"I Am A Bold Actor And In Front Of The Camera I Do Not Draw Any Line For Myself As An Actress”- Kanchan Awasthi

Jyothi Venkatesh

How would you describe yourself as a person?

I am very different in the sense that I am not only sweet but also intelligent as well as shrewd at the same time. The minus point with me is that I am an introvert and it takes me quite some time to mingle with everyone else, like making friends or even indulge in a relationship. I also concede that I do not share my feelings easily or confide in others and I feel that it is also a big minus point as far as I am concerned.

What is your role in the forthcoming film Gunwali Dulhaniya?

I play a very interesting role of Sharmeeli Roy in Gunwali Dulhaniya.  What is special about her is that she does not at all blush and it is a female oriented film which any actress would love to die to do. I am proud to have been able to essay such a complex role at the early stage in my career.

What kind of preparation did you have to do to get into the skin of your character in the film?

I had to subject myself to a lot of hard and intense work, especially because in real life, I am not at all what Sharmilee Roy is on the screen. Sharmeeli and I are dynamically different from one another like chalk is from cheese. If Sharmilee is North Pole, Kanchan is South Pole and both do not meet one another at all. I attended a workshop for seven days though the two boys attended the workshop for nearly a month, because practice always makes a man perfect.

Can you describe more about your character?

With my presence, I have set out to create a character which is by itself very extra ordinary. It is a very bold character since the film has a very different concept. What strikes Sharmilee apart from the other girls you may come across in life is that she is capable of telling a boy that she loves him but God forbid, if he does not love her back, she is even capable of killing him at gunpoint. Sharmilee is a bold character but not anti Man. If she falls in love, she will not listen to anyone at all. And she is also full of energy and is of the opinion that if she likes someone, she should be able to even possess him rightfully. Though Sharmilee is like that, in real life, I , as Kanchan Awasthi, cannot dream of behaving like her.

Would you say that it was the toughest role in your career?

I would not say frankly that it was the toughest role in my career as an actress till date, but certainly I’d say that I  had to put in extra efforts as an actress to be in the zone of Sharmilee Roy and carry off the film on my shoulder as Gunwali Dulhaniyaan. I’d say that my toughest role is yet to come. As an actress, I feel that it is just my beginning. It is my second film with Shantanu Sir. Earlier I had acted in his Bhootwali Love Story

You have acted in as many as seven films including ‘Ankur Murder Case’, ‘Gaalib’. ‘Main Khudiram Bose Hoon’, ‘Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan’, ‘Chapekar Brothers’ and ‘Bhootwali Love Story’ and Gunwali Dulhaniya is your eighth film. In what way have you grown as an actress ever since you made your debut with Vikram Bhatt’s Ankur Murder Case to Shantanu Tambe’s Gunwali Dulhaniya?

Definitely I have grown up a lot as an actress as well as a person and am no longer shy. I have also changed a lot for the better. I cannot say today I am the best but can only say that I am doing better today and more challenges come to me on a day to day basis as an actress. I am doing better and trying my best to come in the best category. I feel that whatever I am ordained, I will get. I learn every day and I feel kit is never too late.

Would you be ready to act in a web series too after having acted in films, theatre, and TV serials?
Today you cannot underestimate the power of a web series. The future of a web series is very bright. Every actor whether it is Vivek Oberoi, Saif Ali Khan, Richa Chaddha and Nawazuddin Siddiqui is acting in web series. You just cannot dismiss off a web series as of no consequence.

How would you describe yourself as an actor?

 I am a bold actor on the sense that I can do whatever I am required to do in front of the camera and have not drawn any line for myself as an actress because I know about myself in and out thoroughly. However, I cannot do anything sensational off the camera. My characters in the films in which I am acting may change but as a person I remain the same. It may be a minus point as far as I am concerned but according to me, it is not at all a minus point but a plus point. People tell me that as a person, I should be shameless and manipulative if I have to build my career. Though I do not care about what people may think of me, I cannot go to a producer’s office to seek a role for myself.

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