After portraying a string of intense and serious contemporary characters on the silver screen, National Award-winning actress Konkona Sen Sharma says she would now love to act in a period film.
|Last Updated: Jul 29, 2009, 11:19 AM IST|Source: Bureau
New Delhi: After portraying a string of intense and serious contemporary characters on the silver screen, National Award-winning actress Konkona Sen Sharma says she would now love to act in a period film."I would love to do a period film now. I have potrayed different characters in films but have never been part of a period film," Konkona told reporters on the sidelines of a recent
event in the national capital.
Known for her sterling performances in films like `Mr and Mrs Iyer`, `Page 3` and `Omkara`, the 29-year-old actor from Bengal says the commercial aspects of cinema is not
something she would die for.
"This business, trade and money involved with films is one aspect of cinema I dont quite like. I just love playing different kinds of roles but not for profit and gains," Konkona says.
"I am very particular about the films that I watch and want to act in," she adds.
Acting in plays is equally fascinating for Konkona, who says rehearsing for plays builds up a great atmosphere for an actor.
"I love rehearsing for plays as well as for films, it builds a very stimulative and creative atmosphere."
Talking about her two upcoming flicks, `Wake Up Sid` and `Mirch`, Konkona says her character in the two films are distinctly different.
"My character in `Wake Up Sid` is a very well-written one, where a simple girl meets her complete opposite, played by Ranbir Kapoor and how she faces the world when she comes to Mumbai to become a writer.
In `Mirch` I play a double role for the first time and it is primarily a film about women and their desires," says Konkona, who made her debut in the Bengali film `Ek Je Aachhe
Kanya` in 2001.
Asked about being a part of any new project with her mother, Aparna Sen, Konkona confirms she is working on an untitled film with the veteran actress-turned-director.
"Yes I am working on a film with my mother but that is untitled yet. We are still in the initialising stages," says the actress, who won the National Award for her critically
acclaimed character of a troubled riot victim in `Mr and Mrs Iyer` directed by Aparna Sen.
The Bengali beauty also admits she has been very closely associated with Delhi right from her St Stephen days. "I did my college here and I was here for four years
and plenty of my close friends, my father, my cousins, my aunt are from Delhi and I love the city."
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