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It isn’t a glamourous role or an action-packed script that brought Sandalwood actor Ragini Dwivedi on board the upcoming film ‘Naane Next CM’. Ragini, who likes exploring herself as an actor, says that it is the realistic script which delves into varied subjects that caught her attention.
“We started shooting for the film in December 2015. It requires the time we have taken as the canvas of the film is really big. We have finished most of the film. Only the song sequences are left now. There are around 5 songs in the film and 1 romantic number
was shot in Manali,” says Ragini.
The movie has been mainly shot in Mysuru, “as the script demands such a setup”, she adds. Ragini says that working with a large number of junior artistes in the film was a refreshing and challenging experience.
“This film intends to instigate an emotion to fight for a cause. The film talks about various subjects, which affect the common man,” she says. When one thinks of a chief minister, the political position is what comes to one’s mind first. “But this is not what is talked about in the film. The power of the common man is spoken about here. We, as citizens, depend on our local governances and government. A lot of blame game happens on a daily basis. Not many people take a stand and say ‘let me do it’. This scenario is the foundation of the movie,” she says.
The movie is expected to hit screens by June. Hoping for a change among the people and a rise in citizen activism, Ragini adds that she cannot guarantee the success of any film.
“That depends on the people watching it. Ultimately, whoever watches the movie will definitely think about it and that is what I want.”
A lot of work goes into a film, which deals with real subjects like the issues faced by farmers, the milk industry, autorickshaw drivers, bus community, high cost of living among others.
“Mahesh, the director, did a lot of homework. He worked on the script for almost a year. When he presented the script to me, he came up with facts that supported the subject he was talking about and I was immediately plugged in. I found the story fascinating and agreed,” explains Ragini.
Ragini hopes that her film creates a similar frenzy that the Bollywood film ‘Nayak’ did. “There were ongoing debates after the film came out. Everytime one watches the film, there is an internal conflict about one’s life and their role towards the society.”
Ragini wants everyone, who leaves the theatre after watching ‘Naane...’, to think about what they can do for their nation.
“‘Naane...’ is about the power of the people. The power of everyone standing together is infinitely more than 1 person standing alone against something. This is what the movie focusses on,”she says.
The biggest challenge she faced during the shoot is that the script had pure Kannada in it. “To deliver the lines with the correct and proper pronunciation was quite a task,” she says.