She belongs to a family of achievers who don’t think acting or modeling is a career worth pursuing. But that didn’t stop Poonam Bajwa from entering films. If modeling was just a means to earn some fast cash, her passion for cinema goes well beyond mindlessly signing movies and getting fat checks
‘‘Today, I have learnt that acting in films isn’t about getting more footage on the frame. It’s about showing how much you can capture the audience’s attention within the span that you are allowed,’’ says the Pune-based actress, recently seen in the V V Kathir-directed Thenavattu. ‘‘I did want to be a writer or a journalist, but I am glad to be a subject for journalists to interview today,’’ she adds
If Seval, her debut Tamil film, cast her opposite Bharath in a demure role, her forthcoming films, Katcheri and
Drohi, will reveal her vivacious side
‘‘Katcheri is a light-hearted film. I am teaming up with Jiiva for the second time (after Thenavattu), but I have a bigger role this time,’’ she reveals, adding that she has gone in for a complete image makeover for her other film, Drohi. ‘‘It is a double hero subject, directed by one of Mani Ratnam’s former assistants, Sudha. It is hard to believe that a woman has come up with such a dark action story. I act opposite Vishnu in it,’’ says Bajwa, who will begin work on the film in August. ‘‘It has an interesting story where I play an incurable romantic,’’ she continues, adding that she would like to do as many commercial roles as experimental ones
The former Miss Pune believes she enjoys a special connection with Chennai when it comes to her career
‘‘I got my first modeling assignment for a Chennai-based sari store. That was when I came to Chennai. And then, one film offer followed another. It is perhaps this that makes me do more films in Tamil than in other languages,’’ she shrugs, grinning
