<p>Actress Priya Hassan dubs her experience of juggling umpteen roles as “different and difficult”. “Imagine acting, getting behind the camera and making sure your money is not wasted,” she says. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Her latest project, titled ‘Smuggler’, has all the trappings of a suspense thriller and Priya doesn’t want to let anybody in on the suspense just yet. She plays a double role and confesses that this is one of those rare projects in which she has managed to play contrasting roles to perfection. While one role is that of a smuggler, the other one is more traditional. <br /><br />“I researched about smugglers and my director briefed me about the life of a smuggler. How they go about their operations without falling into the cop’s net and how they communicate with just their expressions and body language are what I have also tried to replicate in my character,” Priya tells Metrolife.<br /><br />The story is woven around smuggling and its repercussions. The people involved in smuggling and the tactics they use to get things done have been captured in the film. <br /><br />“I had to quickly change my attitude from being a smuggler with tough action sequences and expressions in one sequence to a traditional Iyengar girl in the next one. It was indeed quite challenging to pull it off but the two roles gave me a chance to explore and exploit the actor in me,” she states. <br /><br />Priya’s latest project is a woman-centric film and she observes that at a time when most films are centred around the hero, films like ‘Smuggler’ send out a strong message.<br /><br />“There are women in every profession who are not only on par with men but one step ahead of them. The underworld is largely male-dominated but this movie will have a female leading the gang. That should be interesting,” reasons Priya. <br /><br />The many tomboyish roles that Priya has played in the past have earned her the reputation of being a rough and tough person. But she doesn’t think twice before saying, “I am not a rough person but after essaying a couple of tough characters, it’s now hard for me to easily slip into a traditional role. I hope people will accept me in this role as my future projects will depend on the response I get for this film,” she concludes. </p>
<p>Actress Priya Hassan dubs her experience of juggling umpteen roles as “different and difficult”. “Imagine acting, getting behind the camera and making sure your money is not wasted,” she says. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Her latest project, titled ‘Smuggler’, has all the trappings of a suspense thriller and Priya doesn’t want to let anybody in on the suspense just yet. She plays a double role and confesses that this is one of those rare projects in which she has managed to play contrasting roles to perfection. While one role is that of a smuggler, the other one is more traditional. <br /><br />“I researched about smugglers and my director briefed me about the life of a smuggler. How they go about their operations without falling into the cop’s net and how they communicate with just their expressions and body language are what I have also tried to replicate in my character,” Priya tells Metrolife.<br /><br />The story is woven around smuggling and its repercussions. The people involved in smuggling and the tactics they use to get things done have been captured in the film. <br /><br />“I had to quickly change my attitude from being a smuggler with tough action sequences and expressions in one sequence to a traditional Iyengar girl in the next one. It was indeed quite challenging to pull it off but the two roles gave me a chance to explore and exploit the actor in me,” she states. <br /><br />Priya’s latest project is a woman-centric film and she observes that at a time when most films are centred around the hero, films like ‘Smuggler’ send out a strong message.<br /><br />“There are women in every profession who are not only on par with men but one step ahead of them. The underworld is largely male-dominated but this movie will have a female leading the gang. That should be interesting,” reasons Priya. <br /><br />The many tomboyish roles that Priya has played in the past have earned her the reputation of being a rough and tough person. But she doesn’t think twice before saying, “I am not a rough person but after essaying a couple of tough characters, it’s now hard for me to easily slip into a traditional role. I hope people will accept me in this role as my future projects will depend on the response I get for this film,” she concludes. </p>