Known for her stellar performances and earthy composure in her characters, Tannishtha Chatterjee has created a niche for herself in the film industry. Her role in 'Brick Lane' got her nominated in Best actress category at British Independent Film Awards. Her film 'Dekh Indian Circus' got her special mention at the National Awards.
Always up and ready for character defining, content driven roles, Chatterjee is all set to woo the Indian audiences in her latest film , 'Angry Indian Goddesses'.
Set around a group of women dealing with their own perils yet celebrating at a bachelorette party in Goa, 'AIG' has already gained a lot of positive response and love from the public and critics at 'Toronto International Film Festival'.
Being promoted as India's first female buddy film, 'Angry Indian Goddesses' promises a new flavour of entertainment to the audience, says Tannishtha. About an all women, no hero film she says,"The audience is mature enough now to handle a film without heroes. They want to see the content now. It's the story of a film that attracts them than the stars. Star power is an important factor of course but in our film it's all about the content and I am sure people will love it."
About how this entire film happened, Tannishtha reveals, "Nalin came to me with the idea a long time back. While chatting casually he said that he wanted to know the mindset of women, what they do, think. I said keep five girls in a room and see it for yourself. So that became a reality. This is how the frame of 'Angry Indian Goddess' was created."
The film stars seven actresses and all of them come from different backgrounds. On working with a diverse cast and mindset, Tannishtha felt she was back in her drama school days. About the entire shooting cum training process the alumnus of National School of Drama says, " We used to get up, go for yoga classes then used to have acting workshop with Adil sir. Amidst all this Nalin used to shoot portions, it was like a long vacation. We never got to know when the entire film was shot."
The 'Gulaab Gang' actress feels the problem with independent films is the budget. Small films do not have huge amount to pull out grand promotions, it's the film festivals that get them attention. According to Chatterjee the best part about 'Angry Indian Goddesses' is that it has got more response from the fans than the critics. "Even in TIFF we won People's choice award, thus this film is made for the masses."
About the recent debate over the censorship in Indian films, Tannishtha feels that no democratic country should have censorship. "There should be a system of certification but no censorship should limit art. Just rate the film then give freedom to the audience. Let them choose whether they want to see the film or not. "
An actor who is firmly rooted to the art form of theatre, Tannishtha says that India is yet to give due to its art forms. "There is lot more in India than films. It's a rich country in terms of cultural art forms. Government should know that more than economic growth it's the cultural and art growth that stays with the nation's identity."
The actor hopes that with government support people will start accepting and respecting other art forms as well.
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