Actress Bhumika Chawla, who made her Bollywood Debut with the film Tere Naam in 2003, has been an avid part of both Bollywood as well as regional cinema as well. The actress who is currently busy shooting for a new Tamil film and preparing for the first schedule of her unannounced Hindi film, which will go on floor in January, says that there are no boundaries when it comes to different kinds of cinema.
“The divide got blurred ages ago… it’s only being noticed now. I remember how the South films dubbed in Hindi used to run on TV channels, and we all used to watch it. So, people have always loved the content from regional areas. It’s not a new thing. Having said that, with the magnum opus films, the theatrical releases have definitely increased, thereby increasing the viewership in the North,” she says.
However, there is a lot that she needs to learn, says the actress. “I don’t know how the industry works. Like if I want to work with someone on a streaming giant, I don’t know how to enter that zone. I could actually put up on my [social media] page and say that, ‘I am looking for work and somebody give me work’, but I don’t know who to approach. Maybe I should connect with some agency and they can help me get some good work. I still feel like I am a beginner, a newcomer, a student,” she says.
However, love from her fans make this worthwhile to her. “I have spent almost 23 years [in films] and I can give the credit only to God, the audience and industry people who have been kind enough to give me work. I still don’t know how show business works. It’s like a gamble. It’s like, ‘Let’s go on social media, let’s make a few calls, let’s attend a few parties’. You don’t really know what’s going to work,” she says.
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She adds, “I am very happy with what I have done so far, but I am still hungry for good work. I still want to work with people who can bring out the best in me. I am not going to sit down and not want to grow – not just in terms of work, but also as a person.”
