Actress Juhi Chawla, who will be seen in her maiden negative role in
`Gulaab Gang`, says she was sceptical to take up the film as she was
worried about the audience reaction to her shade of grey.The film is
inspired by a real-life group of women activists in the Bundelkhand
region and talks about empowerment of women.
“When the director narrated me the script, I liked it but felt was he
sure of casting me in this role… Has he mistaken me for some other
actress. I was scared and worried if I would be able to do this role…
Would I be accepted. Later on when I kept reading it (story), I got
convinced I could do it… I tried my best,” Juhi said.
“I did not realise I would be able to play villain on screen. I hope
it does well. Before this film, I was never offered a negative role… I
am happy this film came my way and I did it,” she said.
Also, Juhi will be seen sharing screen space with her once-rival Madhuri Dixit for the first time in the film.
In the 1990s both were contemporaries and never worked together. Juhi
thinks it is less likely that they will get another chance to work
together in future, as the story of `Gulaab Gang` is very strong and
such projects are not churned out in bulk.
“I said yes to the film because of two reasons — Madhuri was in it
and secondly the script. She is a wonderful actress and good looking,”
Juhi said.
Earlier too, Juhi was offered a film with her, which she refused.
“There were times when I had the chance to work with Madhuri, but we
were rivals back then and I was like, `I will not work with Madhuri`…
There will be comparisons. But when this offer came I couldn`t say a no
to it,” the 46-year-old actress added.
It was debut director Soumik Sen who managed the casting coup and help break ice between the two actresses on the sets.
Both Juhi and Madhuri feel education is the key.
“The film is set in rural background. The idea of this film is to
empower women and get themselves educated so that they can fight
violence and abuse,” she added.
Co-written by director Sen and producer Anubhav Sinha, the film releases in March this year.
The film also stars Mahie Gill and Shilpa Shukla.
Gulabi Gang is a womens` group from Uttar Pradesh`s Bundelkhand
region that works for well-being of women facing violence domestic and
social problems.
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