I learnt acting in the South: Reemma

She kick-started her filmi career in Tollywood as a novice in Teja���������s ���������Chitram���������, established herself with ���������Manasantha Nuvve��������� and flew out of T-town to test waters in Tamil Nadu where she struck gold. Currently, she also has two topnotch films in Bollywood ��������� Anurag Kashyap���������s ���������Gangs of Wasseypur��������� and Rahul Dholakia���������s ���������Society���������.
Meet the spunky Reemma, who represents the growing tribe of industry-hopping Mumbai-based actresses who enjoy a pan-Indian presence as they juggle Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Malyalam, Tamil and Telugu films with practised ease.
The actress who has been missing in action for quite a long time is back in town for V N Aditya���������s ���������Mugguru���������. Slot her as a ���������comeback girl���������' and Reemma gets defensive. ���������I was busy doing films in other languages and I have done some Telugu films in between. In fact, my recent Tamil film that was dubbed as ���������Yuganiki Okkadu��������� was a hit in AP too,��������� she reasons. Ask her why she chose to make a comeback in a multi-starrer like ���������Mugguru���������, where she shares screen space with three other heroines and she says, ���������Since the film revolves around my character, I didn���������t think twice before saying yes. In fact, I was the first among the three to be approached and also the first to sign the dotted line.���������
With her return to T-town coinciding with her debut hero Uday Kiran���������s comeback, does she see herself recreating the magic the hit jodi once had? Reemma says, ���������Don���������t compare my doing a Telugu film with Uday���������s comeback. My decision to do a film is based on the script and not so much on the star cast.���������
Ask her if she noticed any significant changes in T-town since her long hiatus and she says, ���������There���������s no big change. Tollywood audience loves hardcore entertainers.��������� Does she mean ���������mass��������� films? ���������Yes, mass films work in Tollywood...��������� she says, before adding as an afterthought, ���������Oh! Please be careful about the words used. I don���������t want to get into controversies! I always say that the Telugu film industry is the best among all the other industries. When I did ���������Chitram���������, I didn���������t know anything about acting. I was lucky that I got the right breaks here. It���������s in the South that I have really learnt acting.���������
But aren���������t T-town's ���������imported��������� actresses, who are tired of playing ���������glam dolls���������, moving on to other ���������woods��������� in search of meaningful roles? ���������I don���������t look at it that way. Audiences want entertainment. I have no qualms about doing glamorous roles. Why do a film that bags critical acclaim but fails to draw audiences?���������
On the B���������wood front, how was it working with Anurag Kashyap? ���������I knew him much before he became a famous director. Off the sets, he is calm, but while filming, he is so passionate. I play a fiery Bengali girl in this movie and among all the roles I���������ve played so far, this is the nearest portrayal of the real me.��������� What about the Rahul Dholakia film? ���������I play a journalist in ���������Society���������. Working with Rahul was fun. He has a great sense of humor, but you need to have a certain IQ to understand his jokes!���������