Tabu: Taking a decision on films is not that black and white like earlier

Actress Tabu’s filmography boasts of some strong women-oriented characters. She has established herself to become one of the most talented actresses for being able to pull off a serious and a comic role with equal ease. The actress who was seen in the recently released comic flick ‘Golmaal Again’, however, doesn’t want to be categorised as a ‘serious’ actress and doesn’t want to limit herself with just women-oriented roles. As the landscape of Indian cinema has undergone a tremendous change now, thanks to many women-oriented strong projects, one wonders why Tabu is not doing them anymore.

She says, “Now, taking a decision on films is not that black and white like earlier. In the beginning of my career, I have done many films where the tag of ‘women-oriented’ film was not there… I chose the films because the character was substantial. Now, if producers and directors are coming to me with the formula of ‘women-oriented’ films, with the idea of putting the responsibility of a film on my shoulder, I do not want to get stuck in there. The focus should be on my work, as in on my performance, not that I sell in this category of film.” (Also Read: Tabu is planning to ask for more money from filmmakers, here’s why)

When asked if she ever gets a hangover of the character she essays off camera too, she replied, “Well, yes. But the intensity depends on how much that character has impacted your mind. When I play a character, physically and mentally I go through a process. So it is obvious to get impacted. But some characters just stay back for long in my system. Like the one from ‘Hu Tu Tu’. That character was poles apart of who I am. It was grey and later, it becomes totally dark. Then, my characters in ‘Maqbool’, ‘Haider’ or ‘The Namesake’… Those were so larger than life that they shook your equilibrium.”

Inputs from IANS

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