I play a very bubbly, cheerful girl: Piaa

Manigandan KR / TNN / Jun 13, 2009, 00:38 IST

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Piaa Bajpai, the bubbly beauty from Etawaah, talks to Chennai Times on her forthcoming film Bale Pandiya...

I play a very bubbly, cheerful girl: Piaa

Life seems to be moving at a hectic pace for Piaa Bajpai, who stole the hearts of Tamilians with her performances in Poi Solla Porom and Aegan last year.
The actress, who has just finished working for a Telugu film, is back in Kollywood for her next Tamil project, Bale Pandiya, which has Vishnu of Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu fame playing the male lead.
��With me, things happen swiftly,�� she laughs and goes on to give details of the film, which bears the same name as that of the classic that featured the legendary Sivaji Ganesan, Devika and M R Radha.
��It was Vijay sir (the director of Poi Solla Porom) who told me about this project, which is being produced by Kalpathi Agoram,�� she recollects and goes on to add, ��This too will be a full-length comedy and they��ve changed my look for this film.��

Ask her what made her accept this role and she replies, ��There are times when you accept a project for the story and at certain other times, for the character. As far as Bale Pandiya is concerned, both these are good.��
Reluctant to part with more details of the film��s story, she hesitantly says, ��All that I can say, at this point, is that it is a comedy and I play a character that is very similar to me in real life �� a very bubbly, cheerful girl.��

The actress, who joined the Bale Pandiya team on the sets on the first of this month, is all praise for the film��s director Siddharth. ��He��s a very cool character. He never gets hassled and is chilled out. It��s a pleasure working with him,�� she says. ��As for the crew, it��s a young one and full of energy.��
She has words of praise for the hero of the film, Vishnu, who she says is a good friend. ��He helps me with my Tamil and another good thing about him is that he speaks Hindi,�� she says, her voice giving away her delight.
The lass goes on to narrate a funny incident that happened on the sets amidst bouts of laughter. ��I learnt to drive a car a few months back and also have a driver��s licence. However, I haven��t driven my car for sometime. When my director asked me if I could drive, I said ��yes��. The next instant, I was asked to drive a car with Vishnu sitting next to me. The car had to be driven over a steep slope on first gear. As I was wearing goggles for the shot and a liquid was sprayed over it to make sure the lighting was right, I couldn��t see a thing. I kept asking Vishnu, who was already not convinced about my driving skills, where the brake was. Vishnu was terrified. But we managed to can the shot without any untoward incident,�� she says, unable to suppress her giggles.
Known to be a hardworking artiste, Piaa is constantly working on her skill sets, especially her command of Tamil. ��Frankly speaking, my lip sync in Poi Solla Porom was far from perfect in certain parts where I had lengthy dialogues. But, I��ve been making an attempt to speak Tamil properly and you will find my lip sync better in this film,�� she discloses.
Bale Pandiya, Piaa says, will hit the screens sometime in October. So, has the lass signed other projects? ��I��m on the verge of signing a Tamil and a Hindi project and you will be the first to know,�� she signs off with a smile.
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