Sincerely, Sai!
Sai Pallavi opens up on working in Bollywood and taking up roles that are suitable for her age
Many might not be aware that Sai completed her medical studies at Tbilisi State Medical University. She could have been a doctor but found her calling in acting. “I started doing films during the fourth year of college. I completed graduation and then gave my full focus to acting. The entertainment industry and the medical world are demanding fields.
As much as I love to be part of the medical field, I think that I can wait for that one. However, age is an important factor when it comes to films. I want to enjoy working in movies and then let the medical field embrace me,” Sai explains. Adding further she says that the sooner women start their careers in showbiz it is better for them. “I am in that space,” the Shyam Singha Roy actress says.
It's not easy for artistes to come across roles that do justice to their skills, and age and satiate the actor within them. But, Sai considers herself fortunate to play characters that are in sync with her age. “My age is appropriate for the roles I am getting today. I want to focus on the roles I am getting now. After I turn 30, if I feel like acting, I will look for characters that are suitable for my age. I will take up roles that make me look elegant and also allow me enough scope to show my craft,” she adds.
Be it Bollywood or South, the entertainment industry has been looked at as a maledominated one. But there has been a
tectonic shift in the past few years. Sharing her thoughts on the same, Sai says, “Even Hollywood is no less. I feel once a woman gets married or has children she gets fewer offers. But things are slowly changing. I have seen women efficiently multi-tasking. My mom is doing so many things simultaneously. Look at Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra too. The projects they are working on are so exciting. They are an inspiration for many.”
On the work front, Sai has a few films lined up down South.