I AM MORE THAN A PRETTY GIRL DANCING AROUND: NARGIS FAKHRI

It's been 12 years since Nargis Fakhri made her Bollywood debut with Imtiaz Ali's musical drama Rockstar. Even today, Nargis is known as 'Heer,' and she finds it touching and funny. The actress has starred in films like Madras Cafe, Main Tera Hero, Azhar and Houseful 3, but in the past few years, she disappeared from the silver screen. Now the actress who is all set to make her comeback to the big screen with Anupam Kher's upcoming film Shiv Shastri Balboa, opened up about not wanting to be stereotyped in her upcoming projects.

While speaking to a leading news portal Nargis shared that she discovered a variety of content and a hope for better opportunities with the OTT she quoted, "Due to OTT, we are consuming a variety of content so fast. The actors and the industry are getting more work and various opportunities to explore. Now, it's not like only A-list actors can make a movie or a series hit. Now, every supporting cast is a crucial element to the narrative, regardless of the length of the role."

Her characters in past remain prominent in the minds of the audience sharing same she said, “People still call me Heer. Everyone still loves that film. Working at Rockstar was like a green banana, I didn’t know anything. I have so many memories of coming to India, the food, the language and the culture were all so amazing. I was in awe of everything, everything was so special. And with Madras Cafe, I got to experience South India. These two films gave me a full feel of India and how diverse it is, and I love that.”

Speaking on her character in Shiv Shastri she shared, "I'm excited because hopefully, I will have an opportunity to play different roles, and not just a 'pretty girl dancing around' but maybe something more of serious action-packed roles."

The actress’s comeback movie will release on the 10th of February in the theatre.