Aakanksha Singh: Filmmakers in the south not keen on OTT releases

(MOTHER TO ONEAND-HALF-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, MEHR)

We need to normalise breastfeeding in its totality, not just in public. Out there in nature, every mammal feeds its offsprings with pride. It is natural and there’s no sexual connotation in breastfeeding. It’s shallow to overlook the purity of the process and start shaming a mother. No mother desires or aims or dreams or wishes to nurse in public. But if need be, a mother won’t think twice before doing it. That’s the kind of strength a mother exudes.

(MOTHER TO FIVEMONTH-OLD SON, AARAVV)

Breastfeeding is normal, and should be normalised. I feel that people are evolving and today if we’re talking about it, then that in itself is a big step. Things are changing and I’m sure we’ll reach a stage where it’ll be normalised because it’s our right. As a new mother, I’m not hesitant or I don’t get conscious while breastfeeding. For me, my child is my priority. Nothing else comes to my mind when my child is hungry.

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ork stalled for many in the andemic, but not for Aakanksha Singh. The ctor shares that since uly 2020, she esumed shooting in he south and has been working continuously. While she counts her lessings for it, Singh, who has starred in Kannada film Pailwaan 2019) and Telugu film Malli Raava (2017), is now waiting the release of those projects. “I have been very lucky that I have constantly travelled for shoots. But the only concern is that whatever I have shot till now is yet to come out. In the current scenario, when people are releasing stuff on OTT in Bollywood, I have films lined up for

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Wtheatrical release. In the south, makers are waiting. There films mean theatres, people don’t enjoy watching them on OTT,” she says, adding she too wants her films to release in theatres.

Among those that are ready for release include her Tamil debut Clap and an anthology Telugu film, Meet Cute. She is also set to star in the Hindi film May Day.

While she is not keen on her films being released on OTT, she is not averse to doing digital projects. In fact the actor has shot for a couple of them already. “I’m shooting for a Telugu web series and am in talks for a Hindi web series,” shares Singh, who started her career on the small screen.

Currently in Mumbai for her birthday which was on July 30, Singh, who turned 31, says she wants the year to be better than what it was last year, both personally and professionally.

“I am really looking forward to see what this year has in store for me,” she adds.