Waiting for the right man
Candid Talk
Pooja Gandhi speaks to Metrolife on her various upcoming films including the remake of 'Rani Maharani', which is her dream project
She has got over 50,000 voice bloggers trailing her every day. Mungaru Male’s ‘chirpy girl Pooja Gandhi continues to be among the most admired girls in Sandalwood. In fact, Pooja’s fan following continues to grow though the actress herself had taken her career a little slow.
Pooja has just finished shooting for Apta, where she plays the character of a college-going girl. She comes to the City from a village with hope in her heart and a dream in her eyes. But all that is shattered when she comes face to face with the harsh realities of the urban setting. “Although ragging and drugs are banned in colleges, the hostels double up as safe havens for illegal activities. What happens when someone misbehaves with a girl? Does she stand up and face the problem or does she attempt suicide? There’s a social message in the story,” Pooja tells Metrolife. “It’s a slice of life, it’s what you confront everyday,” she adds.
Rani Maharani has been Pooja’s dream project. She does the role that Malashree did in the original script. Just that Pooja is the modern Rani. “It’s going to be a real challenge, especially since the original script was a huge success. People will expect a similar performance from me,” she says. The new version is called Naa Rani, Nee Maharani…. “You will see a more aggressive, bold and outspoken me, quite unlike how I am in real life,” she reasons.
Pooja is however disappointed that Gokula didn’t come up to her expectations… something went amiss she says, “but Gokula will always remain special to me,” she adds.
In Nee Illathe, Pooja plays Raghu Mukherjee’s love interest. She says this is one of the most difficult characters she has donned thus far. “It explores all shades of life and love. It stretches your emotional faculties to the extreme,” she says. No matter what roles come her way, Pooja says her role in Anu, where she plays a TV journalist will always stay with her, “it was a very realistic character. It also drew a lot of critical acclaim,” she says.
Romance excites Pooja but she confesses that she hasn’t found the right man in her life.
