However, the 22-year-old feels her father provides constructive criticism and she has learnt to takes his comments in her stride.
“When I have to go out, and I ask him - ‘Dad, how am I looking?’, he just nods. He is never like ‘wow’ or ’stunning’ the way others compliment me. My dad is very strict and critical and I understand that he does it because he wants the best for me. I really appreciate that about my dad.
“It’s nice to have a dad who is in this profession, who knows what acting is, who knows what good films are… he has a great taste in cinema and it’s really good to have someone who can give intelligent opinions about the kind of films I should do and what look suits me. I go to him for a lot of advice and I believe it’s always the correct thing to do,” she said.
Theatre is in Shazahn’s blood and she enjoys the medium, but Bollywood is what enamours her most.
“My main focus is Bollywood. I do enjoy theatre, but honestly there’s no time. I love doing plays, but it takes way too long to develop them. Doing theatre is a way of life… you go and rehearse from 10 a.m.-10 p.m., have chai (tea), work at your own pace… it is an art form and very personal. So unless there’s time, it’s tough. But right now, films is what excites me. Nevertheless, when I have some time, I would love to do theatre,” she said.
Shazahn was seen on the big screen in “Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year” and in just released “Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji”, she is seen as a 21-year-old bank intern June Pinto, who charms a much-older senior colleague, played by Ajay.
She does not want to be choosy at such an early stage in her career.
“I am very new and I can’t really sit on a high pedestal and start demanding the kind of stuff I want. God willing, I will be there one day because I know I am very ambitious. But right now, the reality is that I am a newcomer. I am getting good offers as of now, and I do want roles that I can relate to and would be happy to do roles to which I can bring something unique.”
Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra & Sonakshi Sinha Rehearsals photos unveiled at Filmfare Awards:
Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra & Sonakshi Sinha Rehearsals photos unveiled at Filmfare Awards
Best Actor Popular - Shah Rukh Khan (My Name is Khan)
Best Actress Popular - Kajol (My Name is Khan)
Best Film - Dabangg
Best Director - Karan Johar (My Name is Khan)
Best Actor Male Critics - Rishi Kapoor (Do Dooni Chaar)
Best Actor Female Critics - Vidya Balan (Ishqiya)
Best Film (Critics) - Udaan
Best Debut Director - Maneesh Sharma (Band Baaja Baraat)
Best Sensational Debut Male - Ranveer Singh (Band Bajaa Baaraat)
Best Sensational Debut Female - Sonakshi Sinha (Dabangg)
Best Playback Singer (Female) - Mamta Sharma (Munni Badnaam) and Sunidhi Chauhan (Sheila Ki Jawaani)
Best Playback Singer (Male) - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji)
Best Actor In a Supporting Role (Male) - Ronit Roy (Udaan)
Best Actor In a Supporting Role (Female) - Kareena Kapoor (We Are Family)
Best Music - Sajid-Wajid and Lalit Pandit (Dabangg)
Best Lyrics - Gulzar (Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji)
Best Story - Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane (Udaan)
Best Sound Design - Kunal Sharma (Udaan) and Pritam Das (Love,Sex aur Dhokha)
Best Screenplay - Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap (Udaan)
Best Editing - Namrata Rao (Love,Sex aur Dhokha)
Best Dialogue - Habib Faisal (Band Baaja Baaraat)
Best Costume - Varsha Shilpa (Do Dooni Chaar)
The movie, starring a host of actors including Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi, Omi Vaidya, Shazahn Padamsee, Shruti Haasan and Shraddha Das, saw a 40 percent response at most urban centres on Friday morning. The collections went up slightly in the evening and are expected to rise, or at least remain steady, throughout the weekend.
The fact that Ajay Devgan’s films have been doing well lately might give heart to the producers and distributors who are hopeful that the collections will rise considerably in the coming days.
On the other hand, Aamir Khan’s Dhobi Ghat rounded off its first week with a collection of Rs. 13 crore net. The film is more of an arthouse cinema and perhaps that’s why it fared shockingly low at box office compared with Aamir’s previous blockbusters.
Meanwhile, the Deol storm is continuing unabated through North India as their film Yamla Pagla Deewana is on the cusp of touching the Rs. 50 crore mark after its two weeks at theatres.
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