May 23, 2017
Actress Pooja Batra of "Virasat" fame,
says she would love to do a biopic on former Indian athlete and
Olympian P.T. Usha as she herself has been an athlete in her school
days.
"I would love to do biopic on P.T. Usha because I have been an athlete.
I represented my school in 200 and 400 meter race at national level. I
have kind of played the role of Kalpana Chawla in a Hollywood movie
'One Under the Sun', in which I am playing role of an astronaut," Pooja
said here at a media interaction for her upcoming film "Mirror Game: Ab
Khel Shuru".
"In India, we don't make films on female athletes. It is important
because through our films, aspiring athletes gets encouragement. We
don't give much importance to sports in India. It is necessary for
mental and physical development -- whether it's a group or solo sport.
It enhances personality of the individual in terms of discipline and
confidence," she added.
Talking about her character in "Mirror Game...", Pooja said: "It's a
very gripping thriller. It's my first film in this genre. In this film,
I am playing a role of a criminal psychologist who tries to ascertain
whether the character of Parvin Dabas is mentally stable and speaking
the truth.
"In the US, there is a normal tendency of taking mental therapy, unlike
in India where people assume that taking mental therapy is related with
mental illness.
"Mental therapy helps the individual to rectify or minimize their
errors which they are doing since their childhood and I have taken such
therapies. So I always wanted to play such a character to analyse
people by sitting on the opposite seat."
Pooja is doing a Bollywood film after a while, and she believes there
is "cut-throat competition".
"There is only one way to survive in this industry, and that is good
acting. Getting an opportunity at the right time also plays a major
role to become successful," she said.
"Mirror Game..." is shot entirely in the US and the film revolves
around a psychology professor in New Jersey, battling complications in
his personal and professional lives.
Parvin plays the lead role of a professor of psychology, while Omi
Vaidya plays a pivotal part. The movie will release on June 2.