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An actress with no strings attached

Sandhya Mridul is seen in a different role once again

UPBEAT Sandhya Mridul is a naturally gifted actress

Despite doing a few mainstream films, Sandhya Mridul has made a name for herself as a naturally gifted actress thanks to the character-oriented roles she played, be it in Waisa Bhi Hota Hai or in Page 3.

Adding to this list of `different' films is Strings - Bound by Faith directed by Sanjay Jha, released recently.

She plays Maya in the film, who is an e-mail friend of Adam Bedi, the central character. Like her name, Maya is, as Sandhya defines, a restless soul who keeps moving in and out of things. "She moves away from a foreign country to find a job in Mumbai, from where she moves to Nasik to see the Kumbh Mela. It is a journey of religious beliefs and understanding involving me, Adam and Tanishtha Chatterjee (the lead character opposite Adam)."

She may not be the central character in the film but Sandhya doesn't believe in that either.

"I did the film because it was Sanjay Jha's film with an intelligent script. I have known him for some time. It is amazing to see his energy level and enthusiasm," she adds.Sandhya has earned a few brownie points after she made an appearance as a cricket buff in Extraaa Innings aired on Max during the World Cup.

"I really worked hard for that. I watched every cricket match I was supposed to talk about. I met endless cricketers to know the finer details of the game and made lots of notes. If I didn't know anything, I asked my interviewee without feigning to be knowledgeable. I believe one must accept the faults one has to escape a greater embarrassment."

`Belief' is a key word for Sandhya.

And this `belief' in herself has made her sign films like 13th Floor which is an interesting story of two people stuck in the 13th floor of a lift. How they share their thoughts and life experiences with each other and how life is being interpreted in new way, is what the film is about. It was released recently in Mumbai's select cinema halls. Not many know that Sandhya is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.

And her desire to show her dancing skills is being fulfilled to an extent as she plays a bar dancer in her forthcoming film Chowki.

Apart from Honey Moon Travels Private Limited, she has in her bag what she dubs the "toughest character" she has ever played in Deadline by Tanvir Khan.

"It is a thriller in which Irrfan Khan is cast opposite me. It is about a deadline a couple gives to another couple played by Konkona Sen and Rajat Kapoor. My character has shades of black, grey and white," she says.

RANA SIDDIQUI

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