Madhuri with Naseeruddin in a still from Dedh Ishqiya
Mumbai:
Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, whowill be seen romancing industry veteran Naseeruddin Shah inDedh Ishqiya, says that though she was comfortable working withhim, she felt shy while enacting intense scenes with him.
Vishal Bharadwaj's Dedh Ishqiya is a sequel to the 2010 hitfilm Ishqiya. Naseeruddin and Arshad Warsi are seenreprising their roles from the previous installment whileMadhuri and Huma Qureshi are the new additions.
"I was not nervous working with him. His eyes had anintense feeling. Whenever we did intense scenes, I feltshy. He is a natural actor, you just have to react when youact with him," Madhuri told reporters here at the trailerlaunch of the film.
"I was comfortable working with him. I was just playingthe character, had fun," she said.
Madhuri plays the role of Begum Para in the sequel. Itwas her character and script that made her say yes to thefilm.
"I had seen Ishqiya and had loved it. They approachedme for the sequel. I loved my character and the story verymuch. It was a tight script with romance, trust, betrayal andother elements," she said.
"We shot in remote areas. Travelled almost twohours. Shot in dirty locations. We all worked very hard andit was great fun with the team," she added.
After this, Madhuri will be seen next in Gulab Gang,where she plays the role of a woman gang leader."Both the films and the characters are very different. Iwill be seen in different looks. I feel fortunate to be partof such different projects," she added.
Madhuri will be seen on the silver screen after a gap of a fewyears and she does feel a change in filmmaking."There are changes in the film industry. Todayfilmmakers are shooting in remote areas, things are morediscplined, the scripts are ready, everything is finalisedbefore, it is all well planned so that actors have to come andperform," Madhuri said.
"Today promotions, marketing have become a big deal.Promotions are hectic," she said.
Vishal Bharadwaj's Dedh Ishqiya is a sequel to the 2010 hitfilm Ishqiya. Naseeruddin and Arshad Warsi are seenreprising their roles from the previous installment whileMadhuri and Huma Qureshi are the new additions.
"I was not nervous working with him. His eyes had anintense feeling. Whenever we did intense scenes, I feltshy. He is a natural actor, you just have to react when youact with him," Madhuri told reporters here at the trailerlaunch of the film.
"I was comfortable working with him. I was just playingthe character, had fun," she said.
Madhuri plays the role of Begum Para in the sequel. Itwas her character and script that made her say yes to thefilm.
"I had seen Ishqiya and had loved it. They approachedme for the sequel. I loved my character and the story verymuch. It was a tight script with romance, trust, betrayal andother elements," she said.
"We shot in remote areas. Travelled almost twohours. Shot in dirty locations. We all worked very hard andit was great fun with the team," she added.
After this, Madhuri will be seen next in Gulab Gang,where she plays the role of a woman gang leader."Both the films and the characters are very different. Iwill be seen in different looks. I feel fortunate to be partof such different projects," she added.
Madhuri will be seen on the silver screen after a gap of a fewyears and she does feel a change in filmmaking."There are changes in the film industry. Todayfilmmakers are shooting in remote areas, things are morediscplined, the scripts are ready, everything is finalisedbefore, it is all well planned so that actors have to come andperform," Madhuri said.
"Today promotions, marketing have become a big deal.Promotions are hectic," she said.
