German-Iranian
actress
Elnaaz
Norouzi
of
Sacred
Games
fame
is
very
excited
about
her
new
Sony
Liv
series
Chutzpah.
She
speaks
exclusively
to
Filmibeat.
"At
first,
I
was
unsure
about
the
public
acceptability
of
my
webcam
girl
(online
strippers)
character
Sara,
who
goes
by
the
screen
name
Wild
Butterfly.
But
I
am
thrilled
with
the
positive
reviews
and
love," she
says.
"Sara,
too,
takes
on
many
characters,
as
it
happens
with
webcam
girls
mixing
with
different
clients
(10
different
looks
and
personalities
here).
Given
that
I
was
always
shooting
alone
(as
online
strippers
never
meet
clients
face-to-face),
the
biggest
challenge
was
to
get
the
emotions
while
enacting
the
scenes,"
says
Elnaaz,
who
first
began
her
acting
career
with
Punjabi
films.
Were
you
comfortable
with
the
very
erotic
dressing?
"Yes,
the
production
house
ensured
the
presence
of
only
essential
crew
on
set
during
filming."
When
we
ask
what
the
USP
of
Chutzpah
is,
she
says,
"It
is
relatability.
No
matter
who
watches
the
show,
they
will
get
to
relate
to
some
character.
Apart
from
Varun
Sharma
and
Manjot
Singh
(Fukrey),
the
other
known
faces
in
the
show,
Sara
has
an
emotional
connection
with
the
latter's
character."
"Sara
is
an
ordinary
gal
who
has
the
guts
to
go
against
the
grain
to
fulfill
her
dreams,
hence
the
title.
Not
only
Sara,
all
the
characters
have
lots
of
grit
in
them,"
she
adds.
Are
you
a
wild
butterfly
in
real
life?
"While
I,
too,
like
to
fly
straight
like
a
butterfly,
I
am
unlike
her,
given
what
she
does.
Minimal
makeup
gal
Sara
is
more
similar
to
me
in
her
daily
life."
Talking
about
the
success
of
OTT
platforms,
Elnaaz
says,
"It
is
the
best
creative
thing
that
could
have
happened
to
filmmakers,
actors
and
writers.
Also,
it
is
not
that
the
web
will
take
over
cinema;
both
have
their
own
respective
spaces.
Have
news
apps
taken
away
the
sheen
of
newspapers?"
Looking
ahead,
Elnaaz
next
has
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
led
Sangeen
in
her
kitty.
"I
am
lucky
to
get
to
play
different
characters
in
my
various
outings.
I
got
a
lot
of
love
and
appreciation
for
my
early
2021
Amazon
release
Hello
Charlie
as
well,"
she
says.