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Remember
the younger sister of Kajol in the record setting Dilwale
Dulhaniya Le Jayenge? Chutki aka Pooja Rupareil is now all
grown up and features as the lead character's daughter in the
television serial LOC on Star Plus.
Pooja's career
started, when she was just nine, with King Uncle starring
Jackie Shroff and Shah Rukh Khan. However, she has had long
gaps between her movies.
She explains, "After each film, I got
slotted into stereotypical roles. Besides, after DDLJ, I
decided to concentrate on my Class 10 exams."
The
23-year-old has just completed her Masters in Industrial
Psychology from SNDT College. Currently working as a corporate
trainer, she says she loves both careers. "I want my cake and
want to eat it too. I am keeping my options open," she says.
Speaking of the landmark film that recently complete
500 weeks, Pooja remembers very little about DDLJ, except,
"The famous climax scene between Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and
Amrish Puri which was shot at Panvel.
We were
holed up there, and I remember playing a lot of the
board game, Articulate," she says, adding, "Satish Shah, with
his great sense of humour, kept us constantly entertained."
Speaking of working with the top stars of the
industry, she says it was a wonderful experience. "It was the
second time I was acting with Shah Rukh Khan and I was
comfortable with him. Working with Kajol was also a great
experience," says Pooja.
Has life changed after the two
films? "Nothing much has changed. I still travel by buses and
trains. Sometimes the stray Chutki remark still comes my way,"
she says laughing.
Ask her to compare the experience
of shooting as a child and now, and she explains, "As a child,
one is easy going and unaware of the complications involved in
a shoot. Now I am more aware of the camera angles and
try to work them to my benefit."
However, working as a
child artist did have its downside. "It was quite a horrifying
experience as friends at school took it for granted that I had
changed when actually I hadn't. It was quite terrible after
King Uncle."
Talking about her tele show, she
elaborates, "I play a Pakistani girl in love with an Indian
boy in the socio-political satire. However, the
character Resham is completely different from me.
She
is always immaculately dressed and leaves her tresses open
most of the time. I do not like too much make up and seldom
leave my hair open," she says, adding, "It's very liberating
playing someone else."
Talking about her experience of
working in a serial, Pooja says, "A film has a sense of
finality while in a serial the next day's episode can turn
around a day of bad acting. Serials cover a large amount of
work in one day while film scenes last for a few
minutes." |
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