Jenny's on a high

She is a pataka all right. At any given point, you can be assured that she’ll give you a chatpata copy, giving you a breather from the ‘I’m not in the race to the top’ kind of staid interviews.
That’s Jennifer Kotwal for you — dial a quote 24/7 type! The actress, who’s known for her bubbly self not just on screen but off it as well, is on an even bigger high of late.Reason? Her latest, Huli, has fetched critical acclaim with Jenny being showered with praise by fans, especially on her social networking site. “I always go by their word. There are a couple of kiddie friends I have in Bangalore and they said, ‘Jenny super’, after watching Huli. And I’m not one of those actresses who scans a 100 papers for the reviews. My fans give me an honest opinion and 90 per cent of the time, they’ve been right. Also, I’ve got the same feedback as I did when Jogi became a superhit,” she says.
But the lass is amused by a comment made by one reviewer who suggested she do more serious kind of roles than the enthusiastic journo she played in Huli. “I want to ask him if his family will go and watch a film if it’s got me playing a serious girl in a bun and glasses? I like playing roles like I did in this film. That’s me — fun, loud-mouthed and always cracking up. I don’t think a serious Jenny would appeal to my fans,” she observes.
Agreed the acclaim has come her way. But we are curious about what made her accept a film with Kishore, who hitherto has played villain and graduated to being hero in Huli. “I’ve worked with the biggest of heroes and have realised that top heroes or directors can’t guarantee success. I went with the script and not the hero when it came to Huli. It’s the role that impressed me, and I would’ve done it irrespective of who starred in it. Kishore is such a nice guy. He’s so serious while I’m flitting about on the sets,” she tells us.
But bubbly roles are de rigueur in Sandalwood. Every second film has a heroine playing such a character. Isn’t she a tad bored playing them? “Commercial potboilers with song, dance and masti pump you up. Who wants to be given grief in a theatre? Whether I’m chubby, thin, dark or fair, I want to entertain my fans. As long as they want me to be bubbly, I’ll do that,” she states. She did try playing a serious role in the recent Bisile, but it didn’t go down well with fans.
Now the only missing elements on her career graph are films with the ruling directors Suri and Yogaraj Bhat. “Why don’t you recommend me to them?,” she cracks up before going for her shot.
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