Bollywood actress Richa Chadha, who will soon be seen in Omung Kumar’s biopic Sarbjit, says real-life stories interest her more than a film.
Sarbjit is based on the life of Indian farmer Sarabjit Singh, who strayed into Pakistan, was convicted of terrorism and spying, and sentenced to death.
“When a film is made from real-life incidents, [it’s more] exciting for me. I am lucky to portray a real-life character as Sarabjit’s wife,” she said at the launch of the song Tung lak from Sarbjit on Thursday in Mumbai.
“Sukhpreet Kaur (Sarabjit’s wife) isn’t a famous character. Although, I did not have to learn the body language, mannerism for the role as Randeep [Hooda, who plays Sarabjit Singh] had to. However, mentally, I had to prepare myself a lot. I take a lot of interest in preparing such kind of roles but as an actor, I would love to portray both, real character or fictional,” she added.
Unlike her character Nagma Khatun in Gangs of Wasseypur, Chadha says her character in Sarbjit is that of a subdued wife.
“The only similarity is that, in both the films the characters are ageing as the film proceeds. While my role in Gangs of Wasseypur is a fiery, outspoken and a loud woman, here, I am a silent housewife whose husband isn’t present at home. She has to take the entire responsibility of her in-laws and her child. Sukhpreet is lively at first and gradually changes when she faces tragedy in her life.”
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays the role of Sarabjit’s sister Dalbir Kaur in the film, expected to release on May 20 in India..
