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Shilpa Shetty talks about 'Life in a...Metro'
10 May 2007 - 103 Views - Aly - Indiafm.com |
 In person, Shilpa Shetty is every bit as bubbly and energetic as she seems onscreen. She exudes a fun, confident energy and her ear-to-ear grin is contagious. She is friendly and approachable rather than distant and glamorous. She's the kind of woman that men want to hang out with because she's gorgeous with perfect, mile-long legs. She's the kind of person that women want to be friends with because she is courageous, bold and is great at dishing out the right advice.
In an exclusive one on one interview at the Soho Hotel in Central London, Shilpa talks to IndiaFM's London Correspondent, Devansh Patel about the expectations from her film Life in a Metro, whether she will kiss onscreen in her forthcoming films, her marriage and why after a decade in films, she still has the best body in business.
How does it feel to be back on screen after nearly a year?
It feels really good and better because life has changed. Luckily, people are expecting something out of me from Life in a Metro. I am happy to be back facing the camera after what I faced in Big Brother.
Main Khiladi Tu Anari set the bench mark for you after the hit song, 'Chura Ke Dil Mera' and Dhadkan set your career chart climbing. What are your expectations from Life in a Metro?
I really hope that people in the West get to see a different India. Audiences here don't have a clue what India is all about because they are under the impression that India is not modern. We just want to show them that we Indians go through the same emotions as people all over the world go through. The only difference in the film is that because we have a lot of cultural attachment in India, there is a slight difference in the way we approach things.
In your 15 year career, doesn't the deliberate move to do fewer films hamper your future in the industry?
Not at all! At this stage it really doesn't. That's the best move I could have made. I rather do one or two films a year which are the most talked about. Metro came to me at the right time and I am extremely proud of it because I am not doing the run of the mill kind of movies. There has been a conscious effort into doing Indian cinema that justifies me, whether it is Dus, Phir Milenge, Rishtey, Dhadkan, etc. They were all different films for me.
Irrfan and you are the senior most actors from the entire cast and highly experienced. How easy or difficult it is to work with new comers like Shiny Ahuja and Konkana Sen Sharma?
They are new but they are brilliant actors. What's really fabulous is the fact that Metro is a very well cast film. Every character is the right actor for that particular character. I couldn't have visualised my role to be played by somebody else and I could not have portrayed Kangana's or Konkana's character in the film. It is quite easy to work with new talents because they know what they are doing. We do give our inputs where necessary but it's the job of my director and his word is final.
Do you think Life in a Metro might lead to a controversy as the younger generation may take the path of what the characters in the film do?
We are only trying to show people what's happening in the metropolitan cities like Mumbai and Delhi. We are not telling our audience to copy us and nor are we proving a point here. As we are taught back home that learn the good things out of life and films. Metro is very unpretentious. The fact that my role of Shikha has an opportunity to make a better decision but is still willing to make that sacrifice just goes to show that Indian women are so resilient. I don't want to give away most of the plot but having said that, in no way it is trying to put down the Indian culture and trying to set a bad example. All the characters are human and we also know that humans make mistakes. So if you want to see an infallible character and one who is perfect, please don't watch Life in a Metro.
With lot said about the kissing episode of Richard Gere, do you consider lucky not to be working with Anurag Basu's favourite, Emraan Hashmi, known to be the serial kisser of Indian cinema? (Laughs)
I don't know how many people have seen my movies but in the last fifteen years I haven't kissed on screen. In this film I come very close to kissing Shiny Ahuja. The intimate moment between the two of us was shot so brilliantly that full credit goes to Anurag for the way he has handled the two characters, and at the end of it all, you actually want both of them to kiss each other. But yes, I have made it very clear in all my contracts that I don't kiss onscreen. That's why it is very strange about what happened of the Richard Gere episode because I haven't kissed onscreen and all of a sudden people saw a foreign actor kissing an Indian actress in public which some lunatics thought to be against the Indian values and culture. I feel sad for them.
What has been your experience working with the director Anurag Basu?
He is one of the most underrated directors. According to me, Life in a Metro is one of the best pieces of work in Indian cinema. If this film works, it will put Anurag into a different bracket altogether. It's a difficult film to make with so many actors and then to justify all of them. Anurag has made a mix of realistic and entertaining cinema with a balance in Metro. There are times in the movie where I've laughed with Irrfan, there are times when I've hated Kay Kay or I've loved Konkana. There are times when I've questioned certain characters and there are times when I feel empathy for Sharman. So, there are all these emotions which Anurag has been able to bring out of me as an audience which I think is fantastic. Metro is not a usual Bollywood movie.
What would you choose? Life in a Metro as a bold film without being vulgar or a clever film without being artificial?
I think both. It is a bold film which is very cleverly made with real life situations looking quite like an original day to day event unfolding in someone's life.
Do you think that the music is a saviour of the film?
Music is an integral part of Metro. Pritam and the band have done a wonderful job of creating a special group of three only for this film. They have maintained the rock element throughout the film without losing the Indian touch, and despite being so commercial, it has a very lyrical and a soulful appeal to it. I love all the songs but my favourite are 'In dino' & 'Alvida'. I wish the British audience understands the music because the music tells the story of the films characters, so whether the music will save the film is entirely up to the audience.
You play a house wife in the reel life, but in real life, when are we going to see you as a wife in someone else's house?
(Laughs) My guess is as good as yours. Right now, there is nobody in my life.
This is one of the very few Hindi films to be premiered outside India. Are you proud of the fact that it's happening now or is it happening because of one name - Shilpa Shetty?
Gosh! I don't know how to answer this question. I am proud that an Indian movie is premiered in Leicester Square and I'm happy that it's happening with Metro. I hope events like these open doors to many other Indian films in the future.
You are one of the few actresses who can carry off a sari and still look stylish and sexy, onscreen. What's the secret?
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, I guess. You've seen me that beautifully in the film. I thank you for such a grand compliment.
- Indiafm.com
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