Showing posts with label Ananya Swaminathan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ananya Swaminathan. Show all posts
The Tamilian is not a caricature in 2 States-Alia Bhatt
8:08 AM
Seema Sinha (BOMBAY TIMES; March 25, 2014)
All
eyes are on Alia Bhatt, who portrays Ananya Swaminathan — a Tamil
Brahmin girl, in her forthcoming film 2 States. Her character is that of
a modern girl, and the two-film old actress was told to play the role
without borrowing typical mannerisms or caricaturish character traits. “The
role did not require me to put on any accent. I just learnt a few lines
in Tamil, which was needed to converse with my reel parents,” she says.
South Indians have always been a cliché in the Hindi film industry. Should we blame it on Mehmood, who created a Southern stereotype some 45 years ago in Padosan? However, with the audience demanding greater authenticity from Bollywood, the younger lot of filmmakers like Punit Malhotra (Gori Tere Pyaar Mein) and Abhishek Varman (2 States) are more sensitive while handling Southern characters.
In the recent past, a spate of Bollywood films saw the lead
actors as Tamilians and there were some definite signs of change —
Dhanush (Kundan Shankar) in Raanjhanaa, Prithviraj (Surya) in Aiyyaa and
Abhay Deol (TA Krishnan) in political
thriller Shanghai, to name some of the frontrunners. There were others,
too. Konkona Sen Sharma (Meenakshi Iyer) in Mr And Mrs Iyer, Shah Rukh
Khan (Shekhar Subramaniam) in sci-fi Ra.One, Imran Khan (Sriram Venkat)
in romantic comedy Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, Deepika Padukone (Meenamma
Lochani Azhagasundaram) in blockbuster Chennai Express and now, Alia in 2
States. Check out Alia Bhatt's role model for 2 States
9:04 AM
Ankur Pathak (MUMBAI MIRROR; March 1, 2014)
Here’s a snapshot of Chetan Bhagat’s wife, Anusha Suryanarayan, on whom Alia Bhatt’s character, Ananya Swaminathan, in the upcoming romantic drama 2 States is modelled. While we are yet to know how close Ananya is to Anusha, one can’t help but notice the uncanny similarities in their costumes.
Manish Malhotra has designed the costumes and as Alia is quick to point out, Ananya is not a stereotypical Tam-Brahm. Her look changes through the film as she goes from being a management student in Ahmedabad’s IIM campus to a working woman, from the proverbial meeting with the parents in Delhi to slipping back into a traditional ensemble to please her exacting folks.
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