‘Oosaravelli’ - Director’s take October 13, 2011 13:33
After any film declares to be a success, the Hero, Music, story, villain and sometimes the Heroine of the film are appreciated to the core. But, the appreciation for the director of the film about the success would be the last in the lot many times. These days, when the knowledge about film making has been growing amongst the people, the importance of the director of the film has been known. Let’s see what Surender Reddy, the director of the recent block buster success ‘Oosaravelli’ talks all about the film; About the origination of ‘Oosaravelli’? Both the story and the title are inter - related and one is dependent on other, amongst these two. Basically, the title was apt as per the story and the characterization of the Hero, who has n number of change overs and in accordance to get his task done, he projects this change over. So, in these recent times, ‘Oosaravelli’ is one such story of which the title is exactly suitable to that of the story. Highlight of the film For any other South Indian film, that too a T – Town film, the characterization of the Hero of the film has always proven to be a highlight, unless and until it is a experimental flick. But for a complete commercial film and the story such as ‘Oosaravelli’ apart from the story line, the characterizations of both the Hero and the Heroine are the highlights. And after the release of the film, even audience approved the same as a result the movie is declared as one of the biggest success of the year, as per the T – Town films. About the story line and the journey of the story to film making VakkantamVamsi, the story writer of the film shares a very good rapport with me. He knows what I expect out of the story and how my kind of film making is. Right from ‘Kick’, to ‘Oosaravelli’, we have been working together and would continue the same as well. So, Vamsi and I sat for about 6 months on the story itself. We then, bought out the excellent output with ‘Oosaravelli’. And, the only name that was in my mind as who would be the hero of the film, he was Jr. N.T.R and no one else. Because, for a power packed story and extra ordinary elements as per the film, there has to be a powerful Actor who can do 100% justice to the story and the character. And more over, earlier I have made films like ‘Ashok’ with Jr. N.T.R and could not achieve the success. But, with ‘Oosaravelli’, I and Jr. N.T.R bagged the success and this is another point of happiness for me. About DSP’s music DSP, the name itself sounds so energetic. And as the audience response could be noticed Devi Sri Prasad has given the amazing audio for the film, so as the back ground score, that was perfect to the situations. It has been my long time desire to work with DSP, and with this film, my wish has come true. DSP is a very energetic person to work with. He just does not give the tunes, but he lets his music speak. I still remember the time when DSP was more than excited and got so involved with the story, the evening he listen to the story he has given me 4 tunes, and they were finalized then and there. Once in every 10 days, he used to call and enquire about the shooting progress and all. I am lucky to work with the music director like DSP. About ‘Oosaravelli’ – Jr. N.T.R It is not that we have worked on the story, keeping Jr. N.T.R in mind. It was that, after finalizing on the story and the screenplay of the film, we thought Jr. N.T.R would do the justice for the film and that’s how, ‘Oosaravelli’ happened. You can notice this by seeing some romantic sequences in the first half of the film. And yes, we have made certain change overs as per the story, keeping in mind Jr. N.T.R’s body language. But, it was our thought for projecting Jr. N.T.R in a new look, that worked wonder s for the success of the film. Today, for any hero, to experiment with the role and his image has become a tough task. Before doing anything, we think of how the audience would receive the same. So, we did before experimenting the look and role of Jr. N.T.R in this film. But, it is once again proved that hard work many times shows the positive result. It is not that, we have made any changes in the script and the story and taking certain sequences. Jr. N.T.R has always given that freedom to us to let the story be as it is. He is for sure, the Director’s hero. It is just that we made certain minor changes as per the sequences. About Jr. N.T.R’s look The audience would be interested to watch the film, only when they feel that the film and the roles are not exaggerating. Keeping this in mind, we have designed the look of Jr. N.T.R. he is supposed to look and bit rough as per the role, so we took care about the costumes, look and the body language of him. A film would only be successful, when each and every element in it is properly taken care. This time, with ‘Oosaravelli’ this worked positive. About the Dialogues ‘Current TeegaChudataanikiSannagaaneuntundi… kani Touch ChesteDaanamma Shock ee’… all the audience are enjoying this dialogue and many such dialogues that have the inherent quality of that attitude that is required for the powerful story like this. And moreover, if it is a Jr. N.T.R’s film, people would expect some dialogues like this. How can we disappoint the audience? So, we took care about the dialogues of the film. Thanks to Ravi. For the story like ‘Oosaravelli’, by VakkantamVamsi, the dialogues given by Ravi are for sure the Highlight. And as usual, Jr. N.T.R’s touch to it. In short, ‘Oosaravelli’ is a film that has given me a complete satisfaction as a director. About the taking of the film I feel happy when people appreciate me for the taking of my film. Yes, I do take a lot of care about the takeoff of each and every sequence, the connect of one sequences and the performance of each and every role in the film. I view my film from an audience perspective. These days, audience is very intelligent. If one mistake we do, they would be ready to catch hold of us and we can make them sit in the theater only by constant entertainment and enthusiasm in the film. So, I take care of the entire appearance of the film, so as for ‘Oosaravelli’ of which the takeoff of the story itself is very challenging. About Tamanna There are very few heroines in the industry like Tamanna, who are the complete combo of beauty with performance skills. Even I did not expect Tamanna was such a wonderful actress. Particularly, in one sequence in the film, she has shown to what extent she can mold her performance. Her dedication towards work is amazing. She has a long way to go. And in the story like ‘Oosaravelli’, in which both the lead roles have equal job to do in the film, the casting of both Jr. N.T.R and Tamanna declared to be perfect. Well, so as ‘Oosaravelli’ declared a grand success and this success has a long way to go!
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Nenu Naa Rakshashi is a Puri Jagannath's film May 05, 2011 17:40
Rana Daggubati, a descendant of two generations of film personalities, and the grandson of Movie Moghal Dr D Ramanaidu won plaudits for his performance in ‘Leader’ and the recently released Bollywood film ‘Dum Maro Dum’.…
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I try to speak reality in my films - RGV August 31, 2010 16:33
Ramgopal Varma was in Hyderabad city for the audio release of his upcoming film Siva 2006. All the media personel were invited for interview with Ramgopal Varma at Vaishno Academy office. He came out of…
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Vimala Raman Interview January 28, 2011 19:30
Vimala Raman is one of those actresses migrated from abroad to Tollywood. Vimala Raman is from Tamil Nadu born and brought up in Australia. She made her debut with ‘Evaraina Epudaina’ opposite Varun Sandesh. Shared…
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Chiru's Unforgettable Interview..! August 22, 2010 11:59
It was 21st of August 2004. Chiranjeevi and Sonali Bendre were dancing for Adnan Sami's 'Ye Zilla Ye Zilla' song in a set erected at Nanakramguda Studios. Watching Chiranjeevi at work (especially when he dances)…
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Shriya Interview May 19, 2010 18:10
We hail from Dehradun. I was born on September 11th. I was born in 1982, so you know my age too. My dad’s name is Pushpendra and my mom’s name is Neeraj. I’ve completed by…
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Director Jai bolo Telangana February 05, 2011 11:48
Interview with Jai bolo Telangana Director N.Shankar Bakground:I am an avid reader of literature since childhood and am thoroughly influenced by it. I come from a struggled village. I am a huge fan of Chalam, Sarat, Tilak, Gopichand, Kaloji, Sri Sri, Ravi Sastri and many Telugu literary legends. I love reading history and got influenced by Alluri Seeta Rama Raju, Subhash Chandrabose, Azad, Komaram Bheem who sacrificed their lives for the society. I also used to read books on naxals fight. I used to participate in Kavi Sammelanam in our areas. In attended a Kavi Sammelanam in 1983 in Nalgonda which was graced by Ravi Sastri and Sri Sri. They liked my poems a lot. My photograph with them also came in local newspapers at that time.Actor Prabhakar Reddy is also from my neighboring village. He heard about me and I met him. He came to know about my interest in films and invited me to come to Madras. I went to Chennai. He recommended me for Bharatamlo Sankharavam film and I worked in direction department for that movie. Later on I worked for directors like B Bhaskara Rao, hero Krishna, EVV and Kodandarami Reddy. It was Padmalaya Studios that gave me a direction chance, I directed a socially relevant film titled ‘Encounter’ as my first film. My second movie Sriramulayya is based on the life story of Paritala Sriramulayya (father of Paritala Ravi). I later directed films like Yama Jatakudu, Jayam Manadera, Bhadrachalam, Ayudham, Ram and a Kannada film. Jayam Manadera is the big commercial hit in my career. Encounter, Sri Ramulayya and Bhadrachalam have got excellent appreciation.There has been a considerable gap after the release of Ram (2006). What is the reason?I had done a Kannada film and I prepared a terrific story for Vijaykant for a film to be made in Tamil. Later on, the same story was liked and appreciated by Chiranjeevi. Chiranjeevi evinced keen interest in making his 150th film in my direction with that story. He had to put it on hold due to his entry into politics. I was also supposed to make a movie with Bala Krishna. A few years were gone into this process.Tell us about the genesis of Jai Bolo Telangana film?Telangana is a struggled area for centuries. During the 15th century, Sammakka Sarakka fought against unlawful rulers for Telangana people. In 16th century, Sarvayi Papanna fought against Muslim rule in Telangana. Komaram Bheem fought against Asif Jahi Dynasty in 19th century. Telangana Armed Struggle (Telangana Sayudha Poratam) took place between 1945 to 1948. Telangana people fought for Telangana again in 1969 in which 369 people were killed. People’s War group initiated fight for Telanagana between 1996 to 1998, which was suppressed by the government. The latest fight was started in the end of 2009 and it is happening continuously.I had always wanted to make a movie on Telanagana Sayudha Poratam for a long time. I prepared a script on this subject after Bhadrachalam movie. It was supposed to be made with a big hero on a big banner. Our home minister Chidambaram declared Telangana on the night of 9 December 2009 and the government withdrew the statement within 24 hours due to immense pressure from the politicians of Rayalaseema and Andhra. The people of Telangana realized the importance and got emotionally involved in Telangana issue since then.Over 600 people have sacrificed their lives for the cause of Telangana since 9 December 2009. I made an announcement that I will make a movie titled ‘Jai Bolo Telanagana’ in the samsmarana sabha (condolence meet) of Srikanth Chari who sacrificed his life for Telanagana. I thought that I would find a producer. But sadly, nobody came forward to produce this movie. I do understand that filmmaking is a business and no businessman wants to put in money in a film that is made for a social cause. What disturbed me the most during Telangana movement is the self-immolation of Yadaiah who is a bartender. He became the fuel for Telanagana movement. I cried for 4 hours when I came to know about the way he died. That is when I decided that I should produce the movie at any cost. Putting all my earnings to make a movie on Telanagana is very small compared to what the 600 matyrs had done for Telanagana.I have sold all my assets and asked friends and well-wishers to invest in the movie. I asked my friend Srinivas (Orlando) for money and he gave me 25 lacs. Lots of people helped me financially and morally in making Jai Bolo Telanagana movie. KCR penned a song. Gaddar sang a song and acted in the movie. Lots of praja kavulu and gayakulu contributed their might to the movie. Students acted in keys scenes of the movie.What is the story of Jai Bolo Telangana?JBT film covers the latest mass movement of Telanaga. It is backed by a good story based on human relationships. There is a love story in it. I am saying through this movie that the human relationships and bonding shouldn’t be broken by the leaders.You are saying that relationships shouldn’t be broken and at the same time you are supporting a separate Telanagana?I am trying to propagate that the state should be divided on the physical boundaries, but the people should be united like brothers. There is a need for a separate Telanagana because the downtrodden will get benefited if a new state comes up. The leaders have been doing unjustice to Telanagana for decades. The poor man in Telanagana will get benefited if Telangana is ruled by good Telanagana leaders.JBT film’s release is postponed by a week due to censor problems?I think the censor board took it personally and didn’t give a certificate. We went to revised censorship and got the certificate. I want to personally thank everybody who protested against non-issuing of censor certificate. There had been severe protests when the news broke out. I don’t want to make it controversial now by talking censor board problem now.Are there any issues in the film which are going to hurt the audiences of Andhra and Rayalaseema?I always feel that people of all three areas - Telangana, Andhra and Rayalaseema are great. It is the politicians and big industrialists who are causing trouble to Telanagana people. I tried to showcase the struggles of Telangana. The people of Andhra and Rayalaseema will sympathize with Telanagana people after watching JBL. I also want to clarify a misconception to the middle-class people from Andhra and Rayalaseema who stay in Hyderabad that nothing is going to change if a new state comes up. Everybody can live like brothers and sisters.JBT is about Telangana and you have taken Andhra actor Jagapati Babu to play main lead?I am of opinion that the form of art knows no borders. There is no discrimination (cast, creed, religion or region) in arts. Jagapati Babu is an apt choice and he has done terrific work. He is has done three roles in this movie as grandfather (1969 movement), father (1998 movement) and son (current movement). We cast people from all areas as per the demands of the script. Smriti Irani who is All India President of the Womens Wing of BJP has acting in a key role. I also have a few NRIs like Padma Reddy (Chicago), Indira (Dallas) acting in the movie.How different is JBT from other movies?Jai Bolo Telangana is a film that is having so many newspaper reports and tv channel videos coming live as a factual tale. It is up to date. I don’t think any other film is made in such a way on an ongoing struggle which keeps taking turns very rapidly. I had to rework on script and change many scenes to be up to date. When you watch JBT on 4 February, you feel like you are watching incidents that are happening today.What is your gut feeling on the movie?JBT is a honest and realistic movie. It is made for a cause. The supporters of Telangana will own the movie. The people from Andhra and Rayalaseema will look at the human angle of the movie and sympathise with the plight of Telangana people.
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Work should speak for itself August 31, 2010 18:25
Pawan Kalyan, who has become the craze of youth, His birthday is on 2nd of September. In association with the event, here is a chit chat with Pawan Kalyan. Is there any projects you have rejected in the recent times. What do you look for in a film?I declined two offers recently as the my character and the story were not meeting my expectations. I look for a good story that would entertain the audience and be commercially successful. I do not recommend heroines, but would like a good one to be cast opposite me.Is there any actress who fell in love with you?Antha scene naku ledu! I don't interact much with them, beyond work. If it so happens in the future, I will let you know though (laughs). Jhonny did not deliver the entertaiment elements? It is an undeniable fact that Entertainment elements will help the film to succeed. But there are other films that clicked well at the box office, without the routine formulae. I didnot want to include unnecessary side tracks. You are looking very good. Is this getup for one of your new films? Yes. As a matter of fact, some part of the film (Tiger Sitaramudu) will have to be filmed in U.S. And there is a need for a different getup altogether. Once that part of the film starts to shoot, I have to go for a change in getup. The present getup of me is common in both the films. Which one will start first? Is it Anjana productions (Veera Shankar director) or Vijayanthi films (Karunakaran direction)? Anjana productions is the first one to start. Shooting for both the films will start in the same month and go on simultaneously. Any special reason for your inclination in modernizing old songs? Aadu vari maatalaku is one of my all time favorites. It is almost part of my day to day life. I thought why not include it in one of my films. As the situation needed, the song is fitted in. In the same way is Ee reayi theeyanidhi in Jhonny. While your contemporaries are going for continuous films and achieving sucess, why are you sticking yourself to one film for so much time? Self evaluation is necessary and not comparing with others. Success is not given by some one. It has to be earned. Every one has their own style in earing it and I have mine. Your fans wants to see more of you. Why not do more films? I have tried it earlier but it did not work out. Everyone has their style of working. Anyway, now that I am trying two films at a time. I am an Indian for Badri and Yeh mera jahan from Kushi are patriotic songs. Any inspiration?? I love my mother land. I feel proud to have born in India. Probably these feelings are coming out that way. Any plans to direct a film? Why not? If I am not committed to Nagababu and Aswini Dutt, I would have taken a gap and then direct a film. But now my priorities are first to finish these two projects. Why do u shy away from media? Its nothing like I wont talk to the media. I usually talk less. The same continues during the film production. And also, I dont like to talk about my films. The work should speak for itself. Many fans are upset that you dont care for them. Not true.. I am a big fan of Annayya. So I am also one among them.I understand the admiration one has towards his favorite. The selfless encouragement they provide is invaluable. One thing I want to tell them is I am one among them. Tell us about you Pawan kalyan creative Team. Pawan Kalyan creative team is open for anyone with genuine interest and talent. There are no permanent members in the team. Freshers come in and go out experienced. Thanks Pawan Kalyan for giving us your valuable time. We wish you, on behalf of TT and it's Visitors, a very very happy birthday.
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Richa Gangopadhyay Learns Telugu January 12, 2011 15:49
Richa Gangopadhyay is the gorgeous actress made her debut into Telugu cinema industry with Sekhar Kammula’s ‘Leader’. She finished her education in US and entered Tollywood to fulfill her wish to become an actress. Her latest movie Nagavalli is running successful allover. “My wholesome concentration is on Telugu cinema. I would love to enact roles that are quite realistic and meet the expectations of today’s generation.” Says this bubbly actress. Her forthcoming film 'Mirapakay' is gearing up for its release soon. A simple chat with this lovely lady revealed lot of things…let us know… You have done a sensible role in ‘Leader’ and swiftly made a horror film Nagavalli? I feel that i am the luckiest person to get this opportunity to act in Nagavalli. I am extremely happy listening to the feedback I am getting for my performance in the film. Everyone are saying that I looked beautiful in the film. What else can I ask in the very early stages of my filmy career? So you are looking forward for only performance oriented roles? No no I did not limit myself to particular genre. In fact I do not believe in doing only same kind of roles. I am ready to enact any kind of role. See…film industry is a glamour world, and we must follow the trend.So what kind of roles you want to do? I have done only two movies till date i.e Leader and Nagavalli. Both are completely different from each other. And my third film is 'Mirapakay'. It is also a different film for me. I am playing a girl-next-door kind of role in this movie. So this is a complete mass entertainer. I even danced to the tunes of a couple of mass songs. Now I feel that this movie will take me close the mass audience. Finally I am open to do any role. There is a strong competition between heroines here. What efforts are you making to establish yourself in the industry? Competition is good everywhere. We have a healthy competitive atmosphere in Tollywood. Coming to me, I try to understand my role and work on expressions. I always try to do my best with the suggestions of director. I am trained under Anupam Kher and that is helping me here a lot. I want to be called as director’s actress. So I am making efforts in that way and learning Telugu also. Looking at your three films, you had to share screen space with another actress. How do you feel? I do not have any problem if there is another actress sharing screen with me. As long as there is importance for my role in the film, there is no need to bother about. Are you looking forward for your own dubbing? If I were given a chance I would definitely work on my self dubbing. Already I gained command over Telugu to some extent. We heard that you have learnt music also? Yes it is true. I have learnt carnatic music. I often practice if I get leisure. Will you sing for movies? Yes I would definitely sing if i were given a chance. What did you learn from your filmy experience? I’ve completed my education from Michigan University. After that I went to my parents and told them about my enthusiasm for movies. Initially they had disappointed and discouraged me. Finally they were convinced with my stubborn behaviour . Recently I’ve watched Nagavalli with my mother. She was very happy with me and has thrown a party to my friends to celebrate my success. Soon I am going to visit my friends in US and spend sometime there. And coming to my filmy experience…I am very happy. Rana, Venkatesh and Raviteja all are very friendly. You have been spotted in opening of textile shop and jewelry shops. What is the reason behind it? I always strive to get close to audience. So those openings are my source to meet my fans and audience. I manage to get their valuable suggestions and ideas. What are your upcoming movies? I am again doing a movie with Rana. Sri Raghava will be directing it. It will be very special film for me.
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Big Break to sing with Shreya Ghosha September 05, 2010 11:07
He sang for a few south Indian films before participating in reality show Indian Idol 5 and got his first big break to sing with Shreya Ghoshal in a film even before the show was over.And Hyderabad guy Sreeram Chandra is still in shock even though he has actually won the show. The 24-year-old lad, who has completed his B-Tech, speaks about his future plans and more...How does it feel after winning the show?I have mixed feeling, and to be honest, I am still in shock. Every morning before the finale, I used to wake up with the conviction of working hard to win the title and that has paid off.And who was your favourite judge?I loved all three of them - Anu Malek, Sunidhi Chauhan and Salim Merchant. But, Salim sir was very kind to me by giving me my first big break in a Telugu film with singing diva Shreya Ghoshal. She was very sweet and helped me a lot. And I am happy that I lent my voice to southern star Siddharth.So, how did you celebrate the win?I partied till late night with my co-participants on the winning day and we danced a lot as the DJ played our fave tracks. Soon, I will be partying with my friends in Hyderabad.How do you plan to spend your prize money?I want to give something very special to my parents. And the whole money is for them because I have been working hard only for them.Do you think winning this show will open the B-Town doors for you?Initially, everybody has to struggle, but things might be easy for me now that I've won this show. It's an advantage for me because everybody knows how I sing.Usually winners of such reality shows vanish into oblivion after a while...I think I have the quality to be a good playback singer and I want to do everything - playback, stage performances and tours. That's my dream. And now that I've got this platform, I'm going to make the best use of it.And whom do you wish to sing for?I want to be a versatile singer and wish to sing for all the Khans.
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Extremely-confident and over-ambitious Charmy September 08, 2010 11:02
This is an interview with glamour gal "Charmi" At the age of 13, she acted as a housewife in 'Nee Thodu Kavali'. She is not even 16 now. She is already making inroads into Tollywood. She is currently acting in Bapu's latest film 'BAPU BOMMA'. Tell us about yourself? I am from a very normal family in Vasai, Mumbai. One day I was walking on the road, a model coordinator spotted me offered me a modeling assignment. I said I was not interested. He asked me to come for the shooting of a film. I want there and saw Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor working for a film. Somebody spotted me over there and offered me a role in 'Nee Thodu Kaavali' in Telugu. I had my vacations going on at that time, so I said yes. I acted the role of a housewife at the age of 13. After completing 'Nee Thodu Kavali', my vacations were over. After reaching Mumbai, the bug of acting started biting me. I wanted to become a Hindi film heroine. I used to travel by local trains in 2nd class to scout for the opportunities as Bollywood heroine. I struggled for 3 months. Then T Rajender sir signed me for 'Kadal Azivadilai' (Kurradochadu in Telugu). And my acting career took off. I did 3 films in Tamil and one film in Malayalam. Then I made a re-entry into Telugu with 'Neeke Manasichanu' starring Srikanth. How do you feel working with such a great director who is none other than Bapu? Bapu Garu is a great director. i am feeling very happy to get a chance to act in his film. I now understood why every body like bapu gari films after working with him. What is Your character in this film? My character is a girl of age 16, and name of the character is pinky. In the shooting Bapu garu Repeatedly told “Thokalani monkey pinky”. Seeing my character in the film you will feel like seeing an ordinary Young girl who is very naughty and you also feel like seeing a neighborhood naughty girl . We will be reminded of Long hair, Naughty eyes and many more when we hear about bapu’s film So did you do any effort to achieve it? Every day I practiced in front of Bapu garu by giving poses and winkling the eye and lip movements at least for one hour. I did a lot of effort to learn these things. Saree, half saree, waist band, Bindhi, Mehandhi like this you can see all the features of “BAPU BOMMA ” in this character. We also heard that you are being considered for Allu Arjun's film 'Badrinath'? Talks are on. I will let you know about it soon. We heard that you have even fixed a weighing machine in your van? (giggles) Who told you that? It is true. I keep a weighing machine and watch with me wherever I go. Time and weight are two things, which are really important to me. If I value these two things, I can reach my destination. What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?Positive thinking and confidence that I would shake the film industry, Chocolates! I am very moody. I am trying to have control over my weaknesses. You entered film industry at a small age. How are you going to continue your studies? Why do people study ? To have a job, earn money and have a good life. If I am having all those things and even more than that now, why do I need to continue studying? Don't you think you will miss college life and fun with friends? I think I am enjoying 3 times more that what I should have enjoyed going to college and spending time with friends. How different is your life in Hyderabad compared to Mumbai? It is same for me. I am not the kind of girl who takes everything in the life as it comes. I make the life happen the way I want it to be. Mumbai is more polluted and Hyderabad is less polluted. This is the only difference I noticed. How did you feel when you saw yourself first time on screen in a public theater? My mom wept after seeing me on big screen. I also wept, but for a different reason. My role was getting over in the first half itself. You are earning so much money at a tender age. Are you not spoiling yourself? What is big money? It is not come on my way yet. Even if I get 100 Arabs, it is not a big money for me. I am a girl who is never satisfied. My parents are proud of my earnings. I think I am earning just 0.5% of amount I deserve. 99.5% of money is yet to come. Tell us about your hobbies? My hobbies keep changing. One steady hobby I have is reading. I have been a champion in swimming since my childhood days. I love dancing and chatting. I am very fond of cosmetics. Who are your favorite actors and actresses? Amitab Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, John Ibrahim, Rekha, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla, Soundarya, Ramya Krishna, Trisha, Shriya, Genelia and Bhumika Chawla. What is your dream role? I want to do 10 different characters in one film. I heard that some other actor did 9 roles. I want to beat it. I don't mind playing the role of even a hooker or a 2-scene role. I would do it for free if any producer offers me this dream project. If nobody comes forward, I don't mind producing that film myself. I sincerely hope that some director would offer me these many roles after reading this interview in idlebrain.com Who is your role model? Nobody! I am not highly inspired by anybody. I am a fan of many people. I try to grasp particular things from everybody. If you were given an opportunity to be born again with specific qualities/features from various people, how would you like it to be? I would like to have eyes of Aishwarya, figure of Jennifer Lopez, a boy friend like Shahrukh Khan, brains like Krishna Vamsi, smile like Juhi Chawla and acting talent like Dimple Kapadia in Bobby. We heard that you are giving more importance to tamil film? Nothing like that, I am interested in tamil also but I am getting more offers in telugu.I got one offer in Tamil, but I have four offers in telugu. Would you mind giving your yahoo ID for ONLINE visitors so that they can chat with you whenever you pop up on their messengers? I want to share my yahoo ID. My yahoo ID is charmykaur and yahoo mail ID is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloak788a4ca850088b57449f2c3a09242979').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addy788a4ca850088b57449f2c3a09242979 = 'charmykaur' + '@'; addy788a4ca850088b57449f2c3a09242979 = addy788a4ca850088b57449f2c3a09242979 + 'yahoo' + '.' + 'com'; var addy_text788a4ca850088b57449f2c3a09242979 = 'charmykaur' + '@' + 'yahoo' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak788a4ca850088b57449f2c3a09242979').innerHTML += ''+addy_text788a4ca850088b57449f2c3a09242979+''; . I encourage everybody to chat with me and give their valuable suggestions. I am on invisible mode when I am chatting with friends. I am on visible mode when I want to meet movie lovers and fans. I love my PC and would love to reply to all messages and mails I get! Do you want to say anything to ONLINE visitors? I have been browsing websites for a long time. My brother is also a computer freak. It's good, without any wrong gossips. I get my quotient of Telugu film information from ONLINE websites, I can see that there is something new added to the site everyday. I recommend it to my colleagues that they should Browse everyday for at least an hour.
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Richa Gangopadhyay first interview August 26, 2010 16:15
I am born in India and brought up in USA. I come from the family of musicians. I won Miss India USA crown in 2007. I moved to India a year and half back and started staying in Mumbai.I had also joined a course in Public Health and Nutrition in Mumbai. Bengali’s are fond of performing arts and I am no exception. I participated in theatre during my school time. I got trained Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares (a school for actors). I had also done numerous modelling commercials like Dabur Vatika, Peter England People, Medimix etc. I am also active in fashion scene and walked on ramps.How did you get Leader project?I was in Gym when I got a call from a coordinator that there is a requirement for a Telugu movie. I was unprepared and met the assistant director of Leader and he recommended me to Sekhar Kammula. I flew to Hyderabad to attend auditions on 20 March which also happens to be my birthday. I got selected instantly and it was my most memorable birthday. The shooting started just 2 days after that.Tell us about your role in Leader?I am playing CEO of a TV channel and I am also the daughter of a politician. I give a strong image from outside, but am vulnerable from inside. I am playing the love interest of CM. I act as a catalyst for hero’s change. I am like the character I play in real life too. Sekhar Kammula brought the role just for me. It appeals to my inner-self.Tell us about Sekhar Kammula?I heard horror stories about directors in the past and Sekhar Kammula is just opposite to what I heard about directors. He is sincere and humble. He is genuinely creative and has love for art and cinema. I saw Happy Days for seven times. I am honoured to be a part of Sekhar Kammula’s movie Sekhar Kammula gives lot of importance to heroine characters in his movies. I am proud to be called as Sekhar Kammula’s latest heroine.Tell us about the lanky hero RaNa?Rana is an all-rounder. He is a seasoned person and he brought lots of discipline and focus into the sets. He gave a lot of confidence to me. He has tremendous leadership qualities and he is similar to the character he is playing in Leader.You are doing a course and public health and nutrition. Do you follow anything you had learnt at school?I didn’t follow anything. I am a food lover and I love Andhra Pradesh cuisine. I feel that adequate sleep, diet and exercise is enough to keep us fit and healthy. I also realised the importance of Yoga and meditation recently.What are your future projects?I am a few projects lined up, but haven’t signed any so far. I want Leader to release first. I am planning to stay in Telugu if I get good roles. I don’t mind glamorous roles if the role has an importance.
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