I’VE GOT ‘DONE-TO-DEATH ROLES’ IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, SAYS CHITRANGDA

What stands out the most about Chitrangda Singh’s filmography is how she has never been one to take up films back to back. She’s happy doing one film a year — sometimes none — and then getting busy with plum projects, such as her next, Bob Biswas alongside Abhishek Bachchan. For her role, she has employed a language coach to learn Bengali.

“I love Sujoy Ghosh’s films, the locations are very good. I’m not sure if I can say much. It’s just the whole texture of the film. Once you start shooting, you realise this is shaping up really well,” she tells us.

Given that her last acting appearance was in Baazaar (2018) alongside Saif Ali Khan, what was she doing all this while? “Waiting for something good to come by,” she says, adding, “There is no such thing like ‘I don’t want to work’. All actors want to work all the time, but it’s also to do with the kind of work offered. I did get some stuff in films. To some extent, they were stereotypical, done-to-death roles!”

For Singh, 43, characters are what matter. “Kya yeh karne mein maza hai… that’s the reaction needed. Earlier, I didn’t know much about the setup, the people, those were things you wouldn’t think about. But now, you have to check who are the people involved, who’s producing the film,” she shares.

Does she find things to be

There is no such thing like ‘I don’t want to work’. All actors want to work all the time

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tougher hence, since she needs to focus on all these things? Pat comes the reply, “I don’t know if that applies to everyone, I’m just talking about myself at the moment. In any case, today, the release of a film, the way people back it, is very important.”