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Here is Ms. Varma on Ms. Rai in that interview:
'Hey, if she feels the need to protect herself, that's her business. But she's always working, if she isn't acting she's doing a dance show or singing at some billionaire's party or attending some gala premiere. I wanted to shake her and scream: call this a life? Take a holiday for god's sake! But she surrounds herself with yes-men who treat her like a goddess – she's in a bubble and if she's happy I guess that's cool.'
and then again:
'As an actor, I love to transform that magic, to step inside a new role and make it part of my skin, my being. And she… well, she looks the same. She has the same make-up artist for every movie. I wanted to ask her: don't you want to be in something where no one recognises you? The whole concept of method acting was like an alien concept, but it does exist. Look at Om Puri, look at Shabana Azmi. Jesus, she'd never even seen a Satyajit Ray movie!'
...'At the end of the day, she's an ex-model who's done really well for herself. She's a fantastic dancer, she glows when the camera is on her. I'm not judging her. Some people act because they want to speak from the inside, connect with the role they've taken on. Others are happy to do their bit, say sod it to the rest of them, go for a lie down and shout demands for coffee. That's just the way it is.'
Even forgiving Ms. Varma's finely nuanced performance in Basic Instinct 2, which I'm sure was method acting at its zenith, this isn't a nice thing to do, na?
'Hey, if she feels the need to protect herself, that's her business. But she's always working, if she isn't acting she's doing a dance show or singing at some billionaire's party or attending some gala premiere. I wanted to shake her and scream: call this a life? Take a holiday for god's sake! But she surrounds herself with yes-men who treat her like a goddess – she's in a bubble and if she's happy I guess that's cool.'
and then again:
'As an actor, I love to transform that magic, to step inside a new role and make it part of my skin, my being. And she… well, she looks the same. She has the same make-up artist for every movie. I wanted to ask her: don't you want to be in something where no one recognises you? The whole concept of method acting was like an alien concept, but it does exist. Look at Om Puri, look at Shabana Azmi. Jesus, she'd never even seen a Satyajit Ray movie!'
...'At the end of the day, she's an ex-model who's done really well for herself. She's a fantastic dancer, she glows when the camera is on her. I'm not judging her. Some people act because they want to speak from the inside, connect with the role they've taken on. Others are happy to do their bit, say sod it to the rest of them, go for a lie down and shout demands for coffee. That's just the way it is.'
Even forgiving Ms. Varma's finely nuanced performance in Basic Instinct 2, which I'm sure was method acting at its zenith, this isn't a nice thing to do, na?
Kabhi Neem Neem Kabhi Shahad Shahad
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