Neetu Chandra Unfiltered On Garam Masala, Traffic Signal, Pen Advertisement With Amitabh Bachchan, Movies, Martial Arts & More

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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.

02:23What do I want to play in the background of this game?

02:28No.

02:29What is it that you play in the international game?

02:31Of course, there is no level of this game.

02:34That is not a level.

02:35But the thing is that what I was playing in the game is that it doesn't give importance to it.

02:42And in fact, it doesn't give importance to it.

02:44There are a few games that are important.

02:47But what satisfaction level I wanted to play, I had to play.

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

03:03How did you get your first project?

03:05In the film and in the ads

03:09like that all people make portfolios and make auditions

03:13and I also make every audition

03:16and then I got ad films

03:18you can name the biggest of the brands from ICICI, Hero, Honda, Bajaj

03:23Cadbury Bites, Batania Muskachers, MintoFresh

03:26and my MintoFresh ad was very famous

03:29I have to impress, so I want to buy MintoFresh

03:32and then there was an ad ad in which

03:34a good bike came back to me

03:36I did a couple of ads like that

03:41After that, I had an ad with Pradeshan Sir

03:43with Parker Pen

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

03:49and I told Pradeshan Sir

03:51if 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 said

04:01this is Priyan here, 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 after acting, do you have any classes for acting?

04:11I have been doing theatre in my childhood

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

04:23so

04:24I have been saying that acting is coming from inside

04:27and you don't get to learn

04:28but

04:29what do you think about acting?

04:33what do you think about acting?

04:34what do you think about acting?

04:35I don't think that acting can't be able to learn

04:37technically you don't have to learn

04:38because

04:39theatre acting, natural acting

04:40and camera acting are different

04:42you don't have to learn

04:44the same thing you can do in camera

04:45you don't have to learn

04:47your body language and body language

04:49everything is reduced

04:51and

04:52there are many things

04:54of course

04:56the people who do theatre

04:58you know

04:59but

05:00of course

05:01the character

05:02getting into the skin of the character

05:03is very good

05:04especially with your Hindi

05:06and

05:07why not?

05:08so

05:09I think that theatre background is very useful

05:12and

05:14you should always

05:15keep on doing theatres

05:16you should always

05:17keep on doing theatres

05:18Garam Masala

05:19you had a very glamorous role

05:20and

05:22when

05:23Mother Pundater

05:24had a traffic signal

05:25so

05:26how did you get that role?

05:27how did you get that role?

05:28Garam Masala

05:29I did not say that

05:30it was a big launch

05:33but

05:34it was a safe launch

05:35for me

05:36because

05:37there are so many stars

05:38there are so many stars

05:39and

05:40coming from

05:41no filmy background

05:42I was able to get a break

05:44for me

05:45so

05:46I thought

05:47if it was a safe launch

05:48I would at least

05:49people will see

05:50because

05:51there are many people

05:52talented

05:53everything is there

05:54but

05:55you won't get that launch pad

05:56no one will see you

05:57and

05:58you will be

05:59talented

06:00so

06:01there is no point

06:02I got that launch

06:03from

06:04there

06:05you know

06:06three girls

06:07with glamourous looks

06:08so they knew what

06:09screen presence is

06:10and how

06:11I did a film

06:12in South

06:13Telugu

06:14the director of the film

06:15is again

06:16a national awarded director

06:17called

06:18Shekhar Kamala

06:19I was a very simple girl

06:20in that film

06:21I was a very simple girl

06:22in that film

06:23so

06:24Madhur Bhandarkar

06:25wrote an article

06:26that

06:27I am looking for somebody

06:28like Smita Patil

06:29so

06:30I gave her a message

06:31I am your Smita Patil

06:32so

06:33I think

06:34she impressed her

06:35and said

06:36come and see

06:37and I was very shabbily

06:38in a brown colour

06:40in a kande-sezalwar suit

06:41loose fit

06:43in a hair

06:44no makeup

06:45and she said

06:46I knew

06:47that this is a designer

06:48I went to meet her

06:49and they saw

06:50that there were

06:51more girls

06:52in makeup

06:53and police

06:54of course

06:55they were looking very pretty

06:56but I was probably

06:57looking the worst

06:58and I was looking for them

06:59and I was looking for them

07:00so

07:01that I was looking for them

07:02so

07:03in the traffic signal

07:04you were looking for the

07:05traffic signal

07:06so

07:07how did you get ready?

07:09I think

07:11all actors

07:12have

07:13they have

07:14a parameter

07:15like

07:16work

07:17and

07:18mentally

07:19when you start working

07:20I also saw

07:21traffic signal

07:22before

07:23Santa Cruz Pro Station

07:24in the aeroplane park

07:25we have seen

07:26that

07:27girls sit

07:28and

07:29sit

07:30and

07:31sit

07:32and

07:33sit

07:34with them

07:35and

07:36sit

07:37with them

07:38on the footpath

07:39for 10-15 days

07:40and I learned

07:41how to sit

07:42and

07:43I felt

07:44that

07:45it was

07:46an alternative

07:47job

07:48but

07:49they

07:50taught me

07:52how to

07:53fight

07:54and fight

07:55and fight

07:56and fight

07:57you can see

07:58that

07:59the first film

08:00after the film

08:01becomes

08:02actors

08:03but

08:05it didn't happen

08:06it was

08:07very glamorous

08:08and

08:09it was

08:10very simple

08:11and

08:12it was

08:13very simple

08:14film

08:15and

08:16it was

08:17very simple

08:18and

08:19a good actor

08:20is

08:21for me

08:22it's not

08:23glamorous

08:24or simple

08:25but

08:26people

08:27say

08:28that

08:29is

08:30good

08:31the last film

08:32is

08:33one

08:34two

08:35three

08:36and

08:37I'm

08:38doing

08:39the film

08:40I think

08:41as

08:42projects

08:43come to me

08:44I select

08:45and

08:46I think

08:47that

08:48this

08:49will suit me

08:50and

08:51I want to do it

08:52so

08:53I don't think

08:54that I should

08:55make my image

08:56or

08:57that

08:58I should

08:59do it

09:00so

09:01do it

09:02because

09:03I am a martial artist

09:04so

09:05I should

09:06do it

09:07like

09:08Angelina Jolie

09:09and

09:10I should

09:11do it

09:12as well

09:13as

09:14I should

09:15do it

09:16as well

09:17as

09:18I should

09:19do it

09:20and

09:21do it

09:22what kind

09:23of roles

09:24do you

09:25do it

09:26versatile

09:27roles

09:28of course

09:29versatile

09:30characters

09:31not

09:32you

09:33see

09:34so

09:35there are

09:36different characters

09:37in

09:38arms

09:39life

09:40or

09:41dream world

09:42so

09:43I should

09:44do it

09:45versatile

09:46roles

09:47can

09:48see

09:49action

09:50teacher

09:51terrorist

09:52doctor

09:53different

09:54roles

09:56whose

09:57what

09:58they

09:59can

10:00you

10:01on

10:02his

10:03eyes

10:04and

10:05his

10:07her

10:09has been

10:10is

10:13physical

10:14they

10:16they

10:18can

10:19you

10:20you

10:21you

10:22you

10:23you

10:24you

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