Rituparna wants to do Kajra re

Harsha Bhatnagar / TNN / Nov 21, 2007, 00:00 IST

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In a tete-a-tete with NT, Rituparna Sengupta speaks about her forthcoming flick, and why she would love to do an item number.

<arttitle>Rituparna wants to do <i>Kajra re</i> </arttitle>

doweshowbellyad=0; Looking ahead: Rituparna Sengupta (TOI Photo) More picsActress Rituparna Sengupta was already a veteran of sorts when she forayed into Bollywood with more than 40 Bengali films in her kitty.
Though she still has a long way to go before she actually makes a mark in the Hindi film industry, the light-eyed actress says that the struggle for survival hasn't dampened her spirits.
Instead it has given her a reason to work harder and she will not settle down for anything less than the status she is enjoying in Tollywood. For this, the lady is willing to experiment with roles and even do an item number.
"I would love to do an item number on the 70 mm screen, but it has to be beautifully shot. There is a lot of difference between the item numbers Rakhi Sawant and Aishwarya Bachchan have done. I am dying to do a Kajra re. I am waiting for the right director to approach me and till then I will just have to be patient," says Rituparna.

The Bong beauty is quite busy these days shuttling between different locations. Life is really hectic with projects like Bbd, Love Game and Gauri- The Unborn. But the actress is especially excited about her film Mittal v/s Mittal in which she plays a marital rape victim. "A lot of women face marital rape, but do not know how and where to register their protest. It's a genuine social problem and it is high time it is addressed by the legal eagles," she says.

Ask her how does one prepare for a sensitive role like this and she tells, "Almost every woman faces this trauma, but no one has the courage to accept it or speak about it. And when it comes to playing this role, one just has to feel the pain from within--like it is happening to you and you are a victim."
Ask her what made her shift base from the sensitive cinema to masala films and she says, "I haven't shifted base. I am doing Bengali films simultaneously and most of them are being appreciated by critics." She adds, "People in Bollywood are more open to changes. They adopt technical advancements with ease." But juggling between the two can get chaotic. She adds, "Of course, it can get very hectic if your management skills are not up to the mark. I can manage the trips between Kolkata and Mumbai and yet enjoy my personal life."
The beautiful actress is married to her childhood friend Sanjay Chakravorty, an industrialist in Singapore who visits India for a few days every month. So isn't maintaining this long-distance relationship a difficult task? She replies, "Yeah, such relationships survive on trust and understanding. The industry thrives on gossip and I take every possible care not to get into controversies, which could affect my relationship with my husband."
With hubby Sanjay away on business, it leaves Rituparna with a lot of free time when she is not shuttling from Tollywood to Bollywood. Does she party and chill out with friends? "Not at all. I am a home bird. I love to write. Though I don't maintain a personal diary, I do write about interesting incidents that I want to cherish throughout my life," says she.

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