I have never played a negative role: Nadia
Popular actress-dancer Nadia has been in the industry for quite a while. A number of Nadia's drama serials are going on air. The Daily Star recently caught up with the actress for an informal chat. Excerpts:
Many dancers have quit dance once their career in television took off. You are an exception. Why?
Nadia: First of all, I love to dance and I cannot live without it. I am primarily known to the audience as a dancer, though I got into acting later on and it made me popular. Dance is my artistic niche.
How long have you been involved with dance?
Nadia: I have been a dancer for 25 years or so. I have been acting for 15 years.
Why have your fans not seen you in a film yet?
Nadia: From the very beginning, I never imagined myself as a film star, and now after coming to this point, I still feel the same. Nevertheless, if I find a proper script with a good character, team and director, I'll think of doing a film.
What do you like most aside from acting?
Nadia: I love to travel. Whenever I get a break I travel.
What do you miss the most?
Nadia: The camera. After a short break of a few days in shooting, I start missing the camera. Though tight shooting schedules can be tiresome sometimes, I love to stand in front of camera.
What have you been working on lately?
Nadia: I have done two single episode TV plays marking Rabindranath Tagore's death anniversary: “Shesher Kobitar Porer Kobita” and “Char Konya”. In the latter one, I have played four characters simultaneously: Nirupama, Kumu, Kusum and Mrinalini.
Is there any kind of role you have never portrayed?
Nadia: I have never done a negative role. I want to do a negative role but not like the ones we see in Hindi serials (laughs).
Which of your recent works have been the most challenging?
Nadia: My drama serial “Comedy and Colony” is airing on Rtv. I have to speak Chittagong's dialect in the serial, which is a challenge.
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