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Actor-politician Jayaprada's "Tathastu" will soon hit the screen

Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

THOUGHT PROVOKING Jayaprada has shown mettle despite being amidst controversies all along

Controversies have always courted her. Be it her acting career, her foray into the stage with the dance drama "Amrapali" or her stint as a Lok Sabha MP from Rampur in Uttar Pradesh. But Jayaprada is not giving up. All set to be seen on the silver screen again with Tathastu — more than two years after she did Khakee — Jayaprada still manages to give those charming smiles that once endeared her to cinemagoers.

What's more, she also manages to sound profound. "Life is a learning process. If a person does not grow with the times, he stagnates," she says. The reference here is to her attempt to give the craftspersons of her constituency a platform to showcase their skills.

"We have just inaugurated a training centre for women. But it is just the beginning. The centre will be operational early next year. It's an attempt to give local artistes a chance to showcase their skills to international buyers. We are taking the help of Rakesh Kumar, export director, and I have also had a tie-up with the Pearl Academy of Fashion."

Also on the anvil is a Rampur Haat for which the State Government has sanctioned a little under Rs. two crores. "It will be on the lines of Dilli Haat."

The project will take some time, she hastens to add, "Please be patient. The house is under construction. A touch of professionalism is required. It is like a film, which cannot be made in a day." Sure enough. Her next release Tathastu is reportedly her quickest with the entire shooting schedule, involving Sanjay Dutt and Amisha Patel, being wrapped up in 25 days.

"I have just finished dubbing for the film. It is a sensitive story that has given me a chance to realise a childhood dream on reel at least." She plays a doctor in the film, which is based on the rampant sale of human organs. .

Meanwhile, she might be seen in the Moraribabu Festival of Dance next month. And there will be her entire Amrapali troupe.

As for her dream project, she says, "It's a nursing training centre, which has been cleared."

Meanwhile, a couple of her films are waiting to be completed or released. There is College Campus, launched about a year ago.

And there is Mahesh Manjrekar's long delayed Deha. The lady washes her hands off. "I am an artiste. It is the producer's prerogative to release the film when he wants."

Controversy, did one say, had chosen her face for permanent residence? Watch that face.

ZIYA US SALAM

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