Can't woo audience with glamour: Bollywood Actor Mrunal Thakur

Actor Mrunal Thakur said it's an exciting time for actors to experiment with braver roles and t just be restricted to glamorous parts as audience only looks for good performances today. 

Mrunal Thakur, who made her big screen debut with critically-acclaimed 'Love Sonia' last year, said she was advised by people to take up a more conventional film instead of drama. 

"As an actor I just want to perform. re were lots of people who told me 'are you mad to choose 'Love Sonia' as your first film?' I was told to do something light, romantic and glamorous. But I felt audience is smart today. We can't woo m with a great, glamorous look. We have to keep m satisfied by delivering good performance," Mrunal told PTI. 

Though 'Love Sonia' was far removed from traditional commercial cinema of Bollywood, actor said that film gave her a lot, including her next, 'Super 30'.
When asked was it difficult for her to break out from film and find or roles, Mrunal said, "It wasn't difficult for me. 'Love Sonia' is very lucky for my career, I owe a lot to it. If I have a 'Batla House', 'Super 30', it's only because of 'Love Sonia'. 

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"With buzz it created, it helped me. When you perform in your first film, it adds a lot to your career graph. journey becomes easy." 

Mrunal Thakur started her career with TV before moving to big screen and actor said with time she has become more aware as a performer. 

"Initially I was just doing it for fun but w I've taken it very seriously. I owe my career to TV. Most of my training has been through TV. In television, you don't get eugh time to prepare for your character. In films, you have proper scripts and you get time. I have evolved as an actor." 

What has also helped actor, is getting paired opposite Hrithik in 'Super 30', as she learned a lot observing star. "I've learned so much from him t just as an actor but as a human being. I am getting to kw more of him in all promotional activities we are doing for film. His thought process of choosing a film, preparations, which I didn't kw while we were filming. 

"I feel glad to have worked with an actor who has done such versatile roles. I'm taking that as an inspiration." 

As an outsider, Mrunal Thakur believes in film's tagline, 'a King's son will longer become king' and said it's important for one to have faith and keep going steadily in industry. 

"What is important is kind of faith you have within yourself. Slow and steady, things happen. You need to have patience. I am happy people are approaching talent and our audience is changing. " new audience is looking for creatively satisfying films. I am happy way my career is moving and appreciation I'm getting," she added.

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