totally. But thanks anyways. Such a beautiful compliment that too given
by a girl makes me feel proud. I am only competing with myself and not
with others. I respect every actor associated with this industry.
Q. What character would you be seen portraying in Sirf?
A. I am playing the character of a business woman named Namita. Namita
is so talented that along with her husband (Ranveer Shourey) everyone
else in the film feels jealous of her. She is the one who successfully
manages her home as well as official duties. This is one thing which
every women dreams to achieve. Even the husbands want to see their
wives perfect in both the roles. But instead of all this Namita is
looking out for true love as her husband looks jealous of her success
and sees her as his competitor. This is why their relationship is going
through a bad phase.
Q. How close is Namita's character to your real self?
A. It isn't near to my real self but it matches with many of my close
fiends. They always feel that their husband or one's wife is keeping
such kind of feeling against them. As a third person, I always make
sure to advice them that for a better married life, it's important to
keep your egos aside and stop taking each other as competitors. One
should always remain a person you are and not try to change your
personality after marriage. This is why it was easier for me to get
into the skin of Namita's character.
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Q. Ranveer Shourey is better know for his humorous roles, whereas we
have heard that in this film he would be seen portraying a serious
character. What would you like to comment on this?
A. I don't understand why people start recognizing people with the kind
of work they do. Instead doing a good comedy is a sign of a real actor.
I don't say that making people cry is easier, but even to make them
laugh is a real tough job. As much as his character in the film is
concerned, I think he has given full justice to it. He looked to be
kind of crazy on the sets and also he was always late for the shoots
(laughs).
Sonali
Q. Ranveer is known to be a very good prankster. Did he play any kind of prank on you?
A. One day Ranveer, my brother, my niece and other actors were present
on the sets when I thought to bring laughter on my niece's face. I came
out with a plan and asked everyone to bark. It seemed as though Ranveer
was just waiting to hear this and he then continued barking endlessly,
until I got really irritated and in the end had to scold him to stop
barking.
Q. How was it working under the debutant director Rajtesh Nayar?
A. It's in my attitude to give respect to the person no matter whether
he is a big director or a debutant. As far as Rajtesh goes, he is a
very talented director I feel he has got a great future ahead of him.
He never looks to be in a hurry and thinks twice before executing a
shot. The kind of star cast our film had, the director really needed to
be a patient man and Rajtesh proved to be the same. At the start of the
film, I had a fight with Rajtesh as I wanted to play the character
portrayed by Ritupurna Sengupta. But I felt good as Rajtesh personally
came and explained me that he has specially written the character of
Namita putting her in mind and requested me to do it. That's another
thing I still was stubborn to play Ritupurna's character.
Q. What's so interesting about Ritupurna's character when you are playing the strongest character in the film?
A. Yeah, it's true that my character in the film is very strong, but
sometime madness does strike you. The fact is I was very impressed with
Ritupurna's character as it had a comic touch in it and I am dying to
do comedy nowadays. I am happy that till date whatever characters I
have got have been very strong which makes the other heroines feel
jealous.
Q. Isn't there any other reason other than the character issue that you
thought twice before signing the film as there are eight other actors
in the film?
A. No, I never felt any kind of hesitation thinking that it's a
multi-starrer film as nowadays people do accept these kinds of films.
Today people don't think who is playing the main character in a film.
Metro's success is the best example as every character in this
multi-starrer film was important. I think this successful trend of
multi-starrer films is good for every actor as they get the chance to
work together.
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A. Why not? Given a chance I would love to accept this offer and make sure that I do full justice to the film.
Q. Nowadays even actresses have started getting into comedy. What's your take on the same?
A. I wanted to do comedy that's the reason I was been fighting for
Ritupurna's character. I have done many comedy plays and those who are
close to me exactly know my humorous side. I just love to mimic others.
Normally I prefer to be silent but when I meet someone and observe him
I enjoy mimicking him. My friends specially call me up to know whether
I have some interesting story where I mimicked a person. Even on the
sets on Jhalak Dhikla Jaa, I made everyone laugh by mimicking them.
Q. You looked a little tensed in Jhalak Dhikla Jaa. If been approached
by other channels, would you like to participate again in any
television show?
A. I didn't decide to do Jhalak thinking that it was just another
television show. The main reason behind it was the concept of dance
attached to the show. I have learnt classical, but I didn't have any
kind of knowledge regarding Latin American dance which is uttermost
important in today's times. For me disco dance was the one done my
Jeetendra or Govinda, but this show has really thought me a lot. As far
as other television shows are concerned, I would only consider doing it
if I feel that the concept is very interesting and I would be learning
new things participating in it. I believe in learning every day. It's
only because of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa that now I can do any kind of dance,
or else in the past I had to catch fever whenever I was asked to
dance.
Q. It's really surprising that after being in Bollywood for so many
years, you still are single. Have you found your Mr. Right or still
looking for him?
A. I deeply love my profession and writing. As far as Mr. Right is
concerned, I would find him when he arrives in my life. I can't just
sit quietly until I meet him. You can say, I am still waiting for my
Mr. Right.
Q. What are the other projects you are working on?
A. This year around 7-8 of my films are due to release of which most
are commercial ones. After Sirf, my other releases lined up are Love
Kichdi, Mohandas, Karan, Via Darjeeling and BBD. Two of my Marathi
films, Sakhi and Vasudev Balwant Fadke would also be releasing soon.
Talks are going on regarding few other films too, but I think it will
be too early if I speak about them.
Q. Have you signed any international project also?
A. Not yet. But yes, talks are certainly on. There's an Italian
director who wants to meet me regarding a film. But again, I can't
disclose anything further before meeting him.
Rajnee Gupta -(Sampurn)
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