Actors can shine only if content is good: Amruta Subhash
(PTI desk)
So far, actor Amruta Subhash has been able to do the unavoidable- to not get pigeonholed as an artist. The National School of Drama graduate was a known name in the Marathi film and theater circuit, but it was her role in Zoya Akhtar's musical drama Gully Boy as Murad's (Ranveer Singh) mother Razia that got her attention in mainstream Hindi cinema.
Amruta was recently seen in Netflix series 'Bombay Begums'
Recently, Amruta was seen playing a fiery bar dancer and single mother Lily in the Netflix series Bombay Begums that garnered her acclaim. Amruta said, "I am grateful that filmmakers are not slotting me, whether it is economy class or anything. They are all coming with different sorts of minds and characters. I am so excited and happy about it."
Amruta started her career in 2004
The 42-year-old actor made her film debut with the 2004 Marathi feature Shwaas, which won the best feature film at the 51st National Film Awards and was also the official entry from India to the 77th Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category.
Amruta has featured in several acclaimed projects
Amruta forayed into Bollywood in 2008 with Nandita Das's Firaaq. She played roles in several Bollywood movies including Gully Boy, Anurag Kashyap's Raman Raghav 2.0, Choked, and Hindi-language web series like Selection Day, Sacred Games Season 2, and Bombay Begums. Amruta, who doesn't want to limit herself to any language, is keen to work in Malayalam and English films.
Language was never a barrier for me: Amruta
Amruta said, "There is no regional boundary of Hindi, Marathi (cinema) or any other; all those boundaries are transcending. Everyone is trying to do their best. There is only good and bad cinema in terms of content." "Language was never a barrier for me, it is all about the role. Actors can shine only if the content is good," the Mumbai-born actor added.
This is how Amruta prepared for 'Gully Boy'
Sharing the process of building her characters, Amruta said that for Gully Boy she met many young Muslim women around her building premises and requested one of them to take her to their house to let her have a glimpse into their life. She also scoured the internet for photographs of Ranveer and his mother, to get familiar with the bond.
Amruta's latest movie 'Dither' is streaming on SonyLIV
Amruta's latest release is legendary filmmaker Sumitra Bhave's Marathi movie Dither, which is currently streaming on SonyLIV. The actor will next be seen in the Hindi movie Dhamaka, directed by Ram Madhvani. Also starring Kartik Aaryan, the film will be released on Netflix.
