I play an under cover cop in Chase - Udita Goswami
On the eve of the release of her latest film Chase, Udita Goswami tells this correspondent that her minus point as an actress is that she is not offered a lot of typical roles which only a Vidya Balan or a Rani Mukherjee can do, because she does not look like the coy girl next door.
Why
did
you
agree
to
do
Chase
though
Tarina
Patel
is
playing
the
romantic
lead
opposite
Anuuj
Saxena
and
not
you?
Honestly,
the
main
reason
why
I
grabbed
the
offer
to
play
the
leading
lady
in
Jagmohan
Mundhra"s
film
Chase
is
that
I
wanted
to
be
a
part
of
a
project
of
his.
I
was
bowled
over
when
I
saw
his
film
Bawander,
but
honestly
at
that
point
of
time
when
I
watched
it,
I
did
not
know
that
he
was
the
director
of
the
film.
What
is
your
role
in
Chase?
I
play
the
role
of
an
under
cover
cop
under
the
guise
of
a
nurse
called
Nupur
Chauhan,
who
has
the
specific
job
of
looking
after
Suhail
Ansari,
played
by
Anuuj
Saxena,
who
is
in
comma
in
Chase.
Since
Suhail
is
a
suspect
in
the
eyes
of
the
cops,
we
feel
that
he
is
acting
as
if
he
is
in
comma
just
to
evade
the
cops
who
are
after
him.
How
was
the
experience
of
working
with
Jagmohan
Mundhra?
Jagmohan
Mundhra
is
very
calm
as
a
director,
though
I
am
very
hyper,
with
a
lot
of
energy
when
I
am
on
the
sets.
Jag
used
to
make
me
calm.
What
I
liked
about
Jag
as
a
director
is
that
he
has
an
absolutely
different
way
of
explaining
the
scene
to
his
artistes.
Though
I
have
had
directors
who
used
to
act
out
the
scenes
for
me
earlier,
it
was
not
the
case
at
all
when
I
worked
with
Jag
because
he
is
used
to
working
with
experienced
actors.
It
was
while
being
directed
by
Jag
on
the
sets
of
Chase
that
I
learnt
that
as
an
actress
it
is
better
to
do
your
role
with
a
brief
beforehand,
which
will
stand
you
in
good
stead.
What
is
your
approach
to
acting?
I
do
not
work
to
please
people.
I
work
to
please
myself
as
an
actress
and
do
films
which
I
want
to
do,
though
I
find
that
there
are
people
who
are
worried
more
about
my
career
than
theirs.
It
is
because
my
life
is
beyond
films,
though
I
see
to
it
that
I
give
my
100%
honestly
to
my
work.
I
should
confess
that
when
Pooja
Bhatt
cast
me
opposite
John
Abraham
in
my
first
film
Paap,
I
knew
nothing
about
the
ABC
of
acting.
I
was
like
a
child
who
was
playing
with
a
toy
for
the
first
time.
I
did
not
know
how
a
film,
and
the
way
I
acted
in
it,
could
even
break
or
make
my
career
in
a
big
way.
I
think
it
is
only
after
I
started
working
in
films
which
came
after
Paap
that
I
really
started
knowing
what
acting
is.
Where
do
you
think
you
went
wrong
careerwise?
Though
acting
was
not
forced
on
me,
I
guess
I
should
have
been
more
aware.
Nobody
told
me
what
I
was
supposed
to
do
at
that
point
of
time.
Now,
though
I
am
aware
of
what
acting
is,
a
lot
of
people
think
that
I
cannot
act
for
nuts
because
I
am
good-looking.
I
think
my
turning
point
came
with
Aggar
where
my
performance
was
appreciated
even
by
the
hardcore
critics
who
often
tear
actors"
performances.
It
was
then
that
I
realized
that
I
actually
understood
what
acting
is.
What
kind
of
an
actress
do
you
think
you
are?
The
kind
of
an
actress
that
I
am,
I
need
a
strong
briefing
from
my
directors,
even
if
in
the
process
I
have
to
be
shouted
at.
How
I
put
in
a
performance
depends
a
lot
on
the
directors
with
whom
I
work.
I
think
I
need
to
tune
myself
more
as
an
actress.
As
an
actress,
you
may
find
it
difficult
to
believe
this,
but
I
want
my
director
to
pat
my
back
and
tell
me
what
a
good
shot
I
have
given
to
make
me
feel
like
a
super
star
on
the
sets.
Would
you
agree
that
you
lack
PR
skills
in
the
media
savvy
industry?
Though
I
know
that
with
the
kind
of
dedication
I
have,
I
am
good,
I
guess
my
PR
skill
is
bad.
I
just
cannot
be
a
hypocrite
and
tell
a
director
whose
last
film
was
bad,
how
good
his
film
was.
Honestly,
till
date
no
role
that
has
been
offered
to
me
has
been
challenging
and
difficult
as
an
actress
for
me
to
prepare.
In
fact,
I
think
90%
of
the
actors
do
not
even
prepare
for
their
parts
unless
and
until
it
is
a
Hrithik
Roshan
or
a
Rani
Mukherjee,
who
need
to
understand
what
he
or
she
is
doing.
You
would
believe
when
Aamir
says
that
you
need
to
have
a
body
language
of
a
college
student
in
3
Idiots,
but
not
when
an
actress
sets
out
to
play
the
role
of
a
call
centre
girl
in
a
film.
To
what
extent
have
you
evolved
as
an
actress
over
the
years?
Though
I
have
grown
as
an
actress
over
the
years,
I
get
butterflies
in
my
stomach
even
now
and
find
it
very
difficult
when
I
get
my
lines,
because
of
pressure
on
the
sets.
I
would
love
to
do
a
period
film
like
Umrao
Jaan
but
then
even
the
remake
of
Umrao
Jaan
with
Ash
had
tanked.
Do
you
feel
that
your
good
looks
serve
as
a
handicap
since
people
refuse
to
believe
you
can
act?
It
is
a
disadvantage
if
you
happen
to
be
good
looking,
because
here
in
this
industry,
if
you
are
not
good
looking,
you
are
accepted
as
a
good
actor,
not
otherwise.
Take
for
example
the
example
of
Angelina
Jolie.
She
was
outstanding
but
because
she
is
good
looking,
she
was
not
accepted
as
an
actress.
Which
are
your
forthcoming
films?
I
have
two
films
on
the
floors.
One
of
them
is
Shabnam
Kapoor"s
Hello
India
with
Akshay
Kumar
and
Preity
Zinta
in
which
I
play
a
London
based
journalist,
and
the
other
one
is
The
Man
with
Sunny
Deol
in
which
I
play
the
role
of
a
spy.
It
is
a
kick-ass
role,
style
wise.
It
is
ironical
that
the
bigger
an
actor
is,
he
is
more
grounded,
whereas
he
has
more
nakhras
if
he
is
not
big.
Akshay
used
to
report
on
the
sets
of
Hello
India
five
minutes
before
I
used
to
report.
You
do
not
seem
to
have
planned
your
career!
I
have
never
planned
anything
career
wise
because
I
have
always
gone
with
the
flow.
I
have
had
no
inhibitions
as
an
actress.
I
have
played
a
negative
role
too
in
Zeher.
Though
I
have
been
given
the
tag
of
the
sexy
and
hot
girl
in
reel
life,
I
am
not
at
all
a
glamorous
babe
in
real
life.
It
was
only
in
one
film
that
I
have
done
a
smooching
scene.
I
was
not
like
Mallika
Sherawat
who
goes
ahead
and
kisses
every
one
in
a
film.
I
have
said
no
to
several
offers
to
cast
me
in
multi
star
films
because
I
did
not
want
to
be
part
of
the
jing
bang
in
films
where
the
girls
have
absolutely
no
role
at
all.
You
are
one
girl
who
has
not
been
linked
to
one
and
all
in
the
film
industry!
I
make
it
a
point
to
see
to
it
that
no
one
is
able
to
even
touch
my
finger.
Mohit
Suri
was
the
only
guy
with
whom
I
was
involved.
Is
it
true
that
you
have
written
a
script?
I
have
written
a
script.
It
is
slightly
autobiographical
and
is
a
beautiful
love
story.
Though
I
enjoyed
writing
it,
I
have
been
unable
to
complete
it,
because
I
need
a
screenplay
writer.
The
problem
is
that
everything
is
from
the
point
of
view
of
a
girl.
What
is
your
plus
point
and
minus
point
as
an
actress?
My
face
is
my
plus
as
well
as
minus
point.
My
plus
point
is
that
the
way
I
look,
not
many
look.
The
minus
point
is
that
a
lot
of
typical
roles
which
only
a
Vidya
Balan
or
a
Rani
Mukherjee
can
do,
I
can't
because
I
do
not
look
like
the
coy
girl
next
door.
How
do
you
react
to
success
and
failure
as
an
actress?
There
was
a
time
when
I
used
to
get
deliriously
happy
when
I
faced
success,
and
depressed
a
lot
when
I
had
to
face
failure,
but
now
I
have
learnt
to
be
neutral
as
far
as
success
and
failure
is
concerned.