Neetu’s still waiting to prove herself

Neetu Chandra says she hasn’t really showed the world what she can do. The actress, who launched her Bollywood career with the Priyadarshan movie Garam Masala, has featured in films such as Traffic Signal, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and Rann. However, in the past few years, she has been absent from the movie scene — something she attributes to a rocky personal life. “I lost my father four years ago. He was suffering from cancer. So in a way, I was also focusing on my family. I have a production house, and one of our productions, Mithila Makhaan, even won a [Indian] National Award. I have done a Greek film. So yes, I am working towards quality stuff, but unfortunately, not a lot of offers came my way.”

“I deserve to be in a Shah Rukh Khan- or a Salman Khan-starrer film. But my talent has not been utilised in the cinema properly. Since I do not come from a film family...my journey is slow,” she said. Chandra recently featured in Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s music video for Banjarey. — IANS