<p>You could call it a dream debut. Hema Malini’s daughter, Esha Deol Takhtani, is marking her Sandalwood entry with ‘Care of Footpath 2’, directed by Kishan Shrikanth. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The ‘Care of Footpath’ was made by Kishan when he was barely nine years and now a decade later, he has returned, to once again explore the subject of children, and this time with Esha essaying the role of a lawyer in the film. <br /><br />A bilingual project, ‘Care of Footpath 2’ is already in the race for the Oscars, in the coming year, as a ‘lateral entry.’ <br /><br />Esha says she could never have made a better decision than to act in this film. I agreed to the project only because the story was intense and it is indeed a very performance-oriented character. I saw a lot of videos and earlier works by Kishan and was impressed with the way he has captured reality and portrayed it in a powerful manner on screen,” says Esha. <br /><br />She goes on to explain, “The film revolves around issues related to children that we see around us and read in the newspapers, almost every other day. <br /><br />My character as a lawyer in the film is to prove the innocence of some children who have been trapped in a situation.” She concedes that she has become a little choosy about projects after her marriage but says she’s always ready to face challenges. <br /><br />The tougher the role, the easier it is for her to work on it. “The more difficult the role, the more I like it. It’s a challenge for me to essay such intense characters. They give me immense satisfaction as an actor,” she says.<br /><br />About the Sandalwood project, Esha says, she has the lengthiest of the dialogues, “I had pages after pages of dialogues to understand and memorise. <br /><br />But Kishan would patiently sit with me and not only explain the dialogues but we would work together on how best to portray the emotions in particular scenes,” she adds. <br />She dubs the whole experience of working in the Kannada film industry as “overwhelming” and says it is indeed a misconception to believe that the Kannada film industry is a small one.<br /><br /> “The people, at least those who I worked with, are pretty broad-minded and open. There’s a lot to learn from the people here,” she states. <br /><br />Esha elaborates that she can speak fluent Tamil but can’t understand or speak a word of Kannada. “I’ve never believed that language is a barrier. Emotions are the most important aspect of acting and as long as an actor can convey those perfectly, nothing else matters,” she adds. <br /></p>
<p>You could call it a dream debut. Hema Malini’s daughter, Esha Deol Takhtani, is marking her Sandalwood entry with ‘Care of Footpath 2’, directed by Kishan Shrikanth. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The ‘Care of Footpath’ was made by Kishan when he was barely nine years and now a decade later, he has returned, to once again explore the subject of children, and this time with Esha essaying the role of a lawyer in the film. <br /><br />A bilingual project, ‘Care of Footpath 2’ is already in the race for the Oscars, in the coming year, as a ‘lateral entry.’ <br /><br />Esha says she could never have made a better decision than to act in this film. I agreed to the project only because the story was intense and it is indeed a very performance-oriented character. I saw a lot of videos and earlier works by Kishan and was impressed with the way he has captured reality and portrayed it in a powerful manner on screen,” says Esha. <br /><br />She goes on to explain, “The film revolves around issues related to children that we see around us and read in the newspapers, almost every other day. <br /><br />My character as a lawyer in the film is to prove the innocence of some children who have been trapped in a situation.” She concedes that she has become a little choosy about projects after her marriage but says she’s always ready to face challenges. <br /><br />The tougher the role, the easier it is for her to work on it. “The more difficult the role, the more I like it. It’s a challenge for me to essay such intense characters. They give me immense satisfaction as an actor,” she says.<br /><br />About the Sandalwood project, Esha says, she has the lengthiest of the dialogues, “I had pages after pages of dialogues to understand and memorise. <br /><br />But Kishan would patiently sit with me and not only explain the dialogues but we would work together on how best to portray the emotions in particular scenes,” she adds. <br />She dubs the whole experience of working in the Kannada film industry as “overwhelming” and says it is indeed a misconception to believe that the Kannada film industry is a small one.<br /><br /> “The people, at least those who I worked with, are pretty broad-minded and open. There’s a lot to learn from the people here,” she states. <br /><br />Esha elaborates that she can speak fluent Tamil but can’t understand or speak a word of Kannada. “I’ve never believed that language is a barrier. Emotions are the most important aspect of acting and as long as an actor can convey those perfectly, nothing else matters,” she adds. <br /></p>