Shahana
Goswami
may
have
been
away
from
Hindi
cinema
but
the
actor
is
impressed
with
the
changing
landscape
and
hopes
she
gets
to
be
a
part
of
movies
that
matter.
Shahana's
breakout
performance
was
Rock
On!
as
a
frustrated
wife
of
a
musician,
a
role
that
she
reprised
recently
in
the
sequel
but
the
film
was
not
successful.
The
actor
is
in
the
limelight
again
with
the
positive
word-of-mouth
for
her
latest
release,
Tu
Hai
Mera
Sunday.
In
an
interview
with
PTI,
Shahana
says
her
absence
from
Bollywood
was
not
out
of
choice.
"I
have
not
been
offered
those
kinds
of
roles
that
I
would
want
to
do.
Having
said
that,
there
is
some
good
work
being
done
in
India.
I
want
to
do
more
work
here.
"But
it
has
not
come
my
way.
Today,
things
are
different
where
even
stars
want
to
do
different
types
of
projects.
Maybe,
I
don't
fit
the
bill
as
an
artiste
for
them.
But
then
I'm
not
interested
in
the
work
that
I
don't
want
to
do.
I'm
too
passionate
about
my
work
to
do
films
that
don't
matter."
The
31-year-old
actor,
who
has
worked
in
movies
such
as
Ru
Ba
Ru,
Firaaq,
Ra.One
and
Heroine,
says
she
carefully
chooses
her
films
because
she
believes
people
forget
to
experience
life
when
they
get
into
a
race.
"When
your
pace
gets
faster,
the
need
to
do
better,
ambition
and
competition
increases.
You
may
forget
to
live
that
one
important
moment
of
your
life.
Sometimes
we
don't
even
have
time
to
understand
what
we
are
feeling
in
the
moment."
The
actor
says
Tu
Hai
Mera
Sunday
explores
that
feeling
of
complacence
about
day-to-day
life.
She
plays
the
role
of
Kavya
Ranganathan,
a
modern
woman
who
hardly
gets
time
to
live
her
life
between
her
job
and
caring
for
her
father
with
Alzheimer's.
"But
her
character's
life
turns
a
new
leaf
when
she
meets
Arjun
(played
by
Barun
Sobti).
That's
when
she
gets
an
opportunity
to
find
time
for
herself.
They
build
a
friendship,
which
blooms
into
romance.
"This
is
something
which
I
feel
is
a
definition
of
modern
love
for
me.
It's
refreshing,
equal
and
gender
neutral," she
says.
With
the
film,
Shahana
hopes
the
people
will
be
reminded
of
her
as
an
actor.
"I'm
happy
this
movie
is
coming
after
a
long
time.
Time
also
gives
people
a
break
from
the
cliches.
This
film
will
revive
the
memory
of
me,
since
I
haven't
had
a
Hindi
release
in
the
past
five
years.
"I
hope
it
also
makes
people
take
note
of
the
fact
that
I
have
always
tried
to
portray
different
roles
in
my
career.
I
don't
want
to
do
only
dramatic
roles.
There's
a
lighter
side
to
me.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
I'm
an
actor
and
I'm
hungry
for
different
roles,"
she
says.