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Why Sushmita Mukherjee won't do Karamchand again
The actor says that she wouldn't want to make a caricature of the role that made her famous
RESHMA S KULKARNI
Sushmita Mukherjee will be seen as the evil, scheming and jealous Rajlakshmi in the new soap Kulvaddhu on Sony– a role that Sushmita claims to like and detest at the same time! Elaborating about the same Sushmita says, "After having played the hilarious Romila chachi in Kavyaanjali, this character in Kulvaddhu would be any true-blue actor's delight, for its sheer graph. She is as evil as evil can be and I'm loving every bit of playing Rajlakshmi but all the same, as a woman and as someone's wife and daughter-in-law, I also feel wary about the fact that I may be transmitting incorrect signals to the women who watch this soap. But actually, television and society are two sides of the same coin and both mirror each other. I myself have been witness to women who have broken down their sons' marriage due to their insane possessiveness or domineering nature. When I think of this, I get rid of my guilt, to some extent. And honestly, I'm an actor, who is a miniscule part of the system who cannot dictate what should or should not be shown and as an entertainer; it is my duty to deliver what people expect out of me, which I am happy doing" explains Sushmita. However, what Sushmita is in a position to dictate, is her priorities as defined by her principles. "I'm not the kind to run behind pots of money. And that is why, I have set some rules for myself. I work only for a particular number of hours a day and take a certain day off, no matter what. I'm not being arrogant when I do this but it is my way of prioritising my life, something that I'm not apologetic about." Talking about priorities, apart from acting, Sushmita's two biggest priorities are ensuring a sound upbringing of her two sons, for which she has joined a teacher's training course and setting up an art-village at her husband's hometown. Speaking about the art-village, Sushmita says, "It has been my and my husband's dream to something of this sort in Bundelkhand, for along time because we both felt strongly about our traditional arts and crafts getting fast extinct by the day. The work on this art-village, which will contain art schools, fair trade markets and galleries, is going on full swing but I'd like to talk about it in elaboration only after it gets completed." Apart from doing Kulvaddhu on television, Sushmita now has six films lined up for release. In the recent past, there was talk about her being asked to play Kitty's role in the remake of Karamchand – a role that was her first claim to fame – but she turned it down. Why? "Well I am not getting younger by the day and though I'm flattered that I was remembered while casting for this role, which has indeed given me a lot in life, I'd not like to ridicule or caricaturise it by playing it now, at my age!"
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