"I felt like I was doing a Bengali film" says Konkana
Features
oi-Staff
By Super Admin
Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Friday,
October
12,
2007
She
is
referred
to
as
new
age
Shabana
Azmi.
And
with
some
scintillating
performances
in
Mr
and
Mrs
Iyyer,
Omkara,
15
Park
Avenue
and
Page
3,
Konkona
Sen
Sharma
is
carving
a
niche
for
herself
in
serious
yet
mainstream
cinema.
She
shall
be
seen
next
in
Pradeep
Sarkar's
Laaga
Chunari
Mein
Daag
where
she
is
playing
the
younger
sister
of
Rani
Mukherji.
"Badki
is
a
bit
of
a
mother," Konkona
says
about
Rani's
character.
She
has
a
lot
to
say
about
the
entire
star
cast,
how
she
bagged
the
film
and
why
it
has
become
one
of
the
most
special
films
she
has
ever
done.
What
do
you
think
about
the
music
of
Laaga
Chunari
Mein
Daag?
I
think
what's
great
about
the
music
is
that
most
of
the
songs
have
very
different
flavours
from
each
other.
'Hum
to
Aise
Hain
Bhaiya' is
very
different
from
the
title
track
Laaga
Chunari
Mein
Daag
which
is
very
different
from
'Ek
Teekhi
Teekhi
Si
Ladki'.
So
it
will
appeal
to
many
different
kinds
of
people.
Which
is
your
favourite
track
from
the
album?
Its
hard
to
say
which
is
my
favourite
track
because
the
first
time
when
I
heard
'Hum
Toh
Aise
Hai
Bhaiya',
I
thought
to
myself
that
this
is
my
favourite
track.
Then
I
heard
'Ek
Teekhi
Teekhi
Si
Ladki'
and
I
was
like
that
this
is
the
best.
I
think
Laaga
Chunari
Mein
Daag
in
itself
is
also
really
fabulous.
In
retrospect
I
think
'Hum
Toh
Aise
Hain
Bhaiya'
is
probably
the
best
track
because
it
has
the
flavour
of
Benaras,
of
the
two
sisters.
It's
the
beginning
of
the
film
and
it
sets
the
tone
for
me.
So
I
think
that's
my
favourite
track.
How
would
you
describe
your
character
in
the
film?
My
character's
name
is
Chutki.
Her
erstwhile
name
is
Shubhavari
Sahay
but
I
think
she's
called
that
may
be
once
in
the
whole
film.
Chutki
is
a
very
lively
kind
of
a
girl.
She
is
full
of
life,
very
intelligent.
She
has
a
mind
of
her
own.
She
has
clear
views
on
certain
things
in
life
and
she
is
quite
uncompromising
in
her
stance,
in
her
outlook
towards
life
in
general.
Can
you
relate
to
the
character
in
real
life?
I
do
relate
to
the
character
Chutki
a
lot.
I
would
agree
with
her
on
every
subject
but
by
and
large
she
is
someone
whose
attitude
I
like,
whose
vivacity
I
like
and
I
would
like
to
think
that
I
am
like
that
in
some
way.
There
is
a
very
strong
sibling
bond
shown
in
the
film?
Do
you
share
a
similar
bond
with
your
sibling
in
real
life?
I
do
have
an
elder
sister
and
we
are
very
close.
My
sister
is
ten
years
older
then
me
and
in
the
film
Rani
is
supposed
to
be
just
a
couple
of
years
elder
then
me.
I
am
very
close
to
my
sister
but
it's
a
very
different
kind
of
a
bond.
I
think
the
two
sisters
in
this
film
right
from
the
beginning
are
very
good
friends.
I
think
all
elder
sisters
have
this
where
Badki
is
a
bit
of
a
mother,
tries
to
be
a
little
bossy
with
Chutki
sometimes
and
there
are
flavors
of
those
elements
which
I
find
in
my
relationship
with
my
sister.
For
example
the
scene
in
which
Badki
tells
Chutki
that
we
have
picked
her
up
from
the
garbage
dump
and
I
remember
that
because
my
sister
used
to
tell
me
that
when
I
was
a
kid.
I
think
sisters
and
siblings
everywhere
will
relate
to
that
bond
which
we
have
shown
in
the
film.
I
think
sisters
just
become
friends
at
least
I
am
very
lucky
to
have
a
sister
and
so
are
Badki
and
Chutki.
What
was
it
like
working
with
Pradeep
Sarkar?
It
was
lovely
working
with
him.
In
the
beginning
I
hadn't
quite
figured
him
out
so
I
used
to
be
little
scared
of
him
because
he
has
quite
a
gruff
manner.
Now,
I
have
realized
through
the
working
of
the
film
that
he
is
very
sweet
and
one
has
to
kind
of
learn
to
deal
with
him.
Now
I
can
feel
affection
for
him.
I
don't
always
take
him
so
seriously
but
first
few
days
I
would
be
nervous
whether
I
was
doing
things
correctly.
What
was
the
experience
of
shooting
in
Benaras
like?
We
had
quite
a
few
location
changes
for
this
film.
We
had
Benaras,
Switzerland
and
Bombay
and
I
think
the
most
intense
was
Benaras.
I
had
gone
to
Benaras
for
the
first
time
in
my
life.
That
in
itself
is
something
because
it
is
such
a
visually
crowded
place
and
the
space
I
think
really
inspires
filmmakers
because
it
is
so
ancient
and
because
of
the
river,
temple
and
the
ghats.
It's
unique.
We
had
a
superb
time
shooting
there.
It
was
intense,
also
it
was
the
first
time
that
we
all
got
together,
the
energy
was
there.
In
Bombay
what
happens
is
that
when
you
shoot
everyone
goes
back
to
their
own
houses
and
they
have
their
own
lives
to
deal
with
We
didn't
have
that
in
Benaras
and
I
think
the
film
actually
reflects
that.
What
was
it
like
working
with
Jaya
Bachchan?
I
love
working
with
her.
She
is
just
fabulous
I
responded
to
her
immediately.
She
is
so
warm,
she
is
so
gracious
as
a
person
and
I
guess
there
was
some
kind
of
connection.
In
Benaras
in
the
beginning
I
was
a
bit
lost
and
she
really
took
me
under
her
wing
and
I
feel
so
grateful
she
was
very
affectionate,
caring
and
I
really
enjoyed
working
with
her.
I
wouldn't
even
say
I
enjoyed
working
with
her
I
just
enjoyed
being
with
her
on
set,
off
set
we
would
have
dinner
together
or
whatever
it
is.
What
was
it
like
working
with
Rani
Mukherji?
It
was
superb
working
with
Rani.
I
was
a
big
fan
of
hers
before
and
I
remember
the
first
day
I
met
her
was
at
the
reading
for
Laaga
Chunari
Mein
Daag.
Very
shyly
and
nervously
I
told
her
that
I
am
a
big
fan
of
hers
and
she
just
laughed
very
sweetly
and
I
don't
even
think
she
even
took
me
seriously.
It's
a
pleasure
working
with
her.
She
is
very
professional
but
she
is
very
much
a
real
person.
She
doesn't
have
starry
airs
and
she
is
not
snooty.
So,
it
was
difficult
for
me
to
reconcile
the
two
images
-
the
Rani
I
know
on
screen
and
the
Rani
I
knew
in
person.
There
is
so
much
to
learn
from
her,
she
is
a
gifted
actress,
a
great
dancer.
I
think
the
chemistry
we
shared
shows
on
screen.
I
had
a
lovely
time.