hasn’t touched down in Delhi for a while, but what surprised us the most when we ran into her, was the fact that the svelte actress was sporting sunglasses even though it was quite a foggy morning!
When we asked her why she was making the unusual style statement, she laughed, “It’s after a long gap that I’m back home and it’s nice to be back in Delhi with my friends and family. I was away for almost a month and a half in South Africa for the shooting of my next movie. Unfortunately on the last day of the shoot, I had an allergic reaction to a flower we had used during the shoot and my eyes got affected.
Thank God it happened just as the unit was packing up. Brilliant timing, na? I have to wear sunglasses now to protect my eyes. I’m also on antibiotics and lots of medicine.”
Soha is quite excited about her upcoming movies. She’s just finished with Dil Kabaddi and tells us about her other projects as well, saying, “I have many movies releasing this year. My next movie is a comedy and I really enjoy doing comic roles. It’s a nice change from my usual fare. I have just completed three movies – Dhoondte Reh Jaooge, 99 and Tera Kya Hoga Johnny – which are all coming out this year. I was in South Africa shooting for Kunal Deshmukh’s movie Tum Milein, with Emraan Hashmi. It was a great experience for me to work in this movie, as the role is quite different from anything that I have done before. We shot five weeks in South Africa and we will start again in January in Mumbai. I’m quite happy with the way the movie has turned out as it has a very interesting script.”
We asked her if she’s actively looking for a change of pace as far as the characters she plays on the silver screen are concerned, and she agrees, “I enjoy experimenting with new roles and it’s also helping me to grow as an actress. The idea is always to do new kinds of roles. It’s so easy to get into a creative rut. I’m also doing a Bengali movie with Aparna Sen, Goinar Baksho (Jewellery box). This movie will be quite interesting as it centres around three women – Konkona Sen, Moushumi Chatterjee and me. My mom is not a part of the movie, but she is part of it in spirit. She is always there by my side to support and encourage me. In this particular case she’s going to coach me in speaking in Bengali as I’m terrible at it!.”
On a lighter note, we ask her opinion of the much discussed Saif-Kareena link-up and she shrugs, “Seriously, I'm bored of talking about Saif and Kareena. I just don't understand why people walk up to me and ask about their relationship. I think it would be more appropriate to ask them directly. But yes, Kareena is a lovely person and I’m happy that she has made my brother happy.”
Soha has also grabbed the chance to spend some time with her family now that she’s back home. She tells us “I had been away for five weeks in South Africa, so now that I'm back home I would like to spend some quality time with my family. I will try to reconnect with my friends and family members this year.
One gets so busy sometimes that one forgets what is truly important. I was very distressed after hearing about the Mumbai terror attacks. I was in South Africa and it was horrible to see images of the Taj and Oberoi hotels. Luckily, no one close to me was affected directly by the tragedy. But I was watching the news constantly and the condition of the victims left me totally shaken. The New Year was also a very low key affair for me because of this”
And does she have any other projects apart from the movies she’s working on? Soha laughs “At the moment acting takes up all my time and energy. It’s very difficult to multi-task, so I find it very difficult to do anything else. I also love writing and enjoy sports like badminton and tennis.” Quite multifaceted isn’t she.
Piyali Dasgupta
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