Madhur
Bhandarkar
saw
Nishikant
Kamath's
Mumbai
Meri
Jaan
and
he's
blown
away
by
Soha
Ali
Khan's
performance.
"Every
actor
is
fantastic.
But
Soha
is
a
revelation," says
Madhur.
Soha
is
very
proud
of
her
new
film
Mumbai
Meri
Jaan.
"I
was
surrounded
by
powerhouse
actors
like
Paresh
Rawal,
KayKay
Menon,
Irrfan,
Madhavan.
I
was
the
least
experienced
of
the
lot.
And
I
was
apprehensive."
Soha
plays
a
television
journalist.
"At
one
point
I
wanted
to
be
a
journalist.
Then
I
was
at
the
receiving
end.
Now
after
playing
a
TV
journalist
in
Mumbai
Meri
Jaan,
I'm
more
sympathetic
towards
the
media's
job.
I
understand
why
they
need
to
ask
uncomfortable
questions.
Of
course
I
still
won't
answer
personal
questions.
But
I
understand
the
journalist
has
a
right
to
ask
what
he
or
she
wants
to."
Soha
didn't
need
to
do
too
much
research
to
play
the
journalist.
"My
job
brings
me
into
daily
contact
with
the
media.
And
I
watch
the
news
closely.
Recently,
when
we
had
23
bomb
attacks
in
24
hours
I
watched
the
full
coverage.
There's
too
much
of
desensitized,
lurid,
sensational
coverage
on
television.
I
play
one
of
those
hard-nosed
TRP-driven
journalists.
I
play
a
journalist
who
forgets
that
during
those
times,
the
people
being
interviewed
are
human.
Then
I
undergo
a
crisis
and
change."
In
Dil
Kabaddi,
Soha
is
paired
with
Irrfan
for
the
first
time.
"Though
we're
together
in
Mumbai
Meri
Jaan
we
don't
have
scenes
together.
I
told
him
at
the
beginning
of
Dil
Kabaddi
to
please
advise
me
if
needed.
Yes,
I'm
open
to
advise
provided
it's
done
without
lecturing
and
it
should
be
given
after
I'm
well
fed."
Story first published: Friday, August 22, 2008, 19:12 [IST]