MUMBAI: 1. You have your release soon how does it feel ?
Its like opening your house to guests to show them a piece of work you are really proud of… very happy the way Pune Highway has turned out. Also quite excited I’m having a theatrical release after 2018… Besides i’ve grown to love this film team over past few years. Have done 3 projects with them. Starting from Barot House to now.
2. How did this film come to you and what made you say yes to it ?
As i said have had a wonderful association with this team since Barot House in 2019 & had done another film with them called Pigeon. I remember i was on a solo vacation at Ireland walking around Kylemore Abbey & i got a call from Bugs. Saying ‘Manjari i have a great role for you! When do u want to listen to it!’ I told him that i’m doing it already. Even before i heard it. Of course later when i heard it i was even more excited about the role. I completely trust Bugs Bhargava as a director & i know whenever he’s come to me with a role, it has always been very interesting & challenged me as an actor. He’s a brilliant director & has always believed in me as an actor whos limits he can push. & Im so grateful for that. I still remember when i met him for the 1st time for Barot House. He didn’t even audition me & believed i could play that intense complex role which noone had at that time seen me in. That always gives me an added responsibility to give it beyond my best when someone trusts me. Also on Pune Highway, he was co-directing with Rahul D’Cunha who’s creative genius i had heard so much about. & of course the film had Amit Sadh who i’m very fond of & had a wonderful experience working with on Barot House, such a brilliant actor & warm person & Jim Sarbh who i had not met earlier but have always admired his work & was looking forward to working with him. Besides being such a talented actor, he has such a great vibe. I had all the reasons to say Yes!
3. What next post this release ?
Right now im just living in the moment & enjoying the release of Pune Highway & the excitement around it.….
After that have Zindagi Namkeen & Penthouse which will be next in line…
Besides im very excited about my journey in Music ive begun as a Singer. So have a couple of singles that will be coming out soon & also im looking forward to doing Live shows.
4. One series you have recently binged on or binging on and why ?
From India, Kaala Pani & Black Warrant ! What fantastic Series! Besides the script & execution which was top notch. I was so impressed by the performances especially by the relatively new cast…. Goes to show Content is King! If the heart is in the right place & the focus is on the Script & execution, & the cast is fitting with talented actors irrespective of their popularity/ marketability, a project can be hugely successful.
From foreign content i LOOOVED Adolescence. What a brilliant piece of art & a true example of team work on a film set! This is a show that had such heart & soul & the execution was such a MASTERPIECE. I’d love to in fact watch an entire film on the Making of Adolescence.
5. If not an actor what would you have been ?
Haha i still would have been in the entertainment business. Mostly as a Singer & i still would have somehow navigated my way into acting in between somewhere & balanced life around both… but i dont see myself going anywhere else except this creative entertainment industry… I think i pretty much belong here & have been accepted with open arms by this city, Mumbai.
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