Have a better understanding of Bollywood now: Sonal Chauhan
Actor Sonal Chauhan shot to fame with her very first film, Jannat (2008), opposite actor Emraan Hashmi, but she slowed down on the number of films after that. While she did a role in last year’s war-drama Paltan, Sonal admits that she didn’t understand the ways of Bollywood after Jannat.
“When I did Jannat, I was very young. I didn’t know the real meaning of having a hit film, so I just did it because it was a good story. I was supposed to do it… Honestly, I didn’t take it seriously. I was just happy that my film did well,” says Sonal.
Asked if it was capitalising on a hit film that she didn’t know how to go about, Sonal agrees, “I didn’t come from a film background. I didn’t have someone to guide me. I finished my studies, and when I came back, I did a film with Amitabh Bachchan called Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011). Then I did films down South, some big films in the Telugu film industry. For a few years, I was busy with that. That’s when maturity started prevailing, and I realised I needed to be in Mumbai for network and for people to know I am around. Or people would think ‘she has gone back, and she’s not really doing anything’.”
Sonal is currently busy with a Hindi and a web project. “I can say I have a slightly better understanding now but I wouldn’t go as far as saying I understand it now,” says Sonal, on whether she understands the ways of Bollywood now.
Asked what challenges she faced till now, the actor without going into the specifics, shares, “There’s no challenge as such in only the film industry, overall in life too, everybody has some challenge in everything that they are doing. I don’t regret starting out at a young age, because Jannat is something close to my heart, and I still get calls from people who remember me from the film. I do wish sometimes I knew better,” Sonal signs off.
I didn’t come from a film background. I didn’t have someone to guide me. I finished my studies, and when I came back, I did a film with Amitabh Bachchan called Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap... SONAL CHAUHAN, ACTOR