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Getting aggressive with Sonakshi who says that no one should mess with her in reel life, real life or the social media
Roshmila Bhattacharya (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 15, 2015)
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Getting aggressive with Sonakshi who says that no one should mess with her in reel life, real life or the social media
Roshmila Bhattacharya (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 15, 2015)
Her last few releases have left critics sighing that the girl who was so dabangg in her debut film has been left with nothing much to do except look pretty and dance to a “Keeda“.
Sonakshi Sinha is unperturbed. “They can sigh all they want, I've never worked for their approval. The audience approves of me and I'm thankful for that,“ she retorts. So why is she being overly cautious about taking on new films? Besides Akira, the in-progress Force 2 and the still-to-goon-the-floors Haseena, she doesn't have any other films in her kitty. The actress insists it's because she wants to experiment with different roles that will satisfy her as an actress. “With a shift in the kind of movies being made, I too am making a shift in the kind of roles I'm playing, I'm evolving,“ she asserts.
She points out that whether it's the aggressive college student in Akira, a RAW agent in Force 2 or a female don in Haseena, her upcoming roles are not just gritty and action-packed but she gets to completely transform in each film. “That excites the Gemini in me, keeps me engaged and interested,“ she quips. It also reinforces the impression that she should not be messed with, on screen or off it. She laughs, “Off screen people already know they shouldn't mess with me, I'm extending that aspect of my personality a bit further now. I've been Miss Goody Two Shoes on screen for too long!“
You wonder if the trolling she got on Twitter in September for speaking out against the four-day BMC ban on the slaughter and sale of meat in the city during the Jain festival of fasting, in the course of which she was called “fat“, “stupid“, “a wretched creature“, and warned to stay away from such debates as she belongs to a “loser khandaan“ has put her off the social media? She retorts, “Nah, they don't have so much power. I'm still very active.“
Right now she's campaigning for the girl child and would like to lend her voice to causes like gender inequality, gender justice and education of the girl child. “When you educate a girl child, you educate an entire family,“ she reasons, adding that she feels equally strongly about the safety of women. “Every woman should be so well-equipped and independent that she doesn't have to count on anyone else to take care of her.“ She is taking the message forward through films like Akira and the Force sequel. While the former is about raw hand-to-hand combat, Force 2 is gunfire and car chases. “In one particular chase, I was in the driver's seat. Luckily, I'm a good driver,“ she quips.
What's the status quo on Akira? Why is it taking so long to arrive? Sonakshi informs that they still have a couple of days of shoot left but post production is on and she's been dubbing for the film. “The release date will be announced soon. One last song is left to record, I've told Vishal (Dadlani) that if it's a choice between Nahid (Indian Idol Junior contestant who was promised she'd playback for Sonakshi in this film), I would want her to sing it. A promise is a promise!“ she avers.
Next up is Haseena in which she plays Dawood's younger sister who succumbed to a heart attack last year in July. Her husband, Ibrahim Parkar, was gunned down by Arun Gawli's men in 1991. Her brother retaliated by killing Gawli's shooters at J J Hospital. After Dawood fled the country, Haseena started looking after his business interests in Mumbai, taking cuts from builders for development and redevelopment, settling disputes and moved up the ranks of the underworld. It's an intriguing story. “A lot of prep goes into a biopic since you are playing a character people know about. It's important to get the language and the nuances right,“ she says.
Meanwhile, when Priyanka Chopra's American TV series, Quantico, opened Sonakshi was one of her biggest cheerleaders.“She has put India out there like no other Indian actor ever has before and that's the honest truth,“ she states. Is there a show in the West she'd like to be a part of? “I love watching Suits, it's intelligent and gripping, and Grey's Anatomy. But the one show that I'd love to be a part of is Modern Family, it's super funny, so so entertaining!“
Sonakshi Sinha is unperturbed. “They can sigh all they want, I've never worked for their approval. The audience approves of me and I'm thankful for that,“ she retorts. So why is she being overly cautious about taking on new films? Besides Akira, the in-progress Force 2 and the still-to-goon-the-floors Haseena, she doesn't have any other films in her kitty. The actress insists it's because she wants to experiment with different roles that will satisfy her as an actress. “With a shift in the kind of movies being made, I too am making a shift in the kind of roles I'm playing, I'm evolving,“ she asserts.
She points out that whether it's the aggressive college student in Akira, a RAW agent in Force 2 or a female don in Haseena, her upcoming roles are not just gritty and action-packed but she gets to completely transform in each film. “That excites the Gemini in me, keeps me engaged and interested,“ she quips. It also reinforces the impression that she should not be messed with, on screen or off it. She laughs, “Off screen people already know they shouldn't mess with me, I'm extending that aspect of my personality a bit further now. I've been Miss Goody Two Shoes on screen for too long!“
You wonder if the trolling she got on Twitter in September for speaking out against the four-day BMC ban on the slaughter and sale of meat in the city during the Jain festival of fasting, in the course of which she was called “fat“, “stupid“, “a wretched creature“, and warned to stay away from such debates as she belongs to a “loser khandaan“ has put her off the social media? She retorts, “Nah, they don't have so much power. I'm still very active.“
Right now she's campaigning for the girl child and would like to lend her voice to causes like gender inequality, gender justice and education of the girl child. “When you educate a girl child, you educate an entire family,“ she reasons, adding that she feels equally strongly about the safety of women. “Every woman should be so well-equipped and independent that she doesn't have to count on anyone else to take care of her.“ She is taking the message forward through films like Akira and the Force sequel. While the former is about raw hand-to-hand combat, Force 2 is gunfire and car chases. “In one particular chase, I was in the driver's seat. Luckily, I'm a good driver,“ she quips.
What's the status quo on Akira? Why is it taking so long to arrive? Sonakshi informs that they still have a couple of days of shoot left but post production is on and she's been dubbing for the film. “The release date will be announced soon. One last song is left to record, I've told Vishal (Dadlani) that if it's a choice between Nahid (Indian Idol Junior contestant who was promised she'd playback for Sonakshi in this film), I would want her to sing it. A promise is a promise!“ she avers.
Next up is Haseena in which she plays Dawood's younger sister who succumbed to a heart attack last year in July. Her husband, Ibrahim Parkar, was gunned down by Arun Gawli's men in 1991. Her brother retaliated by killing Gawli's shooters at J J Hospital. After Dawood fled the country, Haseena started looking after his business interests in Mumbai, taking cuts from builders for development and redevelopment, settling disputes and moved up the ranks of the underworld. It's an intriguing story. “A lot of prep goes into a biopic since you are playing a character people know about. It's important to get the language and the nuances right,“ she says.
Meanwhile, when Priyanka Chopra's American TV series, Quantico, opened Sonakshi was one of her biggest cheerleaders.“She has put India out there like no other Indian actor ever has before and that's the honest truth,“ she states. Is there a show in the West she'd like to be a part of? “I love watching Suits, it's intelligent and gripping, and Grey's Anatomy. But the one show that I'd love to be a part of is Modern Family, it's super funny, so so entertaining!“