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Pooja Hegde: Big co-star not reason enough anymore to sign a film

Actor Pooja Hegde is still receiving praise for a film that released two years ago, and it continues to make buzz

Published on: Feb 21, 2022, 20:22:21 IST
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Actor Pooja Hegde is still receiving praise for a film that released two years ago, and it continues to make buzz. Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, which paired her opposite Allu Arjun, is now being remade in Hindi with Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon stepping into the leading roles.

Actor Pooja Hegde will be seen next in the film Radhe Shyam.
Actor Pooja Hegde will be seen next in the film Radhe Shyam.

“I wish them good luck, it is a very special film for me. I hope more people watch the film,” is what Hegde has to say about this. And her future line up also looks all set to cement her career further. From Cirrkus with Ranveer Singh, to Bhaijaan with Salman Khan, she is doing films with the biggest of co-stars.

Is a big co-star reason enough for her to sign a film? The actor says not anymore. “I feel like I have done enough. There is no linear way to select films. Sometimes, you look at the script, sometimes the director. At times, the script is okay but the director is not going to translate it on screen. I have also learnt that there are times when the director makes magic happen onscreen and the script is not that good. It is a visual medium,” asserts the 31-year-old, whose next release Radhe Shyam, had to be postponed due the third Covid wave, but has got a new release date.

Then sometimes even the length of the role does not matter.She continues, “On Ala... we wanted to do a fun happy film, I laughed so much when the director narrated it, I never thought it would go on to become a big hit. I got awards, appreciation.”

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rishabh Suri

Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.

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