I really hoped I could do that one day, even though back then, I wasn’t sure if such an idea would ever come to fruition. I had puppy dog eyes, looking at people in the audience being ecstatic with happiness. Growing up as a kid, I used to watch Ellen DeGeneres or Oprah, where they did all these giveaways and that totally inspired me. Is your aim to motivate others in the film industry to follow in your wake?Ībsolutely, that’s the point. Your foundation All About Love reminds one of footballer Juan Mata’s Common Goal. I’ve always been a team player all my life, and I think it’s important to do that also. So there are different reasons you choose a project as an actor. Then when I found out it was Ranveer, I was all like, whaaaat!?! I was so excited that I forgot to ask him who the male lead was. In fact, that’s what happened when Rohit Shetty approached me forĬirkus. If someone like a Rajkumar Hirani, Sanjay Leela Bhansali or SS Rajamouli calls me tomorrow, I’m not going to ask them for a narration I’ll say yes immediately. Then, it’s about relationships, because sometimes you want to work with the director. The biggest part of the film were the songs - be itīutta Bomma - and they were about the girl! So it’s really about what I’m doing with that half hour or 45 mins of screen time. The perfect example isĪla Vaikunthapurramuloo. I really stand by this rule: the time that you appear on-screen has to be memorable. How do you try to make an impact in such films which are geared towards the hero’s fandom?
Pooja: ‘I really stand by this rule: the time that you appear on-screen has to be memorable.’ Your career stands out for its array of commercial hits, headlined by A-list male leads. I think the reach of all the digital platforms today is phenomenal, so I would love to consider such direct-to-digital scripts as well. When it comes to streaming content, I’m definitely open to doing it if something interesting comes my way.
Last year, I had all these films lined up and the producers have stuck to their guns, instead of opting for an OTT release. Have you consciously avoided that space while waiting for your theatrical films? A lot of other actors have taken on OTT projects over the last year and half. I feel like I’ve been shooting so much in fact, three of my films are ready and set to release, but we have to wait patiently until things are safer and theatres reopen. That was great, but I would have had a bunch of releases had it not been for COVID-19. It also had a second coming of sorts on Netflix, where a lot of non-Telugu speaking viewers also accessedĪla., liked me in it, and went and watched some of my older films.
But yeah, I actually think I’m one of the lucky ones who had a release just before the pandemic, and it was a huge success that lingered on in people’s minds. I’m glad you say that I feel a little better But you have managed to stay relevant and popular throughout the pandemic somehow how do you explain that? The Hindu about her almost-decade in the industry, the life lessons she swears by, and why she prioritises her happiness above all else.Įxcerpts from an interview: It’s been 18 months since your last release,Īla Vaikunthapurramuloo. Now, looking ahead to a potentially career-defining 2022, the actor talks to The 30-year-old has well and truly established herself as a name that directors and leading co-stars across the country covet, and after much success with Telugu projects in recent years, she is poised for pan-Indian popularity in the years to come.Įven though her last release was in January 2020, Pooja has been busy throughout the course of the pandemic, not only filming, but also with her foundation All About Love through which she pledges a portion of her salary to charity. Her co-stars include Prabhas, Vijay, Ranveer Singh and Salman Khan, and earlier this week, it was announced that she’s also reuniting with herĪla Vaikunthapurramuloo director Trivikram Srinivas for Mahesh Babu’s next.īut the actor carries the pressure of these big-budget projects lightly on her shoulders she insists that workįind a way to make it enjoyable, notwithstanding the star cast or crew.Īlso Read | Get ‘First Day First Show’, our weekly newsletter from the world of cinema, in your inbox. Most Eligible Bachelor, Radhe Shyam, Acharya, Cirkus, Beast and Pooja Hegde’s line-up of upcoming releases make for almost intimidating reading:
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