Actress Neha Dhupia, who was appreciated for her confident performance in ‘I M 24’ is raring to be seen on the marquee once again in ‘Rush’.
What is special about your new film with Emraan Hashmi, ‘Rush’?
The film is a story of Sam, who is a crime reporter. He goes through a lot of ups and downs in his career. The character I play is named Liza who is completely responsible for the ups and downs in Sam’s life. She works for a media tycoon and knows her job really well. Liza has the ability to use her mind and body to achieve whatever she wants to. The best thing is that she does in the film is to hire Sam to work as a crime reporter. The movie shows how far Emraan’s character Sam is used by those above him for their selfish motives and how far Sam is able to resist the temptations. Basically, our film is about sensationalising. We are trying to demarcate news and sensationalism through this film. We have raised a question on media’s accountability by way of ‘Rush’.
You did a lot of commercial films when you entered Bollywood. But in the last few years you were seen doing a lot of off-beat films as well such as ‘I M 24’ etcetera. So, is that a deliberate step to change your image to a non-commercial heroine? If yes, then why?
No, there is no deliberate step from my end. Whether the audience reacts or not is entirely up to them. I am not a brooding actor who sits at home and plans the next role she would do. I don’t have a line of producers and directors standing outside my home. I have to choose the best among the scripts that I get. And if I am inclined towards those scripts then it is just like any another phase in my life. I am enjoying doing cool and idealistic films. Now, I have a film like ‘Rush’ which is extremely dear to me and after that I have to shoot for ‘Ungli’.
You are visible at a lot of events, bashes and brand promotions these days more than ever. Does that help in staying in news in the absence of a good film role?
Well, if you are not a newsmaker then nobody is going to pay you to come to an event or hire you. If you are consequential enough to sell a product, then clearly you are doing something right. So, there is nothing wrong in being at an event.
When can we see Neha Dhupia tying the knot?
Tying the knot! (Laughs) When Salman (Khan) does.
