"Aseema is not a commercial movie"- Aseem Merchant
What
is
the
film
all
about?
Aseema
is
a
basically
a
story
of
a
small
town
doctor
called
Dr.
Ishwar,
written
by
Aparajita
Mahanty
based
on
an
Oriya
novel
and
the
character
of
Aseema
is
played
by
Gracy
Singh.
It's
a
love
story
that
goes
beyond
boundaries
with
the
man
sacrificing
big
time
for
his
love.
What
is
your
character
in
the
film
Aseema?
I
play
the
character
of
Dr.
Ishwar
who
works
in
a
small
town.
Any
interesting
incident
you
remember
that
happened
on
the
set?
We
used
to
shoot
18
hours
a
day
and
the
film
is
been
shot
in
Orissa,
hence
we
shot
around
the
Puri
temple
and
the
surrounding
areas.
The
interesting
memories
of
course
besides
going
and
seeing
the
Puri
temple
was
the
tension
that
usually
hounded
the
sets
as
Gracy
Singh
totally
hated
to
see
anyone
smoking
on
sets.
I
being
a
chain
smoker
had
to
always
vanish
from
the
sets
to
have
a
puff,
but
whenever
I
got
back,
she
used
to
understand
that
I
have
had
a
smoke,
as
she
has
a
very
powerful
nose
(laughs).
How
was
it
working
with
Gracy?
She
is
a
lovely
human
being,
I
have
had
the
privilege
to
work
with
some
of
the
best
stars
in
the
industry,
and
it
was
a
pleasure
working
with
her.
What
is
that
one
aspect
you
look
upon
before
signing
a
film?
I
choose
my
film
based
on
the
character
firstly,
because
I
have
to
project
myself
in
different
lights
based
on
whether
the
film
is
an
action
film
or
a
serious
one
like
this
one.
We
have
not
seen
you
in
comedy
role.
Are
you
comfortable
with
it?
Yes,
as
an
actor
I
will
have
to
be
and
I
want
to
try
it.
I
think
I
am
ready
to
present
myself
doing
a
comedy.
It
is
hard
to
make
people
laugh
but
I
think
if
you
have
the
talent
in
you,
you
can
do
it.
Like
the
way
Akshay
Kumar
did,
from
action
he
is
now
doing
comedy
and
he
is
doing
it
in
such
a
great
way.
You
have
to
explore
all
the
angles
of
your
talents.
Salman
Khan
made
a
sketch
of
yours
on
Boney
Kapoor's
set,
what
did
you
feel
at
that
time?
What
was
your
first
reaction?
A.
It
wasn't
a
surprise;
I
was
in
his
room
after
the
shoot
enjoying
having
a
sip
at
my
drink
when
Salman
decided
to
make
a
sketch.
It
took
more
than
two
and
a
half
hours
to
make
the
sketch.
It
was
touching
because
when
somebody
who
is
very
busy
and
mainly
when
he
is
such
a
big
star
takes
out
his
time
to
make
a
portrait
on
you,
it
is
really
touching.
It
is
priceless
and
I
will
treasure
it
throughout
my
life.
How
was
the
journey
from
modelling
to
acting?
Did
you
always
want
to
become
an
actor?
Yes,
modelling
as
I
said,
I
started
to
make
some
extra
money
but
I
have
always
been
passionate
about
Hindi
movies,
acting,
performing.
As
a
child
I
was
very
fond
of
Amitabh
Bachchan.
So
far
I
am
happy
with
the
kind
of
work
I
have
done
and
looking
forward
that
people
will
come
to
watch
this
film
and
hope
they
like
it
too.
Is
it
true
that
modelling
is
a
good
platform
to
enter
into
films?
Ya!
I
guess
modelling
gives
you
the
basics
because
that
too
is
show
business,
but
then
you
should
have
the
talent
too
to
become
a
successful
actor.
After
that
its
all
about
you
and
what
you
put
into
your
character,
that
makes
you
or
breaks
you.
How
was
it
working
with
Sisir
Mishra?
Sisir
is
from
a
different
genre
of
film
making.
He
has
done
hit
films
like
Bheegi
Palke,
written
Kora
Kagaz.
He
is
a
very
passionate
and
hard
task
master,
but
a
lovely
person
because
he
believes
so
much
in
the
project
and
detailing
that
I
have
learnt
a
lot.
He
treated
me
like
a
son,
so
it
was
like
being
part
of
the
family.
Is
it
a
commercial
film?
Its
not
a
commercial
film,
it's
an
off
beat
film
but
the
commercial
angle
added
to
it
is
the
love
story.
If
not
an
actor
what
would
have
you
been?
Actor.
This
is
the
only
thing
I
wanted
to
be
and
so
I
am.
What
are
the
other
projects
you
are
working
on?
I
am
with
talks
with
some
big
banner
for
a
comedy
film,
so
if
that
materializes
then
I
am
definitely
doing
the
film.
Next
I
am
doing
a
film
with
Boney
Kapoor
named
Wanted
with
Salman
Khan
in
it,
and
there
is
one
more
film
called
Anuman
which
is
a
Hollywood
film
where
I
play
the
role
of
Laxman.