Trisha set for first B’wood take
Trisha Krishnan may be a well-known name down South, but now she is set to make her mark in Bollywood opposite Akshay Kumar in Priyadarshan’s forthcoming Khatta Meetha.
Trisha incidentally began her career with a Priyan film, Lesa Lesa, so she’s looking forward to working with the director again. “I was launched by Priyadarshan seven-and-a-half years ago. I am glad he remembered me when he was doing this film. A debut venture with Akshay Kumar is more than I could have hoped for. Moreover, it is Akshay’s home production,” she says.
No stranger to the ways of the glamour industry, Trisha started her career as a model and was even chosen for the Miss India pageant in 2001. After completing 35 films in the South, she is now looking forward to a successful run in Bollywood. “Bollywood has always been open to new people. Right from Sridevi to Asin and Genelia D’Souza, they have all made it in Bollywood. I hope I can make an impact too,” says Trisha.
Will Khatta Meetha be Trisha’s first attempt at comedy? “In Khatta Meetha, my character does not have a comic track, it’s more serious. All the comedy is handled by Akshay,” she says.
Language was a bit of a barrier for the crossover actress, so her voice in the film has been dubbed. “I can read and write Hindi, so reading the script was not difficult. But I am not good with the spoken language. And since my character needs to be good in Hindi, Priyan sir decided to have it dubbed,” Trisha says.
For now, says Trisha, all she can think of is the film’s release. She gushes, “I am nervous as well as excited. In the meantime, I am making the most of my time in Mumbai, shopping without being conscious of my ‘star status’,” she says.
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