The Warrior Queen Of Jhansi: Naina Sareen talks about her journey from Bokaro to Bombay
Naina Sareen who played the role of Moti Bai in the Hollywood project, The Warrior Queen Of Jhansi talks about her journey from Bokaro to Bombay, her training for the high intense film and the lack of representation for the character in pop culture and history books. Excerpts -
How cumbersome has been the journey from a town like Bokaro to Bombay?
How did you land the part?
When I moved to Bombay I started doing the usual drill of auditions everywhere. That is how I got the part.
What kind of physical prep did you undergo?
Any dialect training?
Not really! My dialogues in the film are in Hindi. But I did work on my postures and walk initially.
Because Manikarnika released earlier this year, did you have second thoughts on the film?
What was your research material?
I read up extensively on Rani Laxmi Bai and her cavalry girls. There's very little material available online for the character of Moti Bai so my reference point would be my director Mrs. Swati Bhise who is also a historian. The magnitude of her knowledge is immense and that's where I would get all my notes from.
Did you feel the additional responsibility because people like Moti Bai aren’t adequately represented in pop culture or history books?
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