Sonakshi had the offer to star in a south film with Kamal Haasan. Now she has signed on the dotted line agreeing to play the South superstar’s wife. She will sport two looks in the film — Indian and Western. She leaves later this month for a 45 day schedule to London. The film is said to be an Indian version of Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore’s Hannibal. To accommodate the film that takes off this month, she had to bow out off a few other projects. Her schedule is a mess right now, and she actress will now have to work overtime when she returns to Mumbai. The actress confirms, “I’m happy that an actor of his caliber has noticed my performance and wants me to share screen space with him. I've grown up watching films of his like Sadma, Ek Duje Ke Liye, Appu Raja and Chachi 420 and have immensely appreciated his performances. Things always manage to fall into place for me as has this. I landed up with this film during a break after the first schedule of Joker so it was all very convenient for me.”
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Aadesh Srivastava is on a high these days. After several foreign collaborations with noted international artistes, he has upped the ante yet again. Says Aadesh, “Hip hop star T Pain and me collaborated on a new track and are jointly going to release a club track worldwide and its totally for the youth and very upbeat in nature. We recorded the song in the Hit Factory studios in Miami. I have nothing but praises for T Pain. He’s such a trained singer and has a very high pitch and is totally dedicated to his craft. The track has a working title but we have yet to firm up a pucca title. We recorded it in November.”
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Shahana Goswami has a penchant for finding roles that stand out and she is hoping that her character in Game, Tisha Khanna, will wow all. “It is a very different character that I’m playing. It’s grey. I play a crime reporter, who has wasted a lot of time in her life because of the unsettling past. She drinks too. Suddenly, she gets a call to cover a big scoop and gets drawn into the plot of the film. And then someone gets killed. Because of my traits, people might think that I’m incapable of killing someone but are they right? Do they know me? That’s the kind of thriller the film is and I love the twists and turns and the screenplay. The story really drew me to the film and I immediately said yes to it,” the acclaimed actor says. Meanwhile, she also reveals that she is a sucker for thrillers. “I have always loved the genre. It just grips me and gets me going and I have read a lot of them too.”
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Now that you are back from Los Angeles, tell us how was the experience?
It’s been two days since I’m in India and trust me I already want to go back there. I had a wonderful time.
So was the trip productive in anyway? Absolutely. I was supposed to be there for 21 days but I ended up staying for two months. I had a lot of work lined up for me in India. But when I was invited to the Oscar week festivities, which is a big deal there, I decided to stay on. Honestly, I thought it is a once in a lifetime chance and I shouldn’t miss it. Thanks to my stay there, I met a lot of people from Hollywood, hired a manager, publicist and lawyer. So it was extremely productive.
So are you planning to shift base now? Yes. I have plans of going back there in August or September. I have done my groundwork. I’ve looked at places I could shift to and plan to take driving lessons. My secretary here almost wanted to kill me when I was delaying my return to Mumbai because I was having so much fun there. The only reason that I’m back in India is to work on my American accent.
Considering most of our top actors have failed to make a splash in Hollywood films, why are you willing to take such a risk?
For someone like me, who hardly does any work here, I think it’s a good idea to move to LA. The thing that works for me there is that I don’t look Indian. Here, this was my biggest disadvantage because my looks didn’t fall in the Vidya, Rani and Konkona bracket. The kind of roles that I have been offered in Hollywood is of the exotic variety. I could pass off as a Spanish woman according to them. Plus there aren’t many Indian roles happening in English movies. Since I don’t have the typical‘Indian beauty’ look and don’t have much work here, I don’t see the reason why I shouldn’t move there.
Back home, reportedly your ex Mohit Suri and Vishal Mahadkar came to blows over you. Mohit has blamed Vishal for his split with you. It’s very strange. I just got back two days ago and here I am reading about this in the papers. It is interesting to know that two men are fighting over me. But let anyone fight, I don’t care anymore.
Buzz has it that you have become very pally with actor Gerard Butler, who was rumored to be dating Priyanka Chopra? Why just Gerard? I’ve made friends with a lot of folks from Hollywood. I’m in touch with them constantly. I discovered that they are a lot sweeter and simpler than many of our B-Town people. Plus, I’m not into the name dropping game. You don’t go to a private party and micro-blog your pictures from there — with Gerard or any other celeb. It’s cheap and tacky.
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