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Neetu Chandra is all excited about her new film, 13 B
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Running scared Neetu Chandra
Neetu Chandra caught the audience eye with her glamorous air hostess act in “Garam Masala”. She then played a homeless person in the critically-acclaimed, “Traffic signal”.
Her excellent work won her a National Award nomination. Neetu likes to experiment with her roles and feels that playing a range of characters enhances her acting experience.
In the city for a promotional event for “13 B”, a horror movie that also stars R. Madhavan, she says excitedly, “It has been done brilliantly. The story is very different.”
She adds, “It does not feature tantriks, or an overdose of philosophy. It is basically a story on how the TV has managed to turn people into addicts.”
Elaborating Neetu says, “It is a story about a joint family that moves into a new apartment.
“I play Madhavan’s wife. Regular family life gets disrupted and a series of unfortunate events strike the family.
“The TV plays a central part. The main protagonist played by Madhavan realises that a particular show is telecast only in their house.
“This show holds the key to unravelling the mysterious incidents that are affecting the family. The film talks about what would happen if the TV took charge of our lives.”
The bubbly actress grins saying, “The fear factor is weaved into the story subtly. The film does not have ghosts, which emerge out of closets to provide the chills.”
Neetu feels audience would be able to relate to the film. “The TV is an integral part of most people’s lives.
“Once you switch on the telly, many people feel at ease, since they feel that there is another person.” Neetu feels among Hindi horror films, Ramgopal Varma’s “Bhoot” is the closest in concept to “13 B”. “I feel this film will be scarier than ‘Bhoot,’ which is also my favourite horror flick. It was a brilliant effort. It was a no nonsense movie and very scary.
“As a child, I remember watching ‘Jaani Dushman’ and being scared out of my wits. It is quite funny, when I think about it now.”
Neetu is currently working on a slew of projects involving many top stars of the industry.
She is also working on a Tamil film, “Yavarum Nalam” with Madhavan.
NIKHIL VARMA
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