A balancing act

Kannada actress Parul Yadav seems to be broadening her repertoire. Not only is she starring in Butterfly, the Kannada version of Hindi film Queen, she is also turning co-producer for the film in all four south Indian languages. 

Parul, who’ll be co-producing with Manu Kumaran, reveals, “The character in Queen does multi-tasking. Similarly, I am also someone who loves to multi-task. So I could connect to the character and believed this is the right project to be part of.” But the opportunity wasn’t handed to Parul on a platter. She says, “Several people competed for the remake rights of the Kannada version. Eventually, producer Manu Kumaran bagged it. He’s a feminist and I believe a feminist should produce the film because he can better understand and connect with the emotions. Since I could connect with the role, I joined the film as a co-producer.”

Admitting that it’s a challenge to act and produce, Parul says, “It’s all about planning. I asked my team to relieve me from production duties five days before I would shoot for my part. That way, I could manage both. But it was challenging and physically taxing.”