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| Talking point with Susanne Bernert | |
| This German actor based in Dubai is the latest firang face on television in Zee's Astitva-Ek Prem Kahani | |
| Director Ajai Sinha was looking for a foreigner to play a small part in his serial Astitva-Ek Prem Kahani We first met when he was in Dubai shooting for STOP. Ajai was also looking for a foreigner to play the part of Harsh's love interest in Astitva... After that meeting, we stayed in touch, and he approached me last year. My character Catherine is a Britisher in love with Harsh (Vivek Gomber). This is not the first time I've worked with an Indian director I did STOP with Sinha and Chamal with Anil Kapoor. I first got in touch with an Indian director Anant Duseja when I landed in Dubai in April 2003. We shot a movie together called Destined Hearts in which I played the lead. But this is my first TV serial. With the jewellery, costumes and rituals it felt very real. That was the part I loved the most. Where else can one be a bride at an Indian wedding without really getting married? I felt like a princess. I love the salwar kameez and saris. I have learnt to speak some Hindi now I'm studying Hindi from three books at the moment—one is for grammar, the second for sentences, the third for vocabulary. I leave the TV on, and listen to the dialogues. If I hear a word I don't know, I look it up or call one of my friends. I am not averse to doing raunchy roles on screen One of my scenes in STOP was in a bikini because it was required in the story. I had kissing scenes on stage in Germany, but it's no big deal there. But as India is different, I don't think I would do that here. My ideal role would be playing Nina from The Seagull, by Tsjechov. I fell in love with India the first time I came here I adore the food that the maid at the Sinhas' cooks even though it's vegetarian, and I'm a German who adores meat and sausages. |
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