Bhavana: I can’t wait forever

It���s been a one-and-a-half-year wait since she debuted in Gaalipata. And Bhavana Rao has just signed her first ���worthwhile film���.
���It���s a Tamil film titled Kola Kolaya Munthirikka opposite Karthik, who played second lead to Dhanush in Yaradi Nee Mohini and has also done Mani Ratnam���s Yuva and Alai Payuthey,��� says Bhavana Rao.
What made her sign a Tamil film ��� was there a shortage of offers in Kannada? ���My first priority has always been Kannada films.But in spite of having a hit film to my credit, I didn���t get any good offers. It was frustrating after some point and I felt let down because my talent wasn���t being appreciated. But rather than doing any old film and delivering a flop, I preferred to wait for the right offer,��� says Bhavana.
But the offers that came her way were not even worth a glance, she adds. ���While some offered me second and third heroine roles, others wanted me to appear in a classical number because I���m a good Bharatanatyam dancer. ���Just to add local flavour to the film,��� they���d say. Another director wanted me to do a horror film. ���Since you have big eyes, I can only think of you to play the character,��� was his comment! Today, when I look back, it seems hilarious. But I also know what it feels like to sit at home for a year, waiting for things to happen,��� says Bhavana.
Not many know that the actress did sign two films, Gagana Chukki and Holidays, last year. While she shot for Gagana Chukki only for a couple of days, the Holidays team returned within a week of shooting in Sakleshpur during the first schedule of the film. ���Both producers are currently facing some problems, so we don���t know what the scene is. But I can���t sit around and wait forever. Now that I���m off to shoot for this film, they���ll have to adjust their dates to suit mine,��� asserts Bhavana.
She���s all praise for her new team in Chennai. ���I���ve never been styled by a professional before. It���s a lot more professional and people stick to their word in the Tamil industry,��� says Bhavana, ���but back home, I don���t know what directors expect from me. I���m happy I���ve finally got my due.���
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