Sharma believes, “irrespective of whether the role is small or big, if the role is been conceived with honesty and you are convinced about what you are doing, you do leave a mark,”
Riding high on the success of 'Band Baaja Baarat', the actor confesses, the latest flick has given her the most visibility and confidence and is her favourite among all the other work she has done.
Below is a verbatim transcript of Anushka Sharma’s interview with Anuradha Sengupta on CNBC-TV18's special show 'Beautiful People'. Also watch the accompanying video.
Q: What a fantastic phase in your career and life isn’t it?
A: Yes, for me especially, because I never thought I am going to become an actor. I thought I would be a journalist at one point, or I would be a model, or even an IAS officer, but never an actor. Now that I am an actor today, working with the directors and actors that I have worked with, it just makes me feel happy that life is taking its own path, and I am happily following.
Q: We know that you debuted at the end of 2008 with ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’; but it is really in December 2010 that is two years later with a much smaller film, with a newcomer co-star that actually Anushka Sharma, the actor has been accepted and noticed; isn’t it? What do you think was different where 'Band Baja Barat' was concerned?
A: There were lots of reasons actually. Firstly, I would say, when you come in a film with a big actor like Shahrukh Khan, and then with Shahid Kapur, you cannot leave much of a mark. Secondly, I was low on my visibility which is another reason. However, 'Band Baja Barat' was a film that was more youthful and something that I could relate most. Also, I got to work with a newer actor, a new comer, so, somehow it gave me my own space.
Q: What would you say if I say that 'Band Baja Barat' was actually the best film, in terms of the script, the direction, the production and all of it?
A: 'Band Baja Baraat' was a fresh film. It was young; the characterization was impeccable, and very well etched by the writer Habib. It is my favorite film among the films I have done. So, I would agree with you.
Q: I thought you would be politically correct and say no, your first film was Aditya Chopra’s film, so that is a better film and things like that…
A: No, I am not saying which is better and which is not. 'Band Baja Barat' is my favorite film. I can choose to have my own favorites among my own films. As a audience, I would like to watch films like 'Band Baja Barat'.
Q: When you are an actor and you get a script, what is different when it comes to portraying a character that comes so much to life?
A: When I approach my characters and I have to say my lines in a particular way, I feel that it just comes to me. I read it couple of times and I understand I am supposed to say this. When I was doing 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi', Aditya Chopra once asked me, how do you approach your scene? I had nothing to say, I said I just read it, and then I feel like saying it in a certain way. So, I don’t know how I approach it, I don’t have a method. I just read something and I feel like I need to say these lines in a particular way and it always helps when it is written well.
Q: Heavy praise is floating around for you. What is the best part of so much appreciation?
A: There is a little bit of respect that is coming in, which is more than anything else. Before 'Band Baja Barat' I had faith in myself, I was always trying to prove people that I can do this if I was given the right opportunity. Today, people see it for themselves and they are looking at me in a different way.
Q: Respect is important?
A: It is very important for me. Respect is not when people are standing up as I walk by. Respect as an actress is what everybody seeks for. I crave the most to earn respect for my work.
Q: Do you think respect as an actor is something female actors find difficult to earn?
A: 'Band Baja Barat' wouldn’t have worked if it just had a good looking girl who could dance well in it. So, there are some scripts which require an actor along with other things. The only way that you can earn respect and be successful in the industry being a woman is by being an actor primarily, above your looks and whether you can dance well etc. It cannot be a full package if you are not an actor. Growing up, the actresses that we remember today are the ones you can have been actors.
Q: And not just beautiful women, or stars…?
A: It is important. For me, Rani Mukherjee is beautiful, Madhuri is like stunning, but then they were actresses too.
Q: So respect is something you think Band Baja Barat gave you?
A: I think it gave respect as an actor and also confidence.
Q: Are you nervous that will things will now measure up to that?
A: The director or producer of this film, Aditya Chopra and Manish both tell me this. Actresses would not get films like 'Band Baja Barat' very often. So, I am fortunate that I got it in the beginning of my career. However, I do think that there are a lot of roles that you can just do which may not be that lengthy but they leave that impact.
In my film 'Patiala House', I wasn’t there throughtout on the screen, as much as I was in Band Baja Barat but people have gone out of the theatres, appreciating my work and praising me. So, if you just do your job well, with conviction, whether the role is small or big, if the role is been conceived with some amount of honesty and you are convinced about it, you do leave a mark.
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