Friday,
August
10,
2007
Shefali
Shah
is
a
well-known
name
for
millions
of
film
buffs
across
the
country.
Her
recent
appearance
as
Kasturba
Gandhi
in
Gandhi
My
Father
has
only
managed
to
push
up
her
goodwill,
with
co-actors
showering
her
with
praise.
After
all
the
critical
acclaim,
the
actress
is
now
even
more
excited
about
her
next
venture.
Shefali
is
doubly
sure
that
her
performance
in
Rituparno
Ghosh's
Last
Lear
will
not
let
down
her
fans.
What
are
you
doing
these
days
after
Gandhi
My
Father? At
present,
I'm
celebrating
the
success
of
that
film.
Besides,
I'm
investing
all
my
time
on
my
kids.
Shefali,
you
have
received
kudos
for
executing
the
character
of
Kasturba
so
well... I'm
really
happy
about
getting
appreciated
for
it.
But
the
most
important
thing
for
me
is
to
do
similar
assessment
for
my
roles
as
a
daughter,
a
wife
and
a
mother
in
my
personal
life.
I
also
want
to
be
eulogized
as
a
responsible
citizen.
Do
you
think
Bapu's
dream-India
was
the
same
as
the
one
we
are
living
in
today? It's
not
easy
to
answer
this
question.
But
I
would
like
to
point
out
that
this
is
not
the
independent
India
for
which
our
predecessors
made
innumerable
sacrifices.
I
feel
independence
is
when
we
can
speak
freely,
think
freely
and
at
the
same
time,
express
our
thoughts
without
any
hindrance.
Until
we
are
free
to
express
ourselves,
we
cannot
dream,
and
until
we
dream,
how
can
we
fulfill
them?
Our
nation
is
still
stained
with
corruption,
dowry,
foeticide
and
many
such
social
evils.
Without
getting
rid
of
them
we
cannot
avail
of
real
independence.
Tell
us
about
your
character
in
Rituparno
Ghosh's
film
Last
Lear. Look,
I'm
still
not
allowed
to
disclose
my
character.
I
can
only
tell
you
that
the
character
I'm
going
to
portray
is
in
accordance
with
my
age.
The
film
is
based
on
a
novel
by
Utpal
Dutta,
who
wrote
it
on
the
famed
drama
of
Shakespeare.
The
film
also
stars
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Preity
Zinta,
Divya
Dutta,
Arjun
and
some
other
actors
from
Kolkata.
After
Waqt,
this
is
the
second
time
that
you
are
working
with
Big
B.
How
is
the
experience? Like
the
previous
film,
I'm
not
opposite
him
in
this
film.
But
the
experience
of
working
with
Amitji
has
always
been
wonderful.
He
has
such
a
great
personality
that
he
can
make
everyone
around
him
happy.
His
sense
of
humour
is
simply
nonpareil.
I
really
enjoy
working
with
him.
How
was
the
experience
of
working
with
actors
from
Kolkata? Most
of
my
scenes
were
with
Amitji,
Preity,
Divya
and
Arjun.
So
I
didn't
get
the
chance
to
work
with
actors
from
Kolkata.
What
would
you
like
to
say
about
veteran
director
Rituparno
Ghosh? I
would
call
him
an
"actor's
delight".
He
is
an
absolute
perfectionist
when
it
comes
to
work.
He
focuses
on
his
characters
and
story.
His
characters
are
not
only
very
true
but
also
multi-layered.
That's
his
speciality.
He
notices
even
the
minutest
of
things
like
the
size
of
the
bindi
that
an
artiste
is
wearing.
He
allows
everyone
a
little
extra
freedom
while
giving
a
shot.
He
just
watches
you
and
says:
"I'll
tell
you
if
you
are
doing
it
wrong."
Don't
you
face
any
difficulty
delivering
the
dialogues
in
English? Not
at
all.
Even
before
I
had
to
mouth
dialogues
in
English
in
Monsoon
Wedding
I
was
quite
free
conversing
in
the
language.
I
can
remember
that
Firozji
had
to
speak
somewhat
British
English
in
the
film
Gandhi
--
My
Father.
And
I
found
that
quite
bizarre.
Then
I
advised
him
to
follow
colloquial
English.
What
are
your
other
projects? I'm
playing
Anil
Kapoor's
wife's
character
in
Black
and
White
by
Subhash
Ghai.
I'm
also
working
in
Rakesh
Mehra's
film
Delhi
6.