Mumbai, Actor Preity Zinta says actors today face more pressure than they did earlier, with the growing paparazzi culture and invasive nature of social media putting them under harsh spotlights they did not have to deal with in the past.
Because it felt like uncharted territory for her, zinta, 51, said playing Madam H was both exciting and terrifying. “If there’s anything that’s happening in the country, you need to be informed, you need to comment, you need to say the right thing… So, it’s a lot more pressure.
In the film, which arrives in theatres just weeks after the release of her Partition drama “Batwara 1947″ with Sunny Deol, features Zinta in the quirky role of Madam H, a spy who recruits and trains two bumbling friends for a high-stakes secret mission. Asked what was the biggest cultural shock when she made her comeback to movies, she said acting now involves dealing with things beyond the movie set. The job is not limited to just the set, it’s the optics around the set and then you’re supposed to look amazing,” Zinta told PTI in an interview. Now that she is back, she wants to work at her own pace and on projects that appeal to her, according to the “Kal Ho Naa Ho” star. The actor, who credited action director Parvez Shaikh for making her look cool in the film’s action sequences, said such movies with women will work only when the script is good. The actor, however, said audiences should support good movies in theatres.
