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By Vickey Lalwani Š2004 Bollyvista.com |
The niece of late filmmaker Gul Anand (Khatta Meetha, Chashme Buddoor, Jalwa, Hero Hiralal) - Masumi Makhija - is back. This week is special for the spunky lass. After the release of 'Chupke Se' last year, her next Hindi film is releasing this Friday- Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Maqbool' co-starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur and Tabu.
Excerpts from an interview by Vickey Lalwani.
In 'Maqbool', you worked with India's best actors. What was it like for you?
You can say that again. Whoever I was shooting with would keep giving suggestions on how to improve. Other than that, honestly, watching Pankaj Kapoor and Tabu was amazing. You could actually see them adding little nuances, which would make the scenes come alive. In fact in the scene at the dargah where a song was shot, Kapur saw me adjust my pallu from the top; he suggested that if I did so from the bottom it would be more in keeping with my character- a shy, Muslim girl from a conservative family. These small things count a lot.
How did you approach the character of the shy Muslim girl? Any homework you did?
I have studied in a Muslim school in Poona, had conservative Muslim friends and was hence aware of their lifestyle, their body language, how they would react in some situations. So, homework was not much required. It came almost spontaneously.
Was it particularly difficult to work in 'Maqbool' because of the sync sound?
No. I have already done so in the German film, which was released last year- 'Gate To Heaven'. Sync sound honestly is not difficult. It is only if you don't have a theatre back ground that you would find it difficult. Sync sound helps to create the intensity of the scene which dubbing cannot. To recreate the same intensity while dubbing is difficult because you are dubbing all by yourself. In a sync sound scene, all the characters are interacting. It becomes a give and take film, a better team effort.
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