Hindi cinema only part of my acting career: Konkona Sen Sharma

Mumbai: National award winning actress Konkona Sen Sharma says that she will continue to act in English and Bengali films as she feels that acting in Hindi cinema alone is not everything. Konkana made her acting debut in 2000 with Bengali film ‘Ek Je Aachhe Kanya’, in which she played a negative role. She then acted in another Bengali film titled ‘Titli’, directed by Rituparno Ghosh, opposite Mithun Chakraborty and her actress-director mother Aparna Sen. Her role in English-language film ‘Mr and Mrs Iyer’, directed by Aparna Sen, won her first national award for Best Actress. She then acted in two more English films ‘Chai Pani Etc’ and ‘Amu’. [caption id=“attachment_710770” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Courtesy: ibn live[/caption] “I will continue to act in all the three languages. I consider myself blessed that I am multi-lingual and now-a-days we all speak at least two-three languages. I think Hindi films are not all but the big part of Indian movies. I am happy to do a film in Bengali language as I know and love that language”, Konkana told PTI in an interview. Konkana, who made her debut in Hindi films through national award winning film ‘Page 3’ in 2005, said she liked to work in all genres. “It is not that I like only realistic films. I like all kinds of films. I like to be part of films that have a good story, good characters. I choose films that appeal to me,” the actress said. Konkona’s notable performances in Hindi films included ‘Omkara’, ‘Life in a Metro’, ‘Wake Up Sid’, ‘7 Khoon Maaf’ and few others. The dusky actress is making a comeback after almost two years with ‘Ek Thi Daayan’, a joint production venture of Vishal Bharadwaj and Ekta Kapoor, releasing tomorrow. The film also stars Emraan Hashmi, Huma Qureshi and Kalki Koechlin. The horror drama is a screen adaptation of Konkona’s father Mukkul Sharma’s story. PTI