Good Films Do Not Receive Much Admiration In India Feels Tannishtha Chatterjee
Lion actress Tannishtha Chatterjee feels that films with good stories are hardly appreciated in India.
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Acclaimed
Indian
actor
Tannishtha
Chatterjee,
well-known
for
her
performances
in
films
like
Angry
Indian
Goddesses,
Rough
Book,
Parched
and
most
recently
Garth
directed
award-winning
film
Lion,
opens
up
regarding
the
grim
scenario
about
films
in
India.
The
talented
actress
says
that
cinema
in
India
is
all
about
glamour
and
star
power
rather
than
plot
structure,
genre,
or
a
good
story.
"Earlier
also,
I
have
worked
in
crossover
projects
and
one
of
my
films
'Brick
Lane'
received
a
lot
of
appreciation
abroad.
In
fact,
I
received
a
BAFTA
nomination
for
that.
However,
in
India,
such
films
do
not
receive
much
admiration
because
we
hardly
celebrate
good
cinema," said
Tannishtha.
Talking
about
getting
her
part
in
Garth
Davis
movie,
the
actress
said,
"I
met
Garth
once
during
his
visit
in
India
where
he
said
I
and
Nawaz
(Nawazuddin
Siddiqui)
are
the
two
Indian
actors
he
would
like
to
work
with
someday
as
he
loves
our
work."
"Later,
I
got
an
email
from
Garth
with
the
script
where
he
offered
me
a
role
in
the
film.
I
must
say,
no
one
ever
cast
me
in
such
a
character.
So,
though
the
length
of
the
role
is
short,
I
did
it," the
actress
added.
"Well,
the
film
is
doing
well.
I
do
not
want
to
anticipate
anything
but
want
to
be
pleasantly
surprised."
Tannishtha
said
about
the
film's
possibility
of
winning
an
Oscar.