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Deepika explained how defficult it was for her to act a blind dancer when she can see everything, she explained how she worked to get in to the character and get the feel.
Deepika Said,
To play a blind person when someone can see, The biggest challenge was to pretend to be blind despite having a vision, is really difficult. This is by far the most challenging role of my career,
But for this, one needs to be focused and it requires lot of concentration. While skating, I had hurt myself a lot and suffered bruises,
For me, this role out of all the films that I have done was the most challenging. It’s not been easy. It required a lot of focus and concentration. I had to observe a lot of blind people before I could play this role, I learn’t how they react to surroundings, spent a lot of time with them. Also, scenes were rehearsed by being blindfolded and then re-rehearsed with eyes open to compare performances,
I think I identify with the character Pinky a lot because Pinky is someone who is extremely self-assured. She is extremely confident, knows exactly what she wants. She is ambitious and she never gives up, which is exactly how I am,
While playing this character, There were no supporting tools like black goggles or a stick with me to make it obvious that I am blind,
For example, we friends are sitting together and discussing something and one of them says, ‘arre dekh na’ and then realises I can’t see. Or he removes a glass a bit aside spontaneously not realising I couldn’t see that, So everyone had to focus and give a lot of attention all the time while shooting the film,
It took around six months of reading and interacting. Lots of physical movements I had to get use to. It’s like feeling things around you without actually being able to see them.
We didn’t visit any blind school, but all of us met a lot of blind people, it was not just for me but also very important for Neil and the group of friends I am interacting with in the film, even for dada (Sarkar) to see how it is to interact with the blind. So I think it was a group process for all of us,
As I have been an athlete and a sportsperson before, I think it just makes it much easier and interesting for me. I think to be able to do stunts, you need to be physically fit. It needs a lot of dedication, it needs a lot of control on the kind of food you are eating. So it was a lot of discipline,
The skating is something I had to learn for the film, but the scuba diving and this sky diving is something I have done for myself. It`s always nice to challenge your limits. I always thought that I was scared of heights until I jumped off a plane. Today when I fly in a plane and look outside, it doesn`t feel like anything,
She was asked if she find working in pressuere as she has two more fillums lined up after Lafangey Parindey,
I don’t consider it as work pressure, as I enjoy doing it. But I feel very relaxed when I spend my time alone at home after I pack up every day or I speak to my parents and spend time with them.
I don’t expect people to expect anything. I know I have given it my best, I obviously hope the best for every film.
She further put a light on the story of the fillum,
The movie is about bike gangs in Mumbai. Neil plays the character of One Shot Nandu, a fighter who pummels his opponents in the ring blindfolded. He teaches her to see and she teaches him how to love,
Lafangey Parindey is releasing on 20th August 2010.
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