Chitrangada Singh is one of the hottest actress in Bollywood. She was last seen in Bazaar opposite Saif Ali Khan, which was almost two years back. The actress says that she is being selective for a reason. “I was just waiting for the right project with the right people. I didn’t want to only play the emancipated woman, one who is either a superwoman or a seductress. If I’m not happy, it is difficult for me to show up at work every day. I am in a good space right now and happy that I took the time.”
On the subject of her next, she says she’s been wanting to work with Sujoy for a while. “I love the way he portrays women in his films. We came close to working together once before, but it didn’t work out,” she shares, going on to rave about “amazing actor” Abhishek and how he underplays his role. “Saif (Ali Khan, her ‘Baazaar’ co-star) is also a subtle actor with his own nuances. Ditto Abhishek, who is also a walking encyclopaedia with so much to share.”
Five years ago, Chitrangda did a special song, ‘Aao Raja’, in Akshay Kumar’s ‘Gabbar Is Back‘. Any other song in the offing? “No. I did that for Akshay and Mr Bhansali (Sanjay Leela Bhansali, producer). I am always open to experimentation and to doing something new. That’s also why I started writing and producing,” she points out. Direction next? “No plans yet, but it’s on my bucket list, as is wakeboarding. I tried it once and was horrible at it. But some friends tried it and found it exciting, so I want to get better at it. When things get back to normal, I’d like to take a trip to Bali maybe,” she signs off.
In 2018, she turned producer with the Diljit Dosanjh-starrer, ‘Soorma’, a biopic on India’s former hockey captain, Sandeep Singh. She had also announced a sequel to it. She says, ““I have the rights to another person’s incredible life story, who is also a real-life hero. We have a director and writer on board and the script is being developed. We were waiting for some things to fall into place when the pandemic struck. It has been in limbo since, but the film will definitely be made. Stories of underdogs rising attract me and ‘Soorma 2’ will be no different. It won’t be a sportsperson, but the story is as inspiring.”
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