I play a strong female character in the male-dominated film, says Diana Penty on Parmanu!
Tue May 22nd, 2018
Bollywood stars John Abraham and Diana Penty's Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran is based on the real story of how India conducted nuclear tests at Pokhran in 1998. In her career, Diana has had not many releases and she cleared her idea of not taking up projects in a media chat with a daily.
When questioned about the reasons behind not taking up projects, she revealed, "There are multiple reasons. After Cocktail, I took my time trying to find my next project. I was unsure of which films I wanted to do. Also, I didn’t know how my life was going to change after my debut film. There were a few things that took me time to get used to. After that, I started reading scripts and came across HBJ. I thought it would be a nice challenge to break away from my earlier character of Meera. I wondered to myself if I could play Happy in HBJ who was the complete opposite of my real-life persona. She was a loud, moohfat girl. I wasn’t sure if I could pull it off. I saw it as a challenge. But director Mudassar Aziz had faith in me. It took me a while to find that second film which was perfect for me. After that, I signed a few more movies. Now, I’ve got my momentum (smiles)."
Was she being choosy while getting on board? On this, she revealed, "I don’t wish to be too choosy. I want to do cinema that interests me, not something that I’m not passionate about. Why do it and waste other people’s time? Some people say a few films are good for visibility, but it’s better to do work that you genuinely believe in and are passionate enough to want to be a part of. I took that route which I’m 100 per cent sure of. I guess it’s a personal choice."
Why did she come on board for Parmanu and what appealed her to take up this movie? "The script is tight and pacy. It engrossed me so much that I was turning pages at a great speed. I thought that the thriller is so good at the script level, it would get only better on screen. I play a strong female character in the male-dominated film. I was getting an opportunity to tell people a chapter that changed our history. I’m a proud Indian and after reading the script, I knew I had to be a part of it," told Diana.
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