Aishwarya Lekshmi: Want to do Hindi films but I’m in no hurry

Southern movie star Aishwarya Lekshmi is in no hurry to do Bollywood movies. The Ponniyin Selvan actor absolutely needs to do one however is glad to attend for the proper provide as she is “ready to sit home than do a bad film”.

“As an audience, I have grown up watching Shah Rukh Khan’s films. It (Hindi films) has always been the Mecca for artistes in the country. Everybody, including me, wants to be a part of it as it’s the biggest cinema industry in India. But I am still waiting for the right offer. I have been offered (OTT) series mostly or roles in films that will not leave an impact. You never know when the next opportunity will come (or not) so I want to make that first one right,” says the Jagame Thandhiram (2021) actor.

Lekshmi believes that there’s excessive stage competitors in Hindi movies, so she continues to be very selective.

The actor provides that she just isn’t well-known within the Hindi trade to be supplied the most effective roles. “It (roles) goes to the ones who are already established. In Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam, I’m more recognised and people know my work, so I am getting better offers here.”

The Action (2019) actor has been within the trade for seven years, however she is in no hurry? “I consider myself a newcomer and still learning so I am in no hurry at all. I don’t need to prove anything to anybody. Not just Hindi, whichever language it is, I won’t take up a project till the script is amazing.”

Giving her tackle Southern movies taking pan-India stage, she provides, “Pan-India and OTT launch have shattered the language limitations and transcended boundaries that we had created in our heads. Validation comes when folks watch your work. Earlier, I used to get suggestions the week after the discharge however now with OTT launch it continues to pour in for months and years, as folks watch it at their comfort. My movie Archana 31 Not Out was launched in the course of the peak of Covid with 50% occupancy and even immediately I get likes for it which is like an Oscars in itself!

Lekshmi turned producer with Gargi (Tamil, 2021) and Kumari (Malayalam, 2022). “Both have earned box office success as well as praise from the audience along with several awards. Direct-ion is not on my mind but writing I will surely do someday.” She shall be subsequent seen in Kings of Kotha with Dulquer Salmaan and Gokul Suresh.

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