<p>Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, whose English film "A Decent Arrangement" releases in India Friday, says the audience in the country is ready to accept their actors speaking in a different language and that language should never be a barrier in filmmaking.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Directed by Sarovar Banka, "A Decent Arrangement", about an Indian American, also stars Adam Laupus, Lethia Nall, Farid Currim, Shreya Sharma, Vikram Kapadia, Navniit Nisshan and Adhir Bhat.<br /><br />Asked if she finds the audience accepting of English films, Shabana told IANS: "We have to understand that we have various kinds of audiences and there is a section of urban, English-speaking people who are ready to watch Indian people talking in English.<br /><br />"I think language should never be a barrier for films as long as people want to watch them."<br />"A Decent Arrangement" is the story of Ashok Khosla (Adam Laupus), an Indian-American copywriter who journeys to India seeking an arranged marriage.<br /><br />What's Shabana's view of the concept of arranged marriages in today's day and age?<br />"I don't think there is any hard and fast rule...we do find it strange that people agree to arranged marriages in today's date. But it's a common thing.<br /><br />"It feels like a shot in the dark, but when you see and compare it with the number of love marriages, which end up in a disaster, I think it's a chance any which way.<br /><br /> I think it's an individual choice," said the seasoned actress and philanthropist, who is married to writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar.</p>
<p>Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, whose English film "A Decent Arrangement" releases in India Friday, says the audience in the country is ready to accept their actors speaking in a different language and that language should never be a barrier in filmmaking.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Directed by Sarovar Banka, "A Decent Arrangement", about an Indian American, also stars Adam Laupus, Lethia Nall, Farid Currim, Shreya Sharma, Vikram Kapadia, Navniit Nisshan and Adhir Bhat.<br /><br />Asked if she finds the audience accepting of English films, Shabana told IANS: "We have to understand that we have various kinds of audiences and there is a section of urban, English-speaking people who are ready to watch Indian people talking in English.<br /><br />"I think language should never be a barrier for films as long as people want to watch them."<br />"A Decent Arrangement" is the story of Ashok Khosla (Adam Laupus), an Indian-American copywriter who journeys to India seeking an arranged marriage.<br /><br />What's Shabana's view of the concept of arranged marriages in today's day and age?<br />"I don't think there is any hard and fast rule...we do find it strange that people agree to arranged marriages in today's date. But it's a common thing.<br /><br />"It feels like a shot in the dark, but when you see and compare it with the number of love marriages, which end up in a disaster, I think it's a chance any which way.<br /><br /> I think it's an individual choice," said the seasoned actress and philanthropist, who is married to writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar.</p>