'Life is a constant evolution'
But then life hit a pause button when she realised she was suffering from multiple myeloma, a rare form of cancer, in which, the plasma cells multiply in the bone marrow and the red blood cells get squeezed. In deep shock, the actress stopped everything she was doing, and looked deep within for the strength to battle it out and even help others like her fight the disease.
In the City for the launch of the Rado Watch Store, Lisa looked more glamourous and confident than ever. As she sat down for a chat with Metrolife, one couldn’t miss her charming smile. If one says life has changed, it’s like stating the obvious. But then, she says there is so much that has not changed. “I am still the idealistic person that I was, with the same fears, on a look out for truth,” says Lisa.
Though she has stopped shooting in order to recover, she does have a couple of releases in the pipeline. Cooking With Stella is one of her upcoming films that she loved working in.
“It was a fun experience but I am bound by contract and can’t speak anything about it. But I can tell you that I play a diplomat in it.” Having acted in many English movies made by Indian film-makers, Lisa says it’s a genre she is comfortable in. But for someone who has had no qualms about working in different languages, she says, “I respond to the script.
When I read a script, in my heart, I want to feel the film. That’s when I choose it,” says Lisa, whose all-time favourite role has been the one she essayed in Water. “It was really high on energy and the medium of artistry was lovely,” she adds.
She even recollects a movie she had done with Shivarajkumar in the City and says that it was something she took up because she wants to try everything in life. “Life is a constant evolution. No one knows what’s going to come next. That’s why I have stopped over-analysing things and have started living in the present. I am willing to try and experience different things at least once,” she says.
What is that one thing she has always wanted to experience? She catches you off guard as she says, “Milking a cow.” And adds, “It’s not about complications, but about simple things. One should make life as simple as possible. That way one can absorb many things easily,” she signs off.