Sada interview
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
She was relaxing in her home. There were no signs of nervousness as she started promoting her first Bollywood film. Meet Sada who is a well known actress in the South. She is a South Filmfare award winner and is all set to star in Srinivas Bhashyam’s Love Khichdi. Excerpts from the conversation:
Your first Telegu film Jayam was released in 2002. Why did it take six years for you to do a Hindi film?
It was not a conscious decision to do only South films. The first Telegu film that I did was the biggest grosser of that year. So naturally I got a lot of offers from big directors in the south. I was quiet happy doing films there. Then after doing about 20 films in the South I decided to do Hindi films.
It is normally believed that actors have to struggle a lot to get into the film industry. Was it the same for you?
People normally struggle to get a break. For me it was not the case. It was very easy for me to work with a good director. I was pursuing my engineering and had not thought about getting into a film of a good banner. I just casually thought about giving it a try. Teja, the cameraman of Ghulam was about to produce and direct a film. He was in Mumbai and had seen my pictures. He liked them and asked me to do a film. It all happened very quickly. I played the role of a village girl in my first film. So I was getting offers which were of that type. I had to struggle a bit to get out of that stereotyped image and move on to doing different kinds of roles.
Are you still open to do South Indian films?
Yes. But it should be interesting. I don’t want to something which has already been done to death. I should be something which I have not done before.
What differences did you find in doing a South Indian film and a Hindi film?
The two Hindi films that I am doing are being directed by people who have made South Indian films. So I cannot figure out any major differences. The film industry in Mumbai has become quiet good now.
You are a trained Kathak dancer. That would have certainly been of great help.
Yes. I was trained for seven years. I gave two or three exams for it as well. It gives you a basic understanding of rhythm. It is a lot more easy to capture the movements.