<p>What is a true blue Kannadiga doing in Bhojpuri cinema? Ask Pakkhi Hegde and the actress lets you in on the twists in the tale, that brought her to where she is now.<br /><br /></p>.<p> “I am a Kannadiga, who can speak fluent Kannada and Tulu. We lived in Mangalore for a brief time before moving to Mumbai and I studied in Marathi medium. Before I knew, I began getting offers from the Bhojpuri film industry. The offers were too good to be turned down,” Pakkhi tells Metrolife during one of her recent visits to the City. <br />More than the glamourous roles, Pakkhi is known for the portrayal of strong women-oriented characters.<br /><br /> In her last project in a Marathi film Sat Na Gat, Pakkhi depicted the plight of a dalit woman, who was brutally raped in a police lockup. “The police and politicians cashed in on the plight of the poor woman and made a mockery of her state. The story is based on a real incident and as actors, we should get people thinking about such crimes against women through portrayal of such characters,” explains Pakkhi. She has also acted in a film written about female infanticide. <br /><br />She has been branded as a feminist by the so-called critics in the film industry but she remains unfazed about it and confesses that she feels very strongly for women, who are subjected to all kinds of torture. <br /><br />“There are instances in a few states up north, where young girls are sold for a meagre sum in exchange for buffalos. I wonder why such happenings don’t find a mention in the mainstream cinema. We don’t find too many movies made around issues like this,” she reasons. She thinks Bhojpuri cinema has done well to explore sensitive issues in a sensible way. <br /><br />“Given a chance, I would like to focus on performance-oriented characters, similar to what Rani Mukherjee played in ‘Black’. It was a powerful role. But it’s hard to come across such roles,” she states. <br /> <br />Pakkhi is not very familiar with the Kannada film industry but she gets to hear the names of Sudeep, Puneeth and Upendra quite often. “I’ve been so tied up with the Bhojpuri film industry that I don’t even have time to look at offers coming from South but I’d like to act in a Kannada movie someday,” she signs off. <br /></p>
<p>What is a true blue Kannadiga doing in Bhojpuri cinema? Ask Pakkhi Hegde and the actress lets you in on the twists in the tale, that brought her to where she is now.<br /><br /></p>.<p> “I am a Kannadiga, who can speak fluent Kannada and Tulu. We lived in Mangalore for a brief time before moving to Mumbai and I studied in Marathi medium. Before I knew, I began getting offers from the Bhojpuri film industry. The offers were too good to be turned down,” Pakkhi tells Metrolife during one of her recent visits to the City. <br />More than the glamourous roles, Pakkhi is known for the portrayal of strong women-oriented characters.<br /><br /> In her last project in a Marathi film Sat Na Gat, Pakkhi depicted the plight of a dalit woman, who was brutally raped in a police lockup. “The police and politicians cashed in on the plight of the poor woman and made a mockery of her state. The story is based on a real incident and as actors, we should get people thinking about such crimes against women through portrayal of such characters,” explains Pakkhi. She has also acted in a film written about female infanticide. <br /><br />She has been branded as a feminist by the so-called critics in the film industry but she remains unfazed about it and confesses that she feels very strongly for women, who are subjected to all kinds of torture. <br /><br />“There are instances in a few states up north, where young girls are sold for a meagre sum in exchange for buffalos. I wonder why such happenings don’t find a mention in the mainstream cinema. We don’t find too many movies made around issues like this,” she reasons. She thinks Bhojpuri cinema has done well to explore sensitive issues in a sensible way. <br /><br />“Given a chance, I would like to focus on performance-oriented characters, similar to what Rani Mukherjee played in ‘Black’. It was a powerful role. But it’s hard to come across such roles,” she states. <br /> <br />Pakkhi is not very familiar with the Kannada film industry but she gets to hear the names of Sudeep, Puneeth and Upendra quite often. “I’ve been so tied up with the Bhojpuri film industry that I don’t even have time to look at offers coming from South but I’d like to act in a Kannada movie someday,” she signs off. <br /></p>