Also explains why she missed the film’s music launch on Saturday
Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; September 19, 2016)

In Rock On (2008), she was the one to bring back ‘Magik’ into the lives of band members who split after a fight. In the sequel to her debut film, Prachi Desai supposedly plays a miniscule part. She fuelled rumours about being miffed with the makers for giving her the short shrift when she went missing from the Rock On 2 concert on Saturday evening to mark the film’s music launch.

Prachi, however, chooses to laugh off the buzz. She insists she was under the weather and couldn’t make it to the event. “I am down with viral fever, so I missed our kickass rock concert. Whoever came up with the rumour that I have a five-minute role must have seen our film before we did. I like the rumours because they are so entertaining,” she says.

Defending her blink-and-miss appearance in the film’s teaser, she retorts, “Every single film is whatever it is projected to be. There are movies that shove the main leads in your face through promos and songs. But when you go to the theatre, a girl probably has just a 12-minute role. That happens a lot in Bollywood.”

Promotions depend on how the director and producer want to whip up a certain perception about the film, she adds. “Screen length cannot be gauged from promos and trailers. They are pure marketing tools. A character or an actor might be highlighted because of their market weight. If starting today, (co-producers) Farhan (Akhtar) and Ritesh (Sidhwani) decide to show only my promos, I might look like the lead. I am used to not getting author-backed role, but have always been appreciated, nevertheless.”

How was it sharing her playing field with another female actor, Shraddha Kapoor, who has big hits and big- ticket films in her kitty? Prachi says, “Shraddha is one of the few actors who comes closest to my age group. We really get each other without many words. Be it at promotions, at our Shillong schedule or cast parties, we have had a whale of a time together. She is easy to get along with; she is the co-star I have had most fun with.”