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• ‘It’s easy to play role

that are not so popular’

Portraying a little-known character on-screen
evokes different interpretations in minds of
people, according to actor Rasika Dugal, who
is playing the wife of legendary short story • Fear of failure still
writer Saadat Hasan Manto in the upcoming worries Bachchan
biopic. Rasika, an avid reader of Manto’s work, Megastar Amitabh Bach-
chan, who has seen the
reportedly said she was relying on the extensive blockbuster success of many
research done by director Nandita Das to play of his films in his nearly
Manto’s wife Safia, as not much information is 50-year-old career, still
available about her in the public domain. “I had remains worried about the
read an article written by Nandita on Safia Man- prospect of a movie not
to just before she announced the project. It is working. The actor’s 102
easier to play a role where not much is known Not Out, co-starring Rishi
about the character, as people come with pre- Kapoor, has earned favour-
able reviews, and is doing
conceived ideas. They have an image of that well commercially. When
person and they have certain expectations of asked if there is still a fear of
what you would give them. They could either failure, Bachchan said, “It’s
be thrilled by what you offer and the flip side is always there. From the day
they could be disappointed,” a PTI report quot- we begin, much before the
ed Rasika as saying. The pressure, she believes, release, that’s all we talk
is more on her co-star Nawazuddin Siddiqui, about — what is going to
who is playing the titular character in Manto, happen, how many theatres,
how much do we expect, if
as a lot of people know about the legendary au- people are going to like it or
thor. “...There are people who are die-hard fans not ... That’s always a worry
of Manto. I am sure people will be more than for us. Even now, backstage
happy with what they will see on-screen.” The Chintu (Rishi) and I were
33-year-old actor said there is always a “mixed talking, what is the collection,
feeling” when a film is being presented to the what is going to happen in the
world. She is, however, confident that Manto days to come.” The actor was
will connect with the audiences. speaking at a special event to
celebrate the film’s success.

• NO NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING Comedy is

Actress AnnA FAris hAs pledged to stop googling her nAme not easy’
Anna Faris has made a conscious effort
to stay away from the social media chatter
surrounding her personal life. The 41-year-
old actor, who announced her separation
from Chris Pratt in August last year, says she
realised after a point of time that she does not
need to know everything that is being talked
about her online. “I think that I just sort
of learned to not Google myself, and when
my sweet assistant is like, ‘Look what just
popped up.’ I’m like, ‘F**k off. I love you but
I don’t know if I need to know everything’,”
Faris told Marie Claire magazine. Recently,
comments by Pratt, 38, that going through a Kriti Sanon
• Netting criticism Anna ignores online talks divorce “sucks” had invited lot of criticism. (In an interview)

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