<p>Actress Richa Chadda may be one of the most popular faces in upcoming film Masaan but the actress says content is the real star of the film.<br /><br />“Masaan is not riding on my shoulders but on the able shoulders of the film. This film is closest to my heart. I find the film spiritual and so I have been on board since the beginning.<br /><br />It would be unfair to say that I am carrying the film on my shoulders. The film will work for itself... It’s a team effort,” Chadda told reporters during the trailer launch of the film.<br /><br />The 26-year-old actress, who made her mark in the industry with Gangs of Wasseypur after getting almost unnoticed in Oye Lucky... Lucky Oye, said the film’s director Neeraj Ghaywan has saved a lot of material for his Indian audience.<br /><br />“We are seeing the trailer for the first time. Neeraj has saved a lot of masala for Indian audiences because it’s an Indian film after all,” she said.</p>.<p><br />The movie, an Indo-French production, premiered at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard category. It bagged positive reviews at the festival and also won two awards -- FIPRESCI, International Jury of Film Critics prize and Promising <br />Future prize.<br /><br />Richa said the character of Devi in the film has been the toughest role of her career so far, reports PTI.<br /><br />“It is the most different one I have portrayed. Devi is distressed but not guilty. I had spent time in Benares during the making of Gangs of Wasseypur. I read the script once and watched Iranian and French movies to understand the tonality,” she said.<br /><br />Starring Sanjay Mishra, Chadda, Vicky Kaushal and Shweta Tripathi in pivotal roles, the Varanasi-set movie revolves around a bunch of characters trying to escape their small town moralities.<br /><br />Mishra, who plays Chadda’s father in the movie, said he is finally getting the kind of roles he wanted.<br /><br />“I was hungry for nine years. Now I am getting work so I am doing it. I am glad to be part of the movie. I have not seen the movie yet. I agreed to do the movie after hearing one line, ‘Mann kasturi re’. That one line has the essence of the entire movie.”<br /><br />Ghaywan said, “Varun Grover (writer) and I researched content for the film for around a year in Benares... Winning at Cannes has helped us in many ways. Besides the amazing exposure and buzz in India, we have already sold the film in many territories abroad.”<br /><br />Explaining the meaning of Masaan, Grover said, “Masaan is a slang word in Benares for shamshaan (cremation ground). The film reflects upon the philosophy of the cycle of life and death in many ways.” Masaan releases on July 24, 2015. </p>
<p>Actress Richa Chadda may be one of the most popular faces in upcoming film Masaan but the actress says content is the real star of the film.<br /><br />“Masaan is not riding on my shoulders but on the able shoulders of the film. This film is closest to my heart. I find the film spiritual and so I have been on board since the beginning.<br /><br />It would be unfair to say that I am carrying the film on my shoulders. The film will work for itself... It’s a team effort,” Chadda told reporters during the trailer launch of the film.<br /><br />The 26-year-old actress, who made her mark in the industry with Gangs of Wasseypur after getting almost unnoticed in Oye Lucky... Lucky Oye, said the film’s director Neeraj Ghaywan has saved a lot of material for his Indian audience.<br /><br />“We are seeing the trailer for the first time. Neeraj has saved a lot of masala for Indian audiences because it’s an Indian film after all,” she said.</p>.<p><br />The movie, an Indo-French production, premiered at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard category. It bagged positive reviews at the festival and also won two awards -- FIPRESCI, International Jury of Film Critics prize and Promising <br />Future prize.<br /><br />Richa said the character of Devi in the film has been the toughest role of her career so far, reports PTI.<br /><br />“It is the most different one I have portrayed. Devi is distressed but not guilty. I had spent time in Benares during the making of Gangs of Wasseypur. I read the script once and watched Iranian and French movies to understand the tonality,” she said.<br /><br />Starring Sanjay Mishra, Chadda, Vicky Kaushal and Shweta Tripathi in pivotal roles, the Varanasi-set movie revolves around a bunch of characters trying to escape their small town moralities.<br /><br />Mishra, who plays Chadda’s father in the movie, said he is finally getting the kind of roles he wanted.<br /><br />“I was hungry for nine years. Now I am getting work so I am doing it. I am glad to be part of the movie. I have not seen the movie yet. I agreed to do the movie after hearing one line, ‘Mann kasturi re’. That one line has the essence of the entire movie.”<br /><br />Ghaywan said, “Varun Grover (writer) and I researched content for the film for around a year in Benares... Winning at Cannes has helped us in many ways. Besides the amazing exposure and buzz in India, we have already sold the film in many territories abroad.”<br /><br />Explaining the meaning of Masaan, Grover said, “Masaan is a slang word in Benares for shamshaan (cremation ground). The film reflects upon the philosophy of the cycle of life and death in many ways.” Masaan releases on July 24, 2015. </p>
