Left Right Left's Priyanka Bassi on army discipline and much more
Who: Delhi girl Priyanka Bassi came to Mumbai two years ago to try her hand at acting. Claim to fame: I made my debut in Bombay Talking, Zee Caf's first Indian English soap on the goings-on of the glamour industry But I got noticed playing the . character Naina, a cadet with a past, in Deeya and Tony Singh's Left Right Left. I found fame in fatigues. Besides, Bombay Talking had limited viewership. Flashback: I have trained with Barry John in theatre. I have learnt kathak too. An actress prepares: Initially I thought it would be tough to pull off the stunts and the aggression that was required of Naina. I am not the sort of person who raises her voice or is unnecessarily aggressive. I am the soft type.
But later, I took it on as a challenge and now I'm enjoying every bit of it. All those activities we are required to do, we even followed a military regi men to prepare for our characters. I've started going to the gym to get that lean, mean look. The plot thickens: Recently, there were reports that I'd shot a romance se bharpur sequence in mud with Rajeev Khandelwal who plays the captain. Luckily the production guys got good mitti for us to shoot in. Rajeev and I were both comfortable and were even excited to shoot in all that mud." Scene and heard: Once, I was required to hang upside down for a long time as part of my military punishment in the script. Have I ever been punished in school? Well, I have stood outside the classroom for giggling in class and been made to sit like a murgi, but nothing really serious. I was always the smart, intelligent kid. Future plans: I am shooting 26 days in a month for Left Right Left. I miss my spa treatments because I love to pamper myself. kshama.rao@...
Priyanks says that Rajeev ws comfortable doing that scene...whom to believe ?