Does Leena Jumani scare you?
Leena Jumani is girl who has been scaring us on television for the past one month. She plays Suhasi in Koi Aane Ko Hai (Colors, Friday and Saturday at 10pm.). Leena who is also seen in Bandini (NDTV Imagine) spoke to us about her character and experience of doing a horror show.
How did you get this role?
I am playing a second lead in
Bandini. I am originally Sindhi but I have been living in Gujarat for many years. I have done Gujarati films. I gave auditions for
Bandini and before they wanted to start with this show (
Koi Aane Ko Hai), they called me for this role and I was selected for it.
Tell us something about your role This is my first horror show. I haven't played such a character in my career so far. I was also apprehensive about this role. They narrated the entire story to me and I was thinking 'God knows how will I do it!'. But it was my first show as a lead and I did not want to lose this opportunity. The whole transformation which I had to undergo for show from a simple girl called Suhasi to a very aggressive Savita was really challenging for me.
How did you prepare for this role? I got selected only two days before the actually shoot so I did not get any time to work out on my role at all. The story has Maharashtrian family and I do not know anything about it as I am Sindhi.It was difficult for me to speak Marathi words. My co-actors who are Marathi helped me out and even few people from production team told me mannerism and everything. As far as my look is concerned my creative team explained things to me and we have made a lot of effort to ensure it turns out properly.
And what's the response been so far? It was very different character when I switched to Savita's character. I have to use bad words and even have to change my expression but I have been getting good responses from Sandip sir and Ekta ma'm is also happy with my work. Whenever I go out kids get scared of me and their parents tell them that she is a very normal girl. In real life I had not seen such thing but yes I have heard about it a lot. My massi had seen a sprit. But I do not get scared of anything and mostly my mother accompanies me everywhere as I don't travel alone.
What are your expectations from your role in Bandini? I got a good chance to showcase my talent in this show. If I would get such a chance again I will do it. In
Bandini I am playing very simple village girl who belongs to poor family. I have lots of hope from that character even though it is a second lead over there. I am very positive about that and want to concentrate on that too.
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