Neha Phendse “I Really Miss The Bigg Boss House”

How much do you miss the bigg boss house?
I really miss the Bigg Boss house; I don’t feel like I have been there because when I came back from Bigg Boss house I was like; I don’t have any experience at all.

Film with Nana Patekar?
My last Marathi film was with Nana Patekar, whose name was ‘Natsamrat’.

After working in South and Marathi movies, you turned to television industry, why?
I did not get good roles and opportunities in Hindi films, so did not do it, and then when I got the show then yes.

Are you Very tan found in the field?
My family does not belong to any of the films. Because of this, I had to bear a lot. Relatives also said upside-down, because 20 years ago girls were not considered to work in the film line. I met a lot of tricks and today when I got this opportunity, then the same relative says, ‘Hey Neha is my cousin, Neha is my sister.’

Are you belonging to Middle class family Neha?
I belong with a middle class family and have been working in films since childhood. On November 29, 1984, I was born in Mumbai only. My father is a business man and mother is a house wife. My mother has a big role to bring me in this line.

How did you turn to this Glamour world?
It is very difficult to tell that. Since childhood, I am into acting. I took my acting lessons from Mr. Ramnath Thorval at Prithvi Theatres. He suggested my name to few people and after watching my one performance, I started getting more offers.

So, did you begin as a child artist?
Yes, about 10-12 years ago there wasn’t much competition among child artistes. Even in Bollywood, there were very few child artistes. Those days Ektaa Kapoor was making her first TV serial and it was a coincidence that it turned out to be my first serial too. I have performed in serials like ‘Hasratein’, ‘Padosi’ and ‘Khushi’. Beside that I have also performed in films like ‘Pyar Koi Khel Nahin’, ‘Tumse Achha Kaun Hai ‘and ‘Deewane’. Sometime back on Doordarshan they showed a tele film ‘Ghunghat’ by Anand Mahadevan. I have also performed in it.

You have also performed in South Indian films?
Yes, I have done 13 South Indian films so far. In all these films, whether it was kannad, Telugu, Tamil or Malayalam; I have played lead roles.

Can you compare South films with Marathi films?
Yes, South and Marathi films are regional films. But, in respect of presentation and budget, we are far behind them. In Marathi, we find division of audience, for example: Intelligent, Commercial and typical. In south, the film makers very well know what the audience expects and that glamour is offered through those regional films; which prevents their regular audience from watching another language films. In turn, we have plenty of talent in Marathi, which certainly makes us superior to south and Bollywood films.

How did you enter Marathi entertainment industry?
‘Pimpal paan’ directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni’s was my first serial followed by ‘Bhagyalakshmi’ and then it was my appearance in ‘Eka peksha Ek- Apsara’ reality show. ‘Agnidivya’ was my first Marathi film, for which I received the state award. Recently released ‘Karuya Udyachi Baat’ was my second film based on Global warming, but it could not reach maximum people here, though it has won Green Award from USA.

How much are you enjoying in that double role in ‘Bhagyalakshmi’?
It is a good experience. In real life, I am a bit Kaashi and a bit Gopi. Therefore, I got a chance to play my own self through these two characters.

And what about ‘Apsara Aali’ Reality show?
I had an opportunity to learn so many things on the sets of this show. During childhood, I had learnt classical dance. Otherwise, I had no base in dance. Yet, being a non dancer, I could reach the last four stages. That itself is a great achievement for me.

Tell us something about your forthcoming projects?
While I was engaged with ‘Apsara Aali’ for the past four months, besides ‘Bhagyalakshmi’ I could not do any other projects. There were offers, but due to non availability of dates, I could not take them. Now, I am going out of India and shall think about my future projects only after completing other projects.