B-4 | Friday, February 8, 2019 BOLLYWOOD www.WeeklyVoice.com ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha...’ Is A Well Fantastic Time To Be In The Cinema Told Love Story With A Message Business: Nimrat NeW DeLHI: Actress Nimrat Kaur says it is a fantastic time to be in the entertainment business -- thanks to the boom of digital platforms. “It is a great time (to be in the entertainment busi- ness). There is a lot of work happening. People are constantly coming out with new content be it actors, technicians, writers and directors. So, it is a fantas-

Film: “Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa him, “True love ke raaste mein kuch thena father-daughter relationship to the Laga”; Director: Shelly Chopra Dhar; kuch syappa hona chaiye nahin to woh fore and at the same time, brings up Cast: Sonam K. Ahuja, Anil Kapoor, feel nahin aati”. enough chuckles when he shows his- in Rajkummar Rao, Juhi Chawla, Ab- And while Sweety is giving her terest in Chattro. hishek Duhan, Akshay Oberoi, Regina ‘gyan’ to Sahil, her angry brother Bal- Juhi Chawla as Chattro appears con- Cassandra, Madhu Malathi, Brijendra bir (Abhishek Duhan) barges into the trived. She delivers a stereotypical per- Kala; Rating: ***1/2 theatre and Sweety lees from there formance, emulating Upasna Singh the with Sahil in tow. original diva of Punjabi ilms and she Debutant director Shelly Chopra Smitten by her and realising some- comes out as fake. Dhar’s “ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh thingAisa is amiss with Sweety, Sahil fol- Sonam K. Ahuja though sincere, ap- Laga” is an interesting romance lows tale her to Moga accompanied by pears pretentious. She hams in most of with a social message, where love- Chattroblos (Juhi Chawla) a caterer and her scenes and more so especially in the soms at a wedding and culminatesaspiring on actress who doubles up as hisone before the interval. She is not a bad the stage of a theatrical performance.assistant. What follows is the revelationactress, but her performance deinitely of a cute love story that never found its shows that she has not put her heart and The story pivots around Sweety tic time to be in the entertainment business,” Nimrat (Sonam K. Ahuja) the daughter acceptance of on Indian screens earlier. soul into the character she plays. told IANS. - prominent business man and garmentThe ilm has all the trappings of a Regina Cassandra as Kuhu and Ak The actress has starred in web series “The Test manufacturer Balbir Chaudhry (Anil Bollywood entertainer and the romance shay Oberoi are both cute and likeable, Case”, in which she was seen essaying role of a but are limited due to their short on- Kapoor). In fact he is described as,is sensitively handled. While the love combat soldier. - story is different and may seem out- “The Mukesh Ambani of Moga, Pun screen presence. She said working on the show has been the “most - jab”. At a wedding, Kuhu (Regina Casrageous to some, there is something The rest of the supporting cast are gratifying experience” for her. fabulous, especially Madhu Malti as sandra) one of the girls attending thecute and endearing about the narrative “As a medium, it (digital platform) is so fantastic (screenplay) that keeps you hooked and wedding briely introduces her brother Sweety’s grandmother, Brijendra Kala and exciting. You are able to tell a story over such a Raza (Akshay Oberoi) to Sweety. Sheultimately, love the ilm. and Seema Pahwa, as the Chaudhry’slong format. I have been really fortunate and really - tells her that Raza is settled in Londonevery character is well-deined and house helps. Alka Kaushal and Kanloved that experience a lot,” she added. etched, the actors do complete justice and interested in her. waljeet Singh as Sahil’s parents, though On the work front, Nimrat will return as Tasneem Next we learn that Sweety travels toto their roles. Rajkummar Rao steals appearing only through phone cuts, areQureshi in the inal season of American thriller se- - the show with his passionate render- Delhi with the intention of making en convincing. ries “Homeland”. quiries about further studies in London.ing of Sahil. equally impressive is -Ab Overall, this is not the usual, run- Here, by happenstance, she bumps intohishek Duhan as Balbir. of-the mill love story. It is a progres- Sahil Mirza (Rajkummar Rao) a -writ Anil Kapoor with his indigenous sive one and deinitely the forerunner er-director, during his play rehearsals,style, is charming and a delight toof myriad blossoming love stories to Diana Penty Wants where she criticises his work by tellingwatch. He is effortless in bringing outcome. To Do Action & Thriller Movies NeW DeLHI: Having done ilms as different as chalk and cheese, actress Diana Penty of “Cocktail” fame says she would love to do a thriller and a “full action ilm”. “What excites me the most is choosing ilms that are completely different from each other, which as an actor gives you something different to play with each time. It urges you to step outside your com- fort zone and play characters you have never expe- rienced before, in genres you have never worked on before,” Diana told IANS.

“It can be challenging and that is what keeps me motivated as an actor. And while I’m open to all kinds of ilms and genres, I would love to do a thriller and a full on action ilm one day,” added the “Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran” actress. Diana began her modelling career in 2005. She made her acting debut in 2012 with the romantic- comedy ilm “Cocktail”. She followed it up with ilms like “Happy Bhag Jayegi” and “Lucknow Central”. Does she credit her catwalk days to being a suc- cessful actor today? “Of course, I do. I am where I am today because of my modelling career and that’s something I will always be grateful for. It was through the various magazine covers and TV commercials I was doing at the time that I was spotted and offered my irst ilm, ‘Cocktail’,” she said. With a surge of content-driven ilms in Bolly- wood, Diana said that it’s not only a great time for cinema but also for actresses. “Content has become king and ilmmakers are ex- perimenting with different subjects, but what’s most exciting is that women now have so many more op- portunities to play strong and central characters. The best part is that the audience is appreciating and ac- cepting this change with open arms,” she said.