How A Pen Advertisement With Amitabh Bachchan Led Neetu Chandra To Her Garam Masala Bollywood Debut?

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In an unseen & exclusive throwback podcast with Lehren, the multi-talented Neetu Chandra opens up on being a Black Belt 2nd Dan in Martial Arts & representing India internationally in the same. The actress reveals for the first time how she bagged her Priyadarshan debut film Garam Masala post doing a pen advertisement with the legendary Amitabh Bachchan. Neetu also elaborates upon preparing for her toughest character in Madhur Bhandarkar's Traffic Signal (2007) film & talks about her other famous projects like Godavari (2006), One Two Three (2008) & many more... Chandra highlights some of her best ad films in this interview & shares the kind of dream roles she would love to portray on screen. Watch the full candid conversation only on Lehren Podcast Youtube Channel. #neetuchandra #neetuchandrainterview #amitabhbachchan #priyadarshan #garammasala #onetwothree #trafficsignal #madhurbhandarkar #martialarts #neetuchandrapodcast

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00:00I was playing the game that I was playing, that game doesn't get much importance here.

00:04In fact, no game doesn't get much in the game.

00:07I also saw the traffic signal in front of Santa Cruz Pro Station in the aeroplane park.

00:13I saw that the girls are sitting in the car and they are sending the cars to the car.

00:18I was in the look of their friends and I was sitting with them in the footpath.

00:24I was sitting with them in 10-15 days and I learned how to send them to the car.

00:28At that time, I felt like if I was not a film, I would have an alternative.

00:32I would get this job.

00:34There are many people, talented, everything is there.

00:38But until you get the launch pad, no one will do your job.

00:41And you will live in a talented home.

00:44So there is no point.

00:45You have to know that your background is good in sports.

00:51How did you get into acting?

00:53You know that pursuing sports is a career for a female, especially in India.

00:57It is very, very difficult.

00:58And as I said, we have to play cricket and today we have to play hockey after Chakda and long tennis.

01:05There is no point of any sport or any game.

01:09And it is very difficult to play after a player.

01:14And I am sure that many sports people who have played at a level and want to play in the future,

01:22they are very difficult for small things.

01:27Until you go to practice, your sponsorships, people, your proper equipment, coaches and everything.

01:36So I am black belt 2nd and I am martial art for about 13-14 years.

01:42And I represent India, I have played nationals, I have participated in 3 national games.

01:47And I have got an award from the Prime Minister also.

01:49But at one point, when I felt that it was very difficult to go forward.

01:57And I wanted to do loads of other things.

02:00So I felt that...

02:01I felt that...

02:02I felt very self-confident that I deserve more and if I work hard, I can really do it.

02:10So I felt that I had to work and see where I came from.

02:13And since my arts background was also and I am a dance dancer.

02:16And since I have played theatre in my childhood, I felt good.

02:19And I am slowly moving forward.

02:23That is why you are involved in thegrowing, you are not in the dream and your success.

02:28What happens when you just live?

02:31Of course, if you play international games, I can't really get there.

02:33It doesn't occur.

02:35But the thing is,

02:36the game I was playing,

02:39doesn't give it much importance here.

02:41And there is no game of big importance,

02:44there are many games that can give these many.

02:47But, the satisfaction I wanted to play with,

02:50I also have played.

02:51because of a sports background, I got a lot of other things in sports

02:58so I am very happy that sports has always been my first love

03:02How did you get your first project?

03:05It's in a hot sauce, in a film and in ads

03:08as well as people make a portfolio and make an audition

03:12and I also make an audition for every audition

03:15and then I got ad films

03:18so you can name the biggest of the brands from ICICI, Hero Honda, Bajaj, Cadbury Bites, Batania Muskachers, Minto Fresh

03:25and my Minto Fresh ad was very famous

03:28so I have to impress them to buy Minto Fresh

03:31and then there was a MAC lubricant ad which came back to me

03:35which came back to me, I did a couple of ads like that

03:40After that, I had a Parker Pen ad with Pridarshan Sir with a Parker Pen

03:45where I shared the screen with Mr. Amitab Bachchan also

03:49and I told Pridarshan Sir, if you have ever made a film with newcomers

03:54then I would like to film with you

03:57and after 2-3 months, a phone came and Sir said

04:01this is Priyan, do you want to do a film with me?

04:04and I was like of course

04:05and this is how I got Garb Masala

04:07and when you are acting, do you have any classes for acting?

04:11I came from my childhood to theatre

04:14and after that, I also did it in college

04:17and now I am playing plays

04:19and now we are still in preparation for a play

04:22so

04:24You said that acting is coming from inside

04:27and you don't get to learn

04:29but as soon as you have started acting

04:32what do you want to say about it?

04:34I don't think that acting is not going to be able to learn

04:36technically you don't have to learn

04:38because theatre acting, natural acting

04:40and camera acting are different

04:41things that you perform in the theatre

04:43and perform on stage

04:45the same thing you can do in the camera

04:48your entire body language

04:51and body language

04:52are reduced

04:53and there are many things

04:55of course

04:56the people who do theatre

04:58they know

04:59but of course

05:00getting into the skin of the character

05:02as we say

05:03the theatre background is very good

05:04especially in your Hindi

05:05it becomes good

05:06especially in your Hindi

05:07and if you want to film in Hindi

05:08then why not?

05:09I think that theatre background is a lot

05:12and you should always keep on doing theatres

05:16and keep on doing theatres

05:18Garam Masala was a very glamorous role

05:21and when there was a traffic signal

05:23then there was a very simple role

05:25so how did you get that role?

05:27I took the role of Garam Masala

05:29because I won't say that it was a big launch

05:33but it was a safe launch

05:35because there were so many stars

05:37there were so many banners

05:39and coming from no film background

05:41to get a break

05:43it was very difficult

05:44for me

05:45so I thought

05:46it would be a safe launch

05:48and at least people will see

05:50because

05:51there are so many people

05:52who are talented

05:53everything is there

05:54but until you don't get that launch pad

05:56no one will see you

05:58and you will remain talented

05:59at home

06:00so there is no point

06:01you know

06:02I got that launch

06:03from there

06:04people have seen

06:05you know

06:06three girls

06:07who have seen the glamorous look

06:08they know what screen presence

06:09and how is it

06:10after that

06:11I did a film

06:12South

06:13Telugu film

06:14the director of the film

06:15is again

06:16a national awarded director

06:17called Shekhar Kamala

06:18the film

06:19I was playing a very simple girl

06:21so Madhur Bhandarkar

06:23had an article

06:25that

06:26said

06:27I am looking for somebody

06:28like Smita Patil

06:29so I sent him a message

06:30I am your Smita Patil

06:32so I think

06:33he probably impressed

06:34and said

06:35come and meet

06:36and I was very shabbily

06:38in the background

06:39in a brown colour

06:40in a white suit

06:41in a brown colour

06:42loose fit

06:43in a hair

06:44in a hair

06:45and no makeup

06:46and a bad face

06:47and I was like

06:48I knew that

06:49this is a designer

06:50I went to meet them

06:51and they saw

06:52that there were more

06:53people in makeup

06:54and in police

06:55and of course

06:56they were looking very pretty

06:57no doubt about it

06:58but I was probably looking

06:59the manager

07:00so that's why

07:01that is my director

07:02in traffic signal

07:03was a director

07:04you were a director

07:05and were difficult

07:06so how was your

07:08ready for that?

07:11I think

07:12the many actors

07:13have a parameter

07:14for their work

07:16to work on their own

07:17and to mentally

07:18when you start working

07:19and to start working

07:20I also saw

07:21before traffic signal

07:22Before I met in the airport, we saw that the girls are sitting in a car and they are sitting in the car.

07:32I was in the look of their friends and I was sitting with them on footpath.

07:38I was sitting with them on 10-15 days and I learned how to sit with them.

07:41At that time, I felt like if it's not a film, it's an alternative.

07:46I will get a job.

07:47It's a joke, but they taught me how to fight and fight and fight.

07:56You can see that the first film is made of actors.

08:02But actors are made of actors.

08:04But it didn't happen to you.

08:06There was a lot of glamour.

08:08There was a lot of traffic film.

08:09And there was a lot of film in Homeland.

08:11There was a lot of film in that film.

08:13There was a lot of film.

08:15So, what do you think?

08:17A good actor's image is enough for me.

08:21It's not that it's a glamorous look or a simple look.

08:24People say that they do good acting.

08:27That image is enough for me.

08:29And the next film is one, two, three.

08:32I'm a Jart police inspector.

08:35And I'm talking about Jart in that film.

08:37So, I think,

08:40As the projects come from me,

08:43I select from them.

08:44And I think that this film will suit me.

08:46And if I want to do this,

08:48I have an interest in this film.

08:50So, I do it.

08:51I mean, I don't think that I should make my image like this.

08:53Or I should do it.

08:55I should do it.

08:56I haven't planned anything.

08:58So...

08:59Do you have any dream roles?

09:01Because I'm a martial artist,

09:03I would like to do some action films like Angelina Jolie.

09:08I'm a kathak dancer.

09:11So, I would like to do the role of Mughal Aazam Madhubala.

09:14So, you've said that I don't have any image.

09:17I would like to do it.

09:19And I would like to do it.

09:21So, what kind of roles do you want to do?

09:23You know, I want to do a versatile role.

09:25Versatile roles.

09:26Of course.

09:27Versatile...

09:28Characters can't be seen.

09:30I mean,

09:32You see, there are so many different characters.

09:36You know,

09:37In my life.

09:38Or in my dream world.

09:40So,

09:41I would like to do all kinds of roles.

09:42Versatile roles.

09:43Different roles.

09:44You can always see a dream girl.

09:47Sometimes in action.

09:48Sometimes in a teacher.

09:49Sometimes in a terrorist.

09:50Sometimes in a doctor.

09:51You know.

09:52Different kinds of roles.

09:55You know,

09:56That is great.

09:57That's a good thing.

09:58But as someone else has involved,

09:59You know as well.

10:00Therefore,

10:01Hoodie was Aah he thinks.

10:02You can never forget theından mother doing drama.

10:03We do not need the part.

10:04But for example when a doctor,

10:05He left his own head.

10:06Reign her for me.

10:07Harvey grandmother,

10:08Ha ha he did're a great technique.

10:09To his own head.

10:10Everyone feels Vietnamese.

10:12I hate him.

10:13Hello,

10:17Mama.

10:18What?

10:19I need you.

10:20I have a Großel.

10:20Ha ha Brittany...

10:22Me I received.

10:23Having a Bishop

10:24life.

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