Nargis
Fakhri
has
embarked
on
a
journey
to
the
larger
than
life
terrain
of
Hollywood
with
film
Spy.
The
New
York-born
Bollywood
actress
says
among
the
dissimilarities
that
widen
the
gap
between
Hindi
silver
screen
and
West,
there
is
one
similarity
that
weaves
them
together-
the
pool
of
talent.
Nargis,
who
ventured
into
Bollywood
opposite
Ranbir
Kapoor
in
film
Rockstar
in
2011,
added
that
Hindi
filmdom
and
Hollywood,
two
of
the
most
prominent
film
industries
of
the
world,
can
scale
more
success
by
learning
from
each
other.
"At
the
end
of
the
day,
the
one
commonality
that
both
Hindi
cinema
and
Hollywood
share
is
that
they
are
full
of
talented
and
inspirational
people.
Outside
of
this,
there
are
many
differences
from
the
scheduling
and
rehearsal
to
promotion
and
directing
techniques," Nargis
told
IANS
in
an
email
interaction
from
New
York.
The
30-plus
actress
added
that
she
fell
in
love
with
the
industries
"because
of
these
differences"
and
believes
that
Hollywood
and
Bollywood
"can
really
learn
from
each
other".
Most
often,
words
like
'bigger,
grander,
louder'
are
used
to
define
Bollywood
films,
which
are
painted
on
a
big
screen
canvas
filled
with
myriad
hues
of
feelings
along
with
music
and
dance,
whereas
Hollywood
films
are
devoid
of
the
music
hoopla
and
considered
more
subtle
in
their
live
action
dramas.
Nargis
has
crossed
borders
with
a
mission
on
mind,
not
to
fade
away,
but
leave
a
lasting
impression.
"I'm
hopeful
to
be
another
person
to
be
able
to
reinforce
that
we
(Indian
actors)
are
not
just
there
to
make
up
numbers,
but
to
influence,
add
and
inspire
in
Hollywood," she
said
in
support
of
the
several
Indian
actors
like
Irrfan
Khan
and
Priyanka
Chopra,
who
are
making
their
mark
in
the
west.
For
her
first
Hollywood
outing,
Nargis
has
picked
Spy,
an
action-comedy
film,
which
is
directed
by
Paul
Feig
and
has
a
star-studded
cast
including
Melissa
McCarthy,
Rose
Byrne,
Jason
Statham,
Jude
Law
and
Miranda
Hart.
She
mentions
that
the
Hollywood
film
steers
away
from
the
"outdated
stereotyping
of
female" in
spy
films,
which
shows
woman
as
a
distraction
prop.
"The
old
school,
misrepresentation
and
outdated
stereotyping
has
been
flipped
wonderfully
by
the
mind
of
Paul
Feig,
who
in
my
opinion
is
a
maverick
in
modern
cinema.
His
vision
created
a
female
spy
which
Melissa
plays
amazingly
and
by
the
end
of
the
movie
you'll
wonder
why
it
took
so
long
for
there
to
be
an
awesome
female
spy
who
saves
the
world," she
said.
Nargis
took
the
first
step
towards
the
world
of
glamour
with
modelling
in
2005.
After
Rockstar,
she
did
films
on
a
wide
variety
of
topics
ranging
from
serious
to
fun
like
Main
Tera
Hero
and
Madras
Cafe.
The
actress
says
her
journey
in
the
showbiz
was
"unplanned
and
organic",
adding
that
she
"has
always
been
a
go
with
the
flow
type
of
person".
Meanwhile,
a
lot
of
things
are
going
on
on
the
professional
front
other
than
Spy
for
Nargis.
"I'm
really
excited
about
furthering
my
film
career
in
Bollywood
and
Hollywood.
In
Bollywood,
I
have
three
upcoming
films.
I'm
also
looking
to
becoming
more
vocal
on
many
issues
outside
of
the
studio.
"Health
and
well-being
as
well
as
how
we
can
live
in
harmony
with
our
planet
is
something
I'm
passionate
about.
Fair
treatment
of
human
beings
and
animals
in
many
different
realms
strikes
a
chord
with
me,"
she
said.
IANS