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Robin Bansal catches up with Konkona Sen Sharma, who will soon be seen in
Mirch
Enough of goodie-goodie roles for Konkona Sen Sharma. The two-time National Award winner says she enjoyed playing a sexually aggressive woman in Vinay Shukla’s Mirch and laments that not too many such roles come her way. "The roles that I get offered are very good and of serious women, who are morally upright, righteous and honest. But I was dying to do this one (Mirch). I never get offered this kind of roles," Konkona said in a telephonic chat from her Mumbai home. Dealing with the libido of women, who have an uncontrollable urge for sex, the Big Pictures production hit the screens recently. Stringing together four stories, the movie has the actress playing the lead in two of them. "These women have an element of wickedness which I really enjoy playing. For that matter, I enjoyed playing two wicked women in the movie," quipped the actress, who also has to her credit acclaimed performances in Page 3, Traffic Signal, Life in a...Metro and The President Is Coming. She has also been an active member of the independent, art house and parallel cinema. Ask the dusky beauty if that was deliberate or she was simply offered these roles, and she skips answers diplomatically. "It’s a bit of both, you know... I do get offered some sensible roles also, but the ones that I have liked have turned out to be like these (defined genres) usually," said Konkona, who also won laurels for her performance in Luck By Chance and Wake Up Sid. "I do get offered all kind of films by and large, but the bulk of it I may say is of a certain sensibility. But...not always. O god, I can’t even say that," she confessed childishly. Daughter of Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen, she inherited her cerebral prowess and on-screen skills from her doting mother. Having worked in her directorial ventures like Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, 15 Park Avenue and the recent Iti Mrinalini, the daughter has taken a fancy to teaming up with her mother. "I love working with my mother. I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for her. She is one of the best filmmakers and she has always given me absolutely fantastic roles. I am privileged to work with her," said the actress, who recently tied the knot with long-term beau Ranvir Shorey. In the family way, Konkona is on a sabbatical from the big screen. "I am actually on a break. I won’t be starting anything new till the half of next year. So as of now, I have Mirch and Iti Mrinalini releasing this year and I’ve done a cameo in Saat Khoon Maaf," she said. Isn’t she missing acting? "I miss working and I am looking forward to working again soon," said KoKo, as she is fondly called. — IANS
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