The Bollywood newbie with German-Russian roots is apparently inspired by the well-known actress' act in Saheb Biwi Aur Ghulam. (Image Courtesy: Mid-Day.Com)
Mumbai:
Meena Kumari has inspired many actresses and the latest to join the bandwagon is Elena Kazan. The Bollywood newbie with German-Russian roots is apparently inspired by the well-known actress' act in Saheb Biwi Aur Ghulam to get the nuances of a drunkard right.
Elena, who made her debut with Agent Vinod, will be seen next opposite Randeep Hooda in Solomon Ahishor's directorial debut. Her character in the film is of a depressed Iranian girl who takes respite in alcohol. And turns out she had seen Guru Dutt's 1962 classic during her stay in United States where she used to rent a lot of Hindi film DVDs. That's also when she happened to pick up the language as well.
On being contacted, Elena says she wanted to go back and watch the film once again and that's exactly what she did. "When this particular role came my way, I went back to the film to get into the character. I don't think I can copy her but she inspires me a lot," adds Elena.
Elena, who made her debut with Agent Vinod, will be seen next opposite Randeep Hooda in Solomon Ahishor's directorial debut. Her character in the film is of a depressed Iranian girl who takes respite in alcohol. And turns out she had seen Guru Dutt's 1962 classic during her stay in United States where she used to rent a lot of Hindi film DVDs. That's also when she happened to pick up the language as well.
On being contacted, Elena says she wanted to go back and watch the film once again and that's exactly what she did. "When this particular role came my way, I went back to the film to get into the character. I don't think I can copy her but she inspires me a lot," adds Elena.
