Kangna Ranaut Likes Comedy More Than Serious Roles

When she entered the film industry, we thought that Kangana Ranaut was too serious for her boots. With her screen past, she seemed fit only for ‘crack’ roles. Well, this girl is now trying to make you crack up. The actor is now trying her hand at comedy.
“I prefer comedy to serious cinema. It’s the one genre that Indians absolutely love,” she says.
Gearing up for another laugh riot, she talks about everything that makes her laugh out loud:
“I love to laugh. Even if I’m having a bad day, I’ll make sure that I end it on a happy note by hanging out with friends who can make me laugh. I can relate to funny situations. One film that I am never tired of watching is Jane Bhi Do Yaaron.”
“The scene when the coffin is mistaken for a car has me in splits every time I watch it. And the beauty of the film is that a murder scene that’s supposed to be serious; it is so enjoyable to watch. There is a message here, whether we want to take it or not — life is how you choose to view it. People have changed, and with them, films too. But comedy is still comedy, and we Indians absolutely love it.”
“I like to have fun, both on and off the screen. I’m good friends with all my co-actors and that’s what makes work so enjoyable. When I was shooting for my upcoming film, my director would actually have to tell us to shut up.”
“I’ve never worked with so many guys on one film. Arshad (Warsi), Sanjay (Dutt) and Riteish (Deshmukh) would keep cracking these double meaning jokes and leave me in splits. We even went shopping together, and trust me, shopping with boys can be quite funny. Fortunately, they didn’t play any pranks on me.”
“Comedy excites me, be it real or reel life. There is so much potential for us actors to discover ourselves and our brand of humour when we’re doing comedies. I don’t know how funny I am, maybe my friends would be a better judge of that. But what I do know is that I can laugh at the silliest of things. I hope that I can tap my full potential as an actor in a comedy film. There really is more to life than doing item numbers. I don’t look down on the fad, but I can’t see myself doing one. I don’t think I’m attractive enough to do an item number (laughs).” Source
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Tisca Chopra Is Happy To Play Different Roles

It seems that actress Tisca Chopra is now trying to cut loose from the tag of a dedicated mother, a character she is still remembered for playing in the hit film Taare Zameen Par.
And Chopra has already started working in that direction. She recently played a glamorous socialite in the recently released Madhur Bhandarkar flick Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji and more lately as a psychiatrist in 404. Clearly, the lady doesn’t want to bind herself to typical homemaker roles and is now steering away from it too.
Talking about her roles, Chopra says, “In TZP and DTBHJ… I played a homemaker, though both had different priorities. In 404, for the first time I played a working professional. I played a psychiatrist and a teacher who is extremely intelligent and successful in her life. I took it as a challenge because after TZP, most people just wanted to cast me in a mother’s role. But now things are changing and filmmakers are coming to me with diverse and pulsating roles. Thanks to Madhur, I am not typecast anymore,” she laughs.
Chopra, who’s also been actively associated with theatre projects feels firmly that the stage culture isn’t dying. She claims, “I don’t feel that plays and theatre culture is fading. A good story will always work and there is an audience that religiously follows theatre. Though, I feel if theatre is marketed well, it has tremendous scope and can do much better than it is doing as of now.”
The energetic actress says that she is eager to do too many things and expand her horizon. But ask her if she will be okay with going a reality show and she shies away from it.
Says Chopra, “I don’t think that I have the mindset that is essential to be constantly in the public eye. I can host reality shows but I’m still uncomfortable to participate in one.” Quiz her about turning a scriptwriter, she replies, “I don’t know about that but I’d love to produce a good script in the near future.” Source
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