Tabu says she consciously chose her films in a way that she gets good experience and not just great roles
Mumbai:
Actress Tabu, whose roles inin films like Maachis, Chandni Bar, Maqbool, CheeniKum have been widely appreciated, feels proud of charting hercourse in Bollywood on her own.
"I am proud that we (my sister Farah also an actress andme) had no support system here. We were in new industry, hadno guidance but we made it all on our own. I am happy andcontent with my work and career," the actress said in aninterview here.
"We came from different background...It is a bigachievement for me," she said.Tabu, who is anxiously awaiting November 21 release ofOscar-winning director Ang Lee's film Life of Pi, says shechose to be fastidious now as "acting experience" matters mostfor her.
"There is hunger to have good experiences with people.There will be roles and all of that. But the package ofexperience has today become important for me. People should begood, established; the filmmaking and acting experience shouldbecome heartening," the 40-year-old said, adding sheconsciously chose her films in a way that she gets goodexperience and not just great roles.
On Life of Pi Tabu said she always wanted to be partof the Ang Lee crew."I had attraction to work with Ang Lee. I wanted towork with him. It was a great chance. He has done greatentertaining, relevant films. He has made beautiful films. Iknew this will be sensible, entertaining and good looking filmand I wanted to be part of it," she said.
"I found a friend in Ang. He has made me feel part ofhis family," she added.Life Of Pi is a 3D adventure film based on the novelof the same name by Canadian writer Yann Martel.The film is the tale of a teenage boy called PiscineMolitor Patel known as Pi, who is forced to survive on alifeboat with a tiger after the ship he was travelling insinks. Tabu is playing the role of Pi's mother.
"It is true that my role is not throughout the film.The film is essentially about the boy. He loses the familyhalf way but the significance of my character is a lot more inthe life of the boy. I know Ang Lee as a director will notgive me something that is not worth. I know that," Tabu said.
It is for the third time that the versatile actresswill be teaming up with Irrfan Khan on silver screen. Thistime she plays his mother in the film and Irrfan plays theadult version of Pi while the younger Pi is played byDelhi-based Suraj Sharma.
"We did Ghaath film but we did not have any scenestogether. Then we did Maqbool together. Our pairing wasgood. Then we came together in The Namesake. Irrfan tries todo something different every time, he tries to approach scenesand roles differently," Tabu said.
"He comes from different school of cinema. It isinteresting to work with him, he talks about world cinema andit is nice to talk to him. He is on a journey that is good,"she added.
"I am proud that we (my sister Farah also an actress andme) had no support system here. We were in new industry, hadno guidance but we made it all on our own. I am happy andcontent with my work and career," the actress said in aninterview here.
"We came from different background...It is a bigachievement for me," she said.Tabu, who is anxiously awaiting November 21 release ofOscar-winning director Ang Lee's film Life of Pi, says shechose to be fastidious now as "acting experience" matters mostfor her.
"There is hunger to have good experiences with people.There will be roles and all of that. But the package ofexperience has today become important for me. People should begood, established; the filmmaking and acting experience shouldbecome heartening," the 40-year-old said, adding sheconsciously chose her films in a way that she gets goodexperience and not just great roles.
On Life of Pi Tabu said she always wanted to be partof the Ang Lee crew."I had attraction to work with Ang Lee. I wanted towork with him. It was a great chance. He has done greatentertaining, relevant films. He has made beautiful films. Iknew this will be sensible, entertaining and good looking filmand I wanted to be part of it," she said.
"I found a friend in Ang. He has made me feel part ofhis family," she added.Life Of Pi is a 3D adventure film based on the novelof the same name by Canadian writer Yann Martel.The film is the tale of a teenage boy called PiscineMolitor Patel known as Pi, who is forced to survive on alifeboat with a tiger after the ship he was travelling insinks. Tabu is playing the role of Pi's mother.
"It is true that my role is not throughout the film.The film is essentially about the boy. He loses the familyhalf way but the significance of my character is a lot more inthe life of the boy. I know Ang Lee as a director will notgive me something that is not worth. I know that," Tabu said.
It is for the third time that the versatile actresswill be teaming up with Irrfan Khan on silver screen. Thistime she plays his mother in the film and Irrfan plays theadult version of Pi while the younger Pi is played byDelhi-based Suraj Sharma.
"We did Ghaath film but we did not have any scenestogether. Then we did Maqbool together. Our pairing wasgood. Then we came together in The Namesake. Irrfan tries todo something different every time, he tries to approach scenesand roles differently," Tabu said.
"He comes from different school of cinema. It isinteresting to work with him, he talks about world cinema andit is nice to talk to him. He is on a journey that is good,"she added.
