Padmini's stage comeback

Geared up: Padmini Kolhapure

Padmini Kolhapure's comeback films, Karan Razdan's Souten — The Other Woman and Eight-Shani released and disappeared and no one even noticed.

Now, Kolhapure is back on the stage with Nitin Jagdissh's comedy Abhi To Main Jawaan Hoon. Two years ago, she had featured in Sandeep Singh and Prakash Bharadwaj's play Kaash.

"My comeback films were not marketed too well," rues the actress. "Souten came first, while Eight-Shani followed soon after and no one even knew about it. People tell me they were unaware when Eight-Shani released."

Not disheartened

Kolhapure, who is best remembered for her silver screen innings in the 1980s (Woh Saat Din, Souten, Prem Rog, Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai), knows the ups and downs of Bollywood too well. "There are many factors for a film to be successful."

The actress is, however, not too disheartened. "At the moment, I am staying away from Bollywood. "I have just completed a Marathi film Mumbai Amchi directed by Nihal who is N Chandra's nephew. I am not looking at doing any more films at present as the play, rehearsals and the overseas tours will keep me busy."

Thrilled

Abhi To Main Jawaan Hoon, written by the veteran Ratnakar Matkari, takes on mid-life crisis and infidelity. Lilliput is her co-star in the play. Theatre provides a different kick. I enjoyed doing Kaash earlier and now with Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon I appear to be more confident to do theatre."

On the home front, her son Prateik is 17 years old. "We are enrolling him at a boarding school shortly," she says.

And as for her hubby producer Tutu Sharma's much talked about lying in the cans film, Paanch, directed by Anurag Kashyap and starring her sister Tejaswini she says, "It's been years but and we will definitely release it. We are looking at the possibility of approaching it in a completely different manner now."