Seema
Biswas
discloses
that
most
of
her
co-actors
get
the
shock
of
their
lives
when
they
realize
that
she
is
very
down
to
earth
as
a
person,
though
she
has
been
saddled
with
the
image
of
a
very
haughty
actress.
What
is
your
role
in
Red
Alert?
The
role
of
Saralakka
that
I
play
in
Ananth
Mahadevan"s
Red
Alert
is
a
humane
character,
who
has
negative
shades
too.
It
is
not
a
negative
character
at
all.
Saralakka
is
one
of
the
Naxalites
who
is
not
only
educated
but
also
very
sincere
and
honest
to
the
core.
Saralakka
knows
for
sure
what
exactly
she
is
doing
and
is
a
very
courageous
person.
Saralakka
is
an
introvert
who
is
also
very
alert.
In
fact,
Saralakka"s
eyes
show
her
alertness.
How
did
you
prepare
for
your
part?
I
make
it
a
point
to
make
an
autobiographical
sketch
of
each
and
every
character
that
I
set
out
to
do,
whether
it
is
a
big
one
or
a
small
one.
I
believe
no
role
is
big
or
small
and
what
is
important
is
the
character
that
I
play.
Preparing
from
the
mental
point
of
view
for
my
character
of
Saralakka
was
more
important
than
getting
to
know
about
the
physicality
of
the
character.
Ananth
provided
me
with
all
the
paper
cuttings
about
the
Naxalite
movement
in
Telangana.
I
saw
a
lot
of
pictures
too.
Did
you
have
any
reference
point
to
draw
from
real
life?
I
remember,
when
I
was
in
my
college,
I
had
a
friend
who
was
a
hardcore
communist.
She
used
to
read
a
lot
of
newspaper
avidly
daily
and
hence
knew
that
Naxalites
are
educated.
One
day
she
was
caught
in
the
vortex
of
her
movement
and
disappeared
all
of
a
sudden.
She
used
to
send
letters
to
me
but
never
mentioned
about
her
whereabouts
in
her
letters
for
fear
of
being
caught
by
the
police.
In
fact,
what
appealed
to
me
about
the
Naxalites
was
that
they
are
made
of
different
stuff
when
compared
to
all
of
us
mortals,
they
are
actually
very
down
to
earth.
Who
are
your
role
models
as
actor?
My
role
models
in
films
are
Nargis
in
Mother
India,
Sridevi
in
Sadma
and
Anupam
Kher
in
Saaransh.
I
confess,
I
have
not
worked
as
hard
as
these
actors
have
done
in
these
films
till
date.
With
the
exception
of
my
role
as
Phoolan
Devi
in
Bandit
Queen,
I
do
not
have
any
other
role
in
any
other
film,
which
has
made
me
feel
proud
of
myself
as
an
actress.
I
pray
for
the
day
when
I
will
be
able
to
break
my
own
record
of
Bandit
Queen.
How
happy
are
you
with
the
way
your
career
has
shaped
till
date
as
an
actress?
When
I
look
back
at
my
career
as
an
actress
right
from
Bandit
Queen
till
Red
Alert,
I
have
absolutely
no
regrets
at
all.
It
has
been
a
very
interesting
journey.
Though
the
kind
of
roles
I
have
essayed
in
films
are
more
or
less
similar,
I
have
played
varied
roles
on
the
stage.
The
biggest
plus
point
with
films
is
that
today
more
people
are
recognizing
my
potential
as
an
actress,
whereas
not
many
have
seen
me
on
the
stage.
How
would
you
define
acting
as
a
craft?
I"d
say
that
acting
maut
ki
tarah
hain.
Like
death,
acting
bhi
aap
ke
paas
bolke
nahin
aati
hai.
I
still
feel
that
I
have
miles
to
tread
as
an
actress.
Manzilein
door
hain.
I
love
acting,
whether
it
is
on
the
stage
or
in
front
of
the
camera
for
films.
I
do
not
plan
how
to
act
or
when
to
act
in
which
way.
I
act
out
the
way
my
instinct
tells
me
when
I
have
my
own
comfort
level.
What
are
your
strengths
and
weakness
as
an
actress?
Even
now
I
get
quite
tense
when
I
start
shooting
for
any
film
of
mine.
In
front
of
the
camera
when
I
enact
a
role
of
mine,
genuinely
I
feel
like
dying
every
minute,
because
as
an
actress
I
am
aware
of
what
my
negative
points
are
and
am
trying
to
overcome
all
the
limitations
with
which
I
have
been
saddled,
though
I
would
not
like
to
divulge
what
my
plus
and
minus
points
as
an
actress
are.
In
what
way
has
Seema
Biswas
of
Bandit
Queen
changed
today?
Though
I
feel
that
it
would
be
very
difficult
for
me
to
be
objective
to
evaluate
about
the
way
my
career
has
progressed,
I
would
not
hesitate
to
state
that
today
I
have
become
extremely
conscious
and
often
think
many
times
before
I
say
anything
to
anyone
on
the
sets
lest
people
feel
that
I
am
throwing
my
tantrums.
Earlier,
frankly
speaking,
I
used
to
say
and
do
whatever
I
wanted
on
the
sets
and
get
away
too.
You
can
say
that
I
have
actually
changed
that
way
as
a
person.
How
do
you
deal
when
you
are
thrown
in
front
of
the
camera
with
non-actors?
Quite
often,
I
have
had
to
share
the
screen
frame
with
non-
actors
too.
If
a
non-
actor
with
whom
I
am
acting
in
the
film
is
open
to
my
suggestions
and
the
director
also
allows
me
to
guide
him
or
her,
I
am
game
to
correct
my
co-actors
as
and
when
they
go
wrong
and
also
tend
to
give
them
tips
about
whatever
I
know
about
acting.
However,
if
and
when
I
see
resistance
on
his
or
her
part,
I
do
not
dare
to
venture
to
correct
my
co-actors
as
and
when
they
make
mistakes.
What
is
interesting
to
note
is
that
most
of
the
time
my
co-actors
get
the
shock
of
their
lives
when
they
realize
that
I
am
very
down
to
earth
as
a
person,
though
I
seem
to
have
been
saddled
with
the
image
of
a
very
haughty
actress.
Which
are
your
forthcoming
films?
Besides
Red
Alert,
I
also
have
a
few
other
films
up
in
my
sleeves
like
Smita
Thackeray"s
Society,
David"s
Queens
(English)
and
Deepa
Mehta"s
Cooking
With
Stella.
Society
is
a
funny
movie
in
which
my
co-actors
are
Dimple
Kapadia,
Sarika,
Naseeruddin
Shah
and
Om
Puri.
I
play
a
very
interesting
role
of
one
of
the
owners
of
a
flat
in
a
housing
society
in
Mumbai.
The
film
is
directed
by
the
award
winning
director
Rahul
Dholakia,
who
had
earlier
directed
Parzania
and
is
now
ready
with
his
next
release
Lamha
starring
Sanjay
Dutt
and
Bipasha
Basu.
I
play
one
of
the
queens
in
Queens,
which
has
been
directed
by
David,
who
is
not
a
foreigner
but
an
Indian,
while
in
Cooking
With
Stella,
believe
it
or
not,
I
am
playing
the
title
role
after
a
long
period
of
time.
Though
I
play
the
serious
role
of
Stella,
the
film
has
a
very
hilarious
story.