SHE IS about 30 films old down South, but actress Trisha Krishnan had to make a new beginning in Bollywood for her debut Hindi film Khatta Meetha She was a little reserved on the sets, which made co-star Akshay Kumar do all to make her feel comfortable.
“I wasn’t interacting much with people during my early days in Khatta Meetha. Also, I was a little tense about the dialogues because this is my first Hindi film.
“Akshay came and told me girls in Mumbai talk so much while I was the opposite as I was so much quieter. For him, it was a new experience after all,” Trisha said.
The 27-year-old actor lauds Akshay for reaching out to make her more relaxed on the sets instead of acting like a superstar.
“I told him ‘Ok, I take your feedback. I will now make an effort to change myself’ Credit to him actually for making me feel so much more involved. He is such a veteran and could have easily opted to stay in his own world but he still made an effort,” said Trisha.
Khatta Meetha, to be released on July 23, is a satirical comedy by filmmaker Priyadarshan which stars Akshay as a middle-class road construction contractor named Sachin Tichkule and Trisha plays a district collector.
When it comes to Bollywood movies, actors are said to be a lot more pampered compared to their counterparts from South. Was the experience any different while working in Khatta Meetha since it was Akshay Kumar’s production?
“The film boasts of predominantly the team that has worked with Priyadarshan for years. The film basically had a set up from South so for me, it was not much different”, Trisha said.
The actress said that if there was any outsider in the crew, it was the ‘Khiladi’ himself.
“If there was an outsider on the sets, it was Akshay himself. Since I had worked with most of the crew members in my films down South, it was a familiar territory for me. On the other hand Akshay had to work extra hard since he had to build relationships while doubling up as a producer,” she said.
Although she is playing a de-glam sari-clad role in her very first Bollywood flick, Trisha doesn’t want to be branded as a serious actress right away and is looking forward to glamorous roles in her future Bollywood assignments.
“One should not be branded after her first film itself. Just because I am wearing a saree in the film doesn’t mean people are not going to see my glamorous avatar. I am sure that tomorrow, there would be many more opportunities.
“Till then, why don’t you enjoy the brief moments of the glam side of me through the song ‘Nana Chi Taang’? After all that song is totally glam and rocks,” said Trisha.
