In an age when associating with the Oscars or any other international appreciation is used as a key to stardom, actress Gracy Singh, who made a promising debut with 'Lagaan', says that she could not handle the sudden fame which came her way.
In an age when associating with the Oscars or any other international appreciation is used as a key to stardom, actress Gracy Singh, who made a promising debut with 'Lagaan', says that she could not handle the sudden fame which came her way.
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The film, directed by Sishir Mishra, is based on an Oriya novel written by Shailaja Kumari Aparajita Mohanty and is set to release on December 18. "I was apprehensive about accepting the role because I did not think I could live up to it. The story demanded a powerful actress like Shabana Azmi or Smita Patil," said Gracy, who stars opposite actor Aseem Merchant in the film. The film spans 16 to 60 years of Aseema's life and has Gracy play a single mother too. "I did not act in the film, I actually lived through the experiences of the character," said Gracy. The actress has been missing from the commercial scene for sometime now and has concentrated on women-centric art house films, be it in Hindi or in regional languages. "I enjoy parallel fims more and have a few of them lined up in Tamil, Telegu and Malayalam. I'm playing the sarpanch of a village in a film called 'The White Land' which is set in Gujarat," said Gracy.
But she has not bid a permanent goodbye to commercial ventures and has a few of them up her sleeve. "I am also doing some commercial films in Bollywood like 'Chand Milta Hai Chand' in which I play a radio jockey and 'Midnight', which is a thriller," the actress said. She had starred in 'Deshdrohi' opposite Kamal Rashid Khan, which created a lot of buzz. When asked whether she would star in the sequel of the movie, Gracy said, "I don't think so, it depends on the story. So far, I haven't been approached to star in the film."
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