Konkona Sen Sharma will be seen next in the movie Ek Thi Daayan.
Mumbai:
National award winning actressKonkona Sen Sharma says that she will continue to act inEnglish and Bengali films as she feels that acting in Hindicinema alone is not everything.
Konkana made her acting debut in 2000 with Bengali filmEk Je Aachhe Kanya, in which she played a negative role.
She then acted in another Bengali film titled Titli,directed by Rituparno Ghosh, opposite Mithun Chakraborty andher actress-director mother Aparna Sen.
Her role in English-language film Mr and Mrs Iyer,directed by Aparna Sen, won her first national award for BestActress. She then acted in two more English films - Chai PaniEtc and Amu.
"I will continue to act in all the three languages. Iconsider myself blessed that I am multi-lingual and now-a-dayswe all speak at least two-three languages. I think Hindifilms are not all but the big part of Indian movies. I amhappy to do a film in Bengali language as I know and love thatlanguage", Konkana told PTI in an interview.
Konkana, who made her debut in Hindi films throughnational award winning film Page 3 in 2005, said she likedto work in all genres.
"It is not that I like only realistic films. I like allkinds of films. I like to be part of films that have a goodstory, good characters. I choose films that appeal to me," theactress said.
Konkona's notable performances in Hindi films includedOmkara, Life in a Metro, Wake Up Sid, 7 Khoon Maaf andfew others.
The dusky actress is making a comeback after almost twoyears with Ek Thi Daayan, a joint production venture ofVishal Bharadwaj and Ekta Kapoor, releasing tomorrow.
The film also stars Emraan Hashmi, Huma Qureshi and KalkiKoechlin.
The horror drama is a screen adaptation of Konkona'sfather Mukkul Sharma's story.
"It is based on one short story that my father MukulSharma wrote in 1975. It was a three-page story. It iswonderful and special to work in a film written by my father.He developed the screenplay with Vishal," Konkona said.
Konkona, who married actor Ranvir Shorey in 2010, wasaway from screen as she is occupied with her baby boy.
"I had a baby and that is pretty time consuming. ThenI started working last year. I did three Bengali and two Hindifilms and they will be released gradually," the actress said.
Konkona said motherhood has not changed thingsmuch for her.
"I have been the same human being with same value system,likes and dislikes. I guess more or less I am basically same.But, I have become more patient," she said, adding thatstriking a work-life balance with a baby around is achallenging task.
"It is quite hard to juggle between the two for workingmothers. But it is hugely rewarding as the payback is massiveand I don't have any other way," she said.
Konkana admires working women who strike a balancebetween work and life.
"I have learnt to appreciate more working mothers becausemillions of women are doing that including my maid who doesnot have the resources which I do. My admiration for workingwomen has gone up," she added.
Konkana made her acting debut in 2000 with Bengali filmEk Je Aachhe Kanya, in which she played a negative role.
She then acted in another Bengali film titled Titli,directed by Rituparno Ghosh, opposite Mithun Chakraborty andher actress-director mother Aparna Sen.
Her role in English-language film Mr and Mrs Iyer,directed by Aparna Sen, won her first national award for BestActress. She then acted in two more English films - Chai PaniEtc and Amu.
"I will continue to act in all the three languages. Iconsider myself blessed that I am multi-lingual and now-a-dayswe all speak at least two-three languages. I think Hindifilms are not all but the big part of Indian movies. I amhappy to do a film in Bengali language as I know and love thatlanguage", Konkana told PTI in an interview.
Konkana, who made her debut in Hindi films throughnational award winning film Page 3 in 2005, said she likedto work in all genres.
"It is not that I like only realistic films. I like allkinds of films. I like to be part of films that have a goodstory, good characters. I choose films that appeal to me," theactress said.
Konkona's notable performances in Hindi films includedOmkara, Life in a Metro, Wake Up Sid, 7 Khoon Maaf andfew others.
The dusky actress is making a comeback after almost twoyears with Ek Thi Daayan, a joint production venture ofVishal Bharadwaj and Ekta Kapoor, releasing tomorrow.
The film also stars Emraan Hashmi, Huma Qureshi and KalkiKoechlin.
The horror drama is a screen adaptation of Konkona'sfather Mukkul Sharma's story.
"It is based on one short story that my father MukulSharma wrote in 1975. It was a three-page story. It iswonderful and special to work in a film written by my father.He developed the screenplay with Vishal," Konkona said.
Konkona, who married actor Ranvir Shorey in 2010, wasaway from screen as she is occupied with her baby boy.
"I had a baby and that is pretty time consuming. ThenI started working last year. I did three Bengali and two Hindifilms and they will be released gradually," the actress said.
Konkona said motherhood has not changed thingsmuch for her.
"I have been the same human being with same value system,likes and dislikes. I guess more or less I am basically same.But, I have become more patient," she said, adding thatstriking a work-life balance with a baby around is achallenging task.
"It is quite hard to juggle between the two for workingmothers. But it is hugely rewarding as the payback is massiveand I don't have any other way," she said.
Konkana admires working women who strike a balancebetween work and life.
"I have learnt to appreciate more working mothers becausemillions of women are doing that including my maid who doesnot have the resources which I do. My admiration for workingwomen has gone up," she added.
