July 03, 2017
Actress Shraddha Das says her
journalism lessons in college helped her play her part of a news
reporter with ease and to perfection in the upcoming Telugu action
drama "PSV Garuda Vega".
After playing a gangster in Praveen Sattaru's "Guntur Talkies",
Shraddha is kicked about playing a reporter in his upcoming directorial
"PSV Garuda Vega".
"I had studied broadcast journalism in college. The experience came in
handy while playing a reporter in the film. It wasn't an entirely new
space for me as I was well aware of the lifestyle of a reporter, how
they talk and conduct themselves," Shraddha told IANS.
Recalling the experience of playing a "sophisticated and intelligent
reporter called Malini", she said picking up chaste Telugu to play her
part was not easy.
"When I auditioned, Praveen gave me two huge monologues with lines in
chaste Telugu. I'm quite comfortable with the language but to mouth
lines in pure Telugu was tough. Reporters don't use the colloquial
language and their Telugu has heavy influence of Sanskrit," she said.
She has scenes in the newsroom and on ground as well.
Her character is very important from the story's perspective and that's
what got her excited.
On teaming up with Praveen for the second time in a row, Shraddha said
they bonded as "professionals".
"Our highly professional attitude towards what we do helped us click.
Irrespective of the character I play, I do my homework and come to the
sets. Praveen likes that kind of commitment. To play a reporter, I
prepared myself for over a month," she said.
The film, produced on a lavish budget of Rs 25 crore, also stars
Rajasekhar, Pooja Kumar and Adith.