My Tamil gets better every time i visit Chennai: Surabhi

Delhi-based model-turned-actress Surabhi, is excited about her upcoming film Pugazh. The bubbly actress who made her debut with Ivan Veramathiri says that she plays a bold girl in Pugazh opposite Jai. “In the first half of the film, I play a dominating girl who fights for petty issues but in the second half, I play a caring, mature and understanding character who supports the hero in his decisions,” she tells

Talking more about the film, she says Pugazh has an interesting plot and a political storyline. Surabhi says ever since she was a child, she wanted to be an actor. “My dream was to become an actress. I never thought I would get such a wonderful launch with big banners a good opening. I would love to do more films in Tamil as they give me a chance to experiment a lot,” she says.

Since she grew up in the North, wasn’t Tamil a bit difficult? Surabhi says she sees positive things in the challenge. “I memorise all my dialogues in advance with perfection. I used to have pages of dialogues with me. I write down the Tamil words in English and I lip-sync my dialogues very well. I also pay attention to my accent and diction though I can't dub for myself. I take extra effort to make it look real,” she smiles.

Surabhi says her Tamil gets better with every visit to Chennai. “Now, I  understand Tamil and I am comfortable with the language. When somebody says something bad to me, I can now figure it out,” she laughs.The actress says she loves the discovery that comes with playing characters onscreen.Is that why she is attended acting classes? She chuckles and says, “Yes, I attended acting classes at Barry John Acting Studio. Believe it or not, those workshops help me a lot now on the sets.” She is currently doing a movie in Telugu and adds, she doesn’t want to be typecast as a charming and innocent girl. “I equally love doing challenging roles and I am listening to scripts in Tamil and will be signing them soon,” she concludes.