I’m lucky enough to get a good role
I pay the character of a make-up artist. Playing a hair stylist I tried to pick up mannerisms from my hair stylist. I have played a subtle and mature character, which showed me older than I was. However, this character is really very close to me heart as I identify with it. I play bubbly, vivacious, coloruful person. While, I played the conservative character in ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai’ and in ‘Bol Bachchan’, I played a hard nut to crack kind of a character. But what makes me happy is that when people walk out of the theatre they remember my role. Hoarding all the appreciation’s definitely puts me on the seventh heaven. Belonging from outside the industry and having achieved so much makes me happy.”
Prachi Desai in conversation with Lipika Varma about her choices in Bollywood and much more.
Prachi Desai may have played different roles. At an early age she started playing matured roles. Films like ‘Rock On’ may have brought her recognition but she seems like better the character she plays in ‘I, Me Aur Main’. “I surely find myself in this character.
I pay the character of a make-up artist. Playing a hair stylist I tried to pick up mannerisms from my hair stylist. I have played a subtle and mature character, which showed me older than I was. However, this character is really very close to me heart as I identify with it. I play bubbly, vivacious, coloruful person. While, I played the conservative character in ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai’ and in ‘Bol Bachchan’, I played a hard nut to crack kind of a character. But what makes me happy is that when people walk out of the theatre they remember my role. Hoarding all the appreciation’s definitely puts me on the seventh heaven. Belonging from outside the industry and having achieved so much makes me happy.”
Prachi has learnt her lessons. “I am lucky to have got good roles. I am thankful to the television industry for the popularity I garnered and this helped me carve a niche for myself on the silver screen. I have benefited through the small screen but one thing is clear, talent and luck goes hand in hand. Having gotten work in big banners brings is an assurance but yet the fact remains that every Friday the destiny of the people belonging to the film fraternity is on the line. Having stepped into an industry where no one was known to me I took baby steps by choosing films on my own. I always cared for the production house I would work for not forgetting the actors involved in the film. Belonging to a diverse culture initially I think was able to take the right decision and hence I have been able to be where I am at the moment.”
Coming to her character in her latest she says, “I don different looks in this film. I learnt from certain college girls and hair stylists as to how they wear anklets, looking shabby with hair is the fashion in, elephant earrings’ and with messy hair with purple streaks etc has been tried by me to bring this character alive. Experimenting designer wear and bringing in a realistic feel made me adore this character to the fullest.”
Prachi had to follow a different fitness mantra for this character. “I had to go regularly to the gym and make some muscles. I can’t compare to John Abraham, but I had to concentrate on high protein diet, avoid pulses etc. As actors we have to follow different fitness regime in order to put on or lose weight for the characters we play. But the moment I finish with all that I surely eat a lot of desserts and chocolates.”
Talking about going into a shell she says, “I am a mood driven person. At times when I get into a little bit of depression I like to go into my shell. For days in and days out I do not like to come out of my room. When I feel a little relaxed I love to watch English shows on television, this gives me a relaxed state of mind.”
Prachi is still in awe of television. “I am grateful to get the opportunity to be able to showcase my talent on small box. Television has surely mad me a house hold name. This medium is indeed very large. Given a chance to do any good show I will definitely like to be a part of it. Celluloid and television have their own benefits the span of longevity on the idiot box is great similarly with every film people remember and forget the actors. On the whole the span of being in the mind of the audiences’ fades in and comes in pertaining to the body of work we do. Growth on both the mediums varies.”
Prachi is also looking forward to working in ’1920 Part 3′. “I play the Princess in the film. I am surely in awe of the character which is fabulous.”
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