Actor Shahana Goswami has mentioned that she was not able to deal with fame and highlight when she featured in Farhan Akhtar’s Rock On. Calling the movie a milestone in her profession, she added she had a whole lot of self-doubt and self-worth points at the moment, and should not have been in a position to deal with fame if it had come her method. In an unique chat with Hindustan Times, the actor opens up on her journey in showbiz, her new movie Mai, and way more. (Also learn: Priyanka Chopra feels it is collective failure when female-led movies do not do nicely)
Rock On – the milestone
Asked if she believes Rock On did for her, what a movie of that stage ought to have, Shahana mentioned, “It did but, everything is timing. Rock On was a big hit, but soon after that, the recession hit and people’s filmmaking choices became conservative. They wanted to play safe. That film was way ahead of its time. The films around that time did not catch up with that kind of writing and evolution of characters. They were still in the cookie-cutter format, and in those spaces, you go for conventional choices. I do not blame anybody for that. It is a business at the end of the day and I understand that.”
Admitting that Rock On is without doubt one of the greatest milestones of her profession, she added, “I think I needed to grow as well. I got into the business very suddenly and got fame too early. I did not know what to make of it. I needed my own journey of growing and learning. I got to work with very talented people who are admired for their work. Had I started doing films that gave me too much spotlight, maybe I would not have grown in the same way as I could. I was a very unsure person. I had a lot of self-doubt and self-worth issues. I do not think I’d have been able to handle any of that (fame).”
She further said, “Maybe, I wouldn’t have had the chance to do independent films, had I got those big-budget films. I may not have had the time or ability to do a film like Tu Hai Mera Sunday. Today, I am ready for it. I can do a high-budget action film and I can also do a small independent film. I look at my graph as a success story. It is nice to know others feel I deserve more.”
Shahana made her dream debut (for an actor coming from theatre background) in a Naseeruddin Shah-directorial – Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota. She additionally labored in Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. and Ru Ba Ru, earlier than she bagged Rock On.
Shahana on getting typecast
Asked whether or not actors can keep away from getting typecast within the trade, Shahana mentioned, “Yes and no. The yes is that people lack imagination sometimes. But you can avoid it by saying no. That’s something I’ve done. I know it’s not easy and not everybody has the luxury or the circumstances to be able to do that. I think I’ve had to say no to a lot of things because I’m bored. I don’t want to keep playing the same part.”
She added, “I’m simply fortunate to have a life the place I’ve by no means had to consider that facet. I’m fortunate to have a household that may be capable of assist me and would inform me to decide on movies based mostly on my artistic need moderately than based mostly on monetary wants and necessities. And I’ve used that absolutely to my benefit to say no left, proper, and centre.”
Shahana on MAI
Insisting that she is ready to do any project that Milind Dhaimade works on, Shahana said, “I don’t think there’s anything that he’s written and he’s directing, and I won’t be a part of it. Because of so many reasons. One that I mean, we have an association from before we did Tu Hai Mera Sunday, the first feature film that we wrote and directed.” She further said Milind seemed to be her ‘twin’ when they met later in Paris.
Talking about her character in Mai, Shahana added, “I have very rarely played that part on camera. On camera, I somehow always feel very subtle and my instinct becomes very withheld. So it was very hard for me to be myself on camera (for Mai).”
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