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With examples like Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, Charlize Theron -- who made it big after leaving their countries and setting up base in the US -- do you think you should also spend more time in Los Angeles for your career?
This is what I was asked by them [agents] too when I was there. They were actually wondering if I could shift base for a while because I am extremely fortunate to have got the kind of scripts that have come my way for us to mutually consider.
Like what you are saying, we watch everybody else's history who has made it there who've actually gone through all the stepping stones. They've worked consistently in small parts in all kinds of roles before you've actually managed to get the opportunity.
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I understand that one hiccup, but nevertheless I find it difficult to actually think of completely shifting base. The world is getting smaller today and there are lots of cross-cultural actors working in cinema in all parts of the world, in world cinema. I look at myself as hopefully a world actor working in world cinema.
Like in India, right from the onset I tried to establish that I'm working nationally. My first film (Iruvar) was Tamil -- not because of the way people predictably here preordain it that if you don't get work here you go to the South or from the South you come to Hindi -- but because I wanted to break all these preconceived notions. I was getting to work with a wonderful director, Mani Ratnam, so I took on that opportunity. From the beginning I worked in Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, now in English. Hopefully on the world platform too I'll be able to do an American film, a British film, Australian, French whatever. I'd really like it to be open and god willing be able to grow as an actor as well as have different experiences. Don't forget to catch the concluding segment of Aishwarya Rai's exclusive encounter with rediff.com! |
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