Bollywood actress Prachi Desai interviews
In this post, I bring you some of the interviews of Prachi Desai I have collected from various websites.
First interview:
Here is an interview of Prachi Desai. It was taken while she was about to begin the shooting of Rock On!! She was still the Bani of
Kasamh Se. While talking about her experience of Kasamh Se, Prachi Desai said that Balaji Telefilms is one of the best production houses in the country and she is very fortunate to work with them. Prachi started acting when she was 16 years old; at that time, she was in Pune in Class XII. She gave an audition for a teenager show of Balaji Telefilms. Fortunately, she was picked up to play the central character of Kasamh Se.
When asked about if she is going to leave Kasamh Se Prachi Desai replied that she is taking a short break. For Rock On!! she would be very busy. When asked about her return to the serial, she replied that television has always been her first love but she was not sure whether she would return to television for the time being.
While talking about her character, Bani, Prachi Desai said that she has become very possessive about the character. She reacts more to Bani than Prachi. She would not like to be replaced by someone but if the audience wants a change then it would be fine.
Second interview:
Here is another interview of Prachi Desai. In this interview she talks about her audition and acting experience with Farhan Akhtar.
How did you manage to get the lead role in Rock On?
One day, while I was shooting for my TV serial Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, I got a call from Abhishek Kapoor [director of Rock On] to screen test for the role of Saakshi. They dressed me up in the way the character looks and I had to speak a few lines.
Everything happened so fast that I didn’t even realise that I was part of an exciting project which also happens to be my Bollywood debut.
Prachi Desai saw Dil Chahta Hai, when she was in class VIII and since then she has become a big fan of Farhan Akhtar. Acting with him was a great experience for her. Getting to work with such a talented actor in her debut movie was a dream-come-true for Prachi Desai. Very often she was nervous and forgot her lines but Farhan was patient and he has a great sense of humor.
Acting in television madde Prachi Desai very confident but acting in movies was a totally different thing compared to television dramas. In movies, the actors/actresses have to be alert all the time. They do not have any scope of doing better. In few hours, they have to give their best. It’s now or never. In television, there is less scope of improvement.
Third interview:
This interview was taken after Prachi Desai won Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2007 in Hindustan Times.
Okay it would be stupid to ask – are you excited? Right?
No, no, I was hoping you’d ask me that question. I’m unbearably excited. I’ve been flooded with calls and I’ve been going thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks like a voice machine. But believe me I feel genuinely grateful.
Prachi Desai was very much excited after the win. Winning the contest was equivalent to winning Oscar to her.
The first runner up of the contest, Sandhya Mridul, scored 30 points for seven weeks. Still, Prachi Desai took away the crown whcih lead to speculation that Ekta Kapoor played a role behind Prachi Desai’s win. Similar situation aroused in the previous season, when Mona Singh won despite Shweta Salve’s good performance. Many speculated that Sony television played a role behind Mona Singh’s win as she was promoting Sony Television. However, Prachi Desai refuted this claim. She said that her elimination itself was the proof that Jitendra’s (Ekta Kapoor’s father) presence did not help her. After the wild card entry, she worked very hard. At that time, Prachi Desai was working for three shows at the same time. She was working for Kasamh Se, then shooting for Rock On!!, and rehearsing for her dance show at the same time. Her blood pressure went down and her feet used to hurt. Still, she continued working. Before coming to this dance show, Prachi Desai used to dance for enjoyment. She loved dancing and it was fun but Jhalak Dikhhla Ja was entirely different.
Useful links:
http://in.movies.yahoo.com/interview-detail/153/An-interview-Prachi-Desai.html
http://www.gulfnews.com/tabloid/Cinema/10240505.html
