Radhika Madan does not fear being out of sight, out of mind

While 2020 was a relatively quiet year for Radhika Madan with a single release, Angrezi Medium, this year, she has already had two back-to-back outings with anthology films, Ray and Feels Like Ishq. Ask her if she fears being out of sight, and hence, out of mind, and she admits being unfazed by it. “Shoots had to be stalled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I was at home, and was happy spending some quality time with my parents in Delhi, after working continuously for months,” the actor says.

While she has been lauded for her performance in Ray, the anthology received brickbats from a certain section of netizens for not adhering to the original plotlines. “To each his own,” remarks Madan, adding, “People are entitled to their opinions. All I can say is that we had taken Satyajit Ray’s stories and adapted them to suit modern sensibilities. Otherwise, it would look and feel very dated.”

As for Feels Like Ishq, she was happy to be a part of a light-hearted project after playing intense roles in the past few years. “Essaying so many intense parts, one after the other, takes a toll on you after a point of time. Working on Feels Like Ishq felt like a party. Before we knew it, the shoot was over,” she shares.

A while back, Madan spoke about being body shamed and being asked to undergo a surgery in the initial days of her career. “I’m ready to lose and gain weight if my characters require me to do so. For my first film (Pataakha; 2018), I gained 12kg as I had to play a way older woman. In the same month, I had to audition for a 17-year-old girl. I also had to undergo training to get into the shape of a swimmer for Shiddat,” says the actor, asserting that she is all up for physical transformations if her work calls for it.