Mumbai
February 2, 2018
Actress Nimrat Kaur, who has featured in international shows
like "Homeland" and "Wayward Pines", says working abroad has its pros and cons
-- but she has no complaints.
The actress, currently basking in the glory
of the success of her web series "The Test Case", says she has not been
fortunate with projects getting over quickly and that is the reason why her list
of Bollywood films is short.
In an interview to IANS before walking the
Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Spring-Summer 2018 ramp for designer Pooja Shroff,
Nimrat said: "I think what happens with me or what's tricky with me is that I
have the opportunity to work abroad... This is both a blessing or it can be a
little tricky sometimes because when you go abroad, you give away more than half
of your year here, and to then come back and get into the scheme of things takes
time.
"That's the only thing that I struggle with sometimes. I have given
equal time abroad and here, so what has happened is that the projects that I
have taken here, have taken a little bit longer to culminate into their final
product.
"That's the only thing I need to balance. But I think it's a
good problem too and it is not something that I ever complain about. It does
become tricky but it's not something unwanted ever. I have not been fortunate
with projects getting over very quickly."
Nimrat is known for movies like
"The Lunchbox" and "Airlift".
She recalled how "Airlift" took almost a
year to film and finish, and "The Test Case" also took almost a year with gaps
in between the shooting.
"But those are phases we always have as actors.
Sometimes we end up doing five to six projects and none of them work, so those
are also the perils we deal with. Everything comes with its own ups and downs,"
said Nimrat.
On-screen she has played strong characters. But is she open
to do the cliched "running around trees" role in future?
"I have always
been open to do conventional roles. It's just about the opportunity we are
given. I never thought I will be given an opportunity to play an out-and-out
action-oriented part in 'The Test Case'. It's just about how people view you and
what you are given at what point of time."
In "The Test Case", the
actress plays an army officer named Shikha Sharma. She is happy with the
response.
"When I heard about web series, I really found it very
attractive as a proposition because it is very rare where you get to be part of
a narrative that has the liberty to be told over a period of four-and-a-half to
five hours. So it is actually a very attractive and a very pampering opportunity
for any actor.
"When I was told that I will be headlining the show
(playing the protagonist) and you are getting a chance to tell a story of a girl
who has been into such extraordinary circumstances, I got excited. Also playing
an army officer in the web series was a real honour for me," said Nimrat, whose
late father was an Indian Army officer.
On how her character in the show
relates to every woman, she said: "I feel that every woman has a brain of her
own. You don't necessarily need to have a tough exterior and be in a uniform or
wield weapons in order to express your strength.
"It's the opportunities
that women are denied and the circumstances around them that make them weaker or
unable to live in an equal society. I think all of us are strong... My character
is not a super human being. She is regular girl with extraordinary dreams. She
is go-getter, and any woman anywhere can relate to her," said Nimrat.
On
walking the ramp for Pooja Shroff, Nimrat appreciated the designer's delicate,
feminine, modern-meets-old style.