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‘HUM BIHARI-YO KO APNI BRANDING KARNA NAHI AATA HAI’
Lshe started travelling internationally, thus gained a lot of international projects. “I started travelling the world after 2015. I finished a Greek film, and I am now doing a Korean TV series as well. I have a few Hollywood films lined up, and one of them is Never Back Down: Revolt, the fourth film in the Never Back Down franchise, in which I play a pivotal role,” the 36-year-old reveals. The film is directed by Kellie Madison, and Chandra says her Taekwondo skills came in handy for her role in the film. In fact, her character was written around her skills, which happens very rarely. “I always believe in quality more than quantity. Hum Bihari-yo ko branding karna nahin aata hai. We don’t know how to brand ourselves. We know how to work very hard and we are good at what we do. But I knew that am going to make global opportunities for myself. Now things are falling into place. This is just the beginning. I have just started and I am here to stay,” she concludes. ast seen in the 2011 film Kucch Luv Jaisaa, it has been almost a decade since Neetu Chandra worked in any Bollywood project. But the actor, who did several regional films during this period, says it wasn’t about not getting opportunities but about her choice to not take up projects. “Aisa nahi hai ki kaam nahi mil raha tha. I was doing a lot of theatre. I don’t come from a background where everything is handed to me on a platter, but I still did big films like Garam Masala (2005), Traffic Signal (2007), Oye Lucky Lucky Oye (2008) and 13B (2009). After my father passed away in 2009, I became more serious about other things in life,” shares Chandra, adding that it was then that she decided to turn producer. She made Deswa (2011) in Bhojpuri and Mithila Makhaan (2016) in Maithili language, which became India’s first film in Maithili to win the prestigious National Award. After that, Chandra reveals
Neetu Chandra feels actors from Bihar are hard working and talented but sell themselves short