Monday,
September
10,
2007
Neetu
Chandra,
the
young
actress
from
Bihar
,
performed
so
well
in
Garam
Masala
that
filmmaker
Madhur
Bhandarkar
took
her
in
Traffic
Signal.
And
there
has
been
no
looking
back
for
her
since
then.
The
budding
star
is
now
busy
polishing
her
acting
and
dance
skills
to
get
a
stronger
hold
in
tinsel
town.
She
tells
us
about
her
tryst
with
comedy,
her
experience
on
the
sets
of
forthcoming
movie
One
Two
Three
and
her
association
with
UNICEF.
What
are
you
doing
these
days?
I'm
busy
shooting
for
One
Two
Three
in
Mumbai.
At
the
same
time,
I'm
leading
in
lyricist
Swanand
Kirkire's
play
"Aao
Sathi
Sapna
Dekhe".
Tell
us
about
the
film
One
Two
Three.
It's
a
comedy.
The
film
is
produced
by
Kumar
Mangan,
while
Ashwini
Dheer,
the
director
of
comedy
television
serial
"Office
Office",
is
the
writer-director
of
the
film.
I'm
doing
great
comedy
in
the
film.
I
like
my
character
and
am
enjoying
it.
I
have
Suneil
Shetty,
Tanisha
Mukherjee,
Esha
Deol,
Paresh
Rawal,
Tusshar
Kapoor
and
Upen
Patel
as
co-stars.
What
character
are
you
playing
in
the
film?
I'm
playing
a
jat
police
inspector.
Every
scene
in
the
film
is
comic.
I
suggest
that
the
audience
leave
behind
all
their
worries
at
home
and
return
from
the
theaters
fresh
after
enjoying
the
three-hour
laughter
roller-coaster.
Was
there
any
particular
preparation
for
the
character?
I
have
a
sports
background.
So
my
natural
body
language
matches
a
lot
with
the
demands
of
the
character.
So,
I
didn't
need
any
training
or
preparation.
But
yes,
I
had
to
learn
the
Jat
language.
I
had
no
clue
about
the
language
before.
My
brother,
who's
in
Delhi,
knows
it
well.
So,
I
learnt
it
from
him
and
from
some
of
my
friends.
I
used
to
practice
speaking
in
the
language
with
them.
The
accent
is
the
life
of
the
character
and
it
was
a
challenge
for
me.
There
are
very
few
movies
in
our
industry
where
an
actress
gets
to
play
a
police
inspector,
that
too
a
comic
one.
Did
some
people
mistake
you
for
a
real
inspector?
Yes.
We
were
returning
to
our
hotel
after
pack-up.
On
the
way,
some
policemen
had
blocked
the
road.
I
was
in
the
first
car,
with
others
following
in
vehicles
behind
me.
I
was
still
in
my
uniform
as
we
used
to
change
in
the
hotel
only.
When
my
car
neared
the
barricade,
I
thought
of
playing
a
prank.
I
almost
barked
them
to
open
the
gate
and
to
my
utter
amazement
one
policeman
saluted
me
and
obeyed
my
order.
Unfortunately,
the
rest
of
the
people
in
the
cars
following
mine
had
to
walk
to
the
hotel.
It
was
such
a
funny
incident
that
I
would
never
forget
it
in
my
life.
How
did
you
enjoy
doing
comedy?
I
started
my
career
with
comedy
"Garam
Masala".
"Traffic
Signal" was
a
dark
comedy.
And
my
present
film
is
also
a
comedy.
It's
a
different
issue
that
my
character
got
entangled
in
between
John
and
Akshay's
capers
in
"Garam
Masala".
Now
I
am
enjoying
doing
comedy
on
my
own.
One
Two
Three
is
a
multi-starrer.
How
was
the
experience
of
working
with
your
costars?
I
enjoyed
working
with
them.
Samira,
Esha
and
Tanisha
are
not
only
versatile
actresses,
they
are
also
good
friends
now.
My
experience
was
different
with
each
of
them.
But
I
can't
really
say
who
I
bonded
with
the
best.
This
is
my
second
film
with
Pareshji.
He
played
quite
a
serious
character
in
the
comedy
"Garam
Masala".
We
both
have
made
up
for
that
in
One
Two
Three.
What
are
you
doing
in
the
Southern
film
industry
after
"Godavari"?
I'll
do
two
more
films.
First
is
"Daawat",
directed
by
Baiki
Venkatesh.
It's
based
on
female
characters.
A
theatre
artiste,
Shakeen,
is
acting
with
me.
The
other
one
is
Puri
Jagannath's
film
which
yet
to
be
named.
Puriji,
one
of
the
finest
directors
down
south,
offered
the
role
just
after
the
Film
Fare
Awards.
He
got
a
Film
Fare
Award
for
the
best
director
of
the
year
for
his
much-hyped
"Pokhri".
Prabhu
Deva
is
now
re-making
the
film
under
the
banner
of
Boney
Kapoor.
There
would
be
a
new
face
–
Ravi
Teja
–
with
me
in
the
forthcoming
film
of
Puriji.
Have
you
signed
any
film
with
Priyadarshan?
I
can't
confirm
it
right
now
but
it's
in
the
process.
You
may
see
me
in
his
film.
Would
you
like
to
tell
us
about
your
other
projects?
I
have
signed
a
few
deals,
but
I
don't
have
the
permission
to
talk
about
them
right
now.
I
would
like
the
films
to
be
announced
first.
You'll
know
about
them
by
November.
You
are
the
youth
icon
of
UNICEF.
What
are
you
doing
for
the
organization
these
days?
See,
I
am
pretty
busy
with
my
four
Hindi
and
two
South-Indian
films
right
now.
And
I
don't
believe
in
tying
up
with
a
reputed
social
organization
just
for
publicity.
I
step
in
only
when
they
need
me.
Generally,
I
don't
like
to
talk
about
my
work
with
them
either.
I
believe
you
should
not
shout
out
from
the
rooftops
when
you
are
doing
something
for
the
society.