<p>Magadheera was not all about the hero Ram Charan Teja’s performance. It was also about a young actress, who sheds makeovers with the absolute ease of a snake sloughing off its skin.<br /><br />Young Kajal Aggarwal’s switch over from princess, all decked up and petite in one scene, to an ordinary woman in another is an exercise in versatility. Kajal is perfectly at ease in both avatars. “The movie took a year to complete but the final product was worth every effort. It really tested my skills as an actress,” Kajal says. Films were the last thing Kajal wanted to do. She has specialised in brand management and marketing. <br /><br />During one of her internships, she worked for a popular brand. It so happened that the photographer of that brand wanted a model and asked Kajal to give it a shot. She agreed and even before she knew, her pictures were out in the market and she got her first movie offer. <br /><br />Today, Kajal is among the top actresses in the Telugu industry. She will be seen as a middle-class girl, who is instrumental in transforming a goon into a good human being, in Tamil film Naan Mahaan Alla. She dons the role of a girl deprived of all love and affection in Telugu film Brindavanam. What happens when she’s finally loved? That’s the crux of the story. <br /><br />“There are plenty of twists and turns in the movie. In Mirupu, a Telugu movie, I play a woman who is steeped in spirituality. She heals people and finally, she runs away from the Ashram. It’s an interesting story,” explains Kajal. She has no prior experience in acting nor has she taken any classes. It’s a bit of theatre in school and college that gave Kajal the confidence to face the camera.<br /><br />She says cinema must always portray a picture that’s larger than life and there must be a lot of song and dance. “Cinema is a means to transport you to a different plane altogether. It’s not meant to be serious or provocative,” she avers. She feels cinema has undergone a transformation and there are more directors willing to experiment. “It’s not predictable anymore,” she comments. <br /><br />Kajal says no lip-locking and bikinis for her. “I wouldn’t do a film that would make either me or my family uncomfortable. It’s not like kissing is taboo for me but I would like to play neat roles that I can sit and watch along with my family,” she says. <br /><br />About the Kannada film industry, she says, “Kannada film industry might be small but it reels out some realistic cinema. They have a soul and loads of entertainment. I’d love to do a Kannada movie someday,’’ she sums up.</p>
<p>Magadheera was not all about the hero Ram Charan Teja’s performance. It was also about a young actress, who sheds makeovers with the absolute ease of a snake sloughing off its skin.<br /><br />Young Kajal Aggarwal’s switch over from princess, all decked up and petite in one scene, to an ordinary woman in another is an exercise in versatility. Kajal is perfectly at ease in both avatars. “The movie took a year to complete but the final product was worth every effort. It really tested my skills as an actress,” Kajal says. Films were the last thing Kajal wanted to do. She has specialised in brand management and marketing. <br /><br />During one of her internships, she worked for a popular brand. It so happened that the photographer of that brand wanted a model and asked Kajal to give it a shot. She agreed and even before she knew, her pictures were out in the market and she got her first movie offer. <br /><br />Today, Kajal is among the top actresses in the Telugu industry. She will be seen as a middle-class girl, who is instrumental in transforming a goon into a good human being, in Tamil film Naan Mahaan Alla. She dons the role of a girl deprived of all love and affection in Telugu film Brindavanam. What happens when she’s finally loved? That’s the crux of the story. <br /><br />“There are plenty of twists and turns in the movie. In Mirupu, a Telugu movie, I play a woman who is steeped in spirituality. She heals people and finally, she runs away from the Ashram. It’s an interesting story,” explains Kajal. She has no prior experience in acting nor has she taken any classes. It’s a bit of theatre in school and college that gave Kajal the confidence to face the camera.<br /><br />She says cinema must always portray a picture that’s larger than life and there must be a lot of song and dance. “Cinema is a means to transport you to a different plane altogether. It’s not meant to be serious or provocative,” she avers. She feels cinema has undergone a transformation and there are more directors willing to experiment. “It’s not predictable anymore,” she comments. <br /><br />Kajal says no lip-locking and bikinis for her. “I wouldn’t do a film that would make either me or my family uncomfortable. It’s not like kissing is taboo for me but I would like to play neat roles that I can sit and watch along with my family,” she says. <br /><br />About the Kannada film industry, she says, “Kannada film industry might be small but it reels out some realistic cinema. They have a soul and loads of entertainment. I’d love to do a Kannada movie someday,’’ she sums up.</p>
