‘INDIAN ACTORS HAVE MADE INROADS IN WEST’

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Tabu’s filmography features both Indian and international projects, and she has done outstanding work in the West, including roles in Mira Nair’s The Namesake (2006) and Ang Lee’s Life of Pi (2012). But she hasn’t taken on a Hollywood assignment in a long time.

“There isn’t an international project going on,” says the actor — who has five films in various stages of production at present — when we prod her about the same.

She goes on, “And I don’t think I’ll be able to take up anything because I’m already packed [with work]. I’ve started working on Drishyam 2 and Bholaa. But if something good comes from the West, then why not?”

Ask her if she has witnessed a change in terms of the roles that Indian actors get in Hollywood now, and Tabu says, “Yes! They have made huge inroads and are doing great work. The world will slowly open up. Unfortunately, the pandemic came at a time when things were starting to blossom and evolve. I am hoping it will go back to more collaboration and stuff. Across the globe... I want to talk about our films and characters also.”

What she is happier about the state of the entertainment industry is the fact that female actors specifically have seen more interesting parts coming their way, and this has been witnessed all over the world. “Be it the industry on OTT or television, women are given really interesting, layered characters to play nowadays, which was [considered a] really big [deal] about 20 years back. However, now, it is almost like a prerequisite (for a good story),” she concludes.

Be it the industry on OTT or TV, women are given really interesting characters to play nowadays.

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