I'm very much here: Nandita Raj

Nandita made her debut with Neeku Naku Dash Dash in 2012 and shot to fame with the successful Prema Katha Chitram. She is now coming up with Pavan Sadineni’s Savitri opposite Nara Rohith. “When Pavan told me about this film, I assumed it was a female-centric role and rejected it. But he asked me to listen to the story first, only post which did I agree to do it,” says Nandita.

On her character in Savitri, she says, “It’s a very different role and my role is about this girl who is crazy about getting married.” The actress, who is born and raised in Hyderabad has never lent her voice for her characters. “I don’t know why filmmakers don’t want me to dub. Afterall, I’m a Telugu girl who is fluent in the language,” she says.

The actress hasn’t signed any other film after Savitri. Is it true that she is calling it the quits? “No. I am not quitting acting. It’s just that I am not getting good projects. I am not old enough to quit acting,” she says with a laugh.

On her co-star Nara Rohith, she says, “He generally does his work and leaves, but in front of the camera he is a very active,” says Nandita. She agrees that she does feel a bit low when her films don’t do well. “Some films I thought I did didn’t reach up to my expectations. Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini got critical acclaim and Sankarabharanam didn’t do well. But I don’t sit on it,” she says.

Nandita also tried her luck in Malayalam. “I can emote well only if I know the language. I don’t mind doing good films, but my preference will always be Telugu as it is my mother tongue,” she says.

Nandita was there on stage during actor Balakrishna’s controversial remarks recently. Asked about her reaction, she says, “Its not a nice thing to say, especially with girls on stage. It didn’t go down well with many. May be he said it in a flow, but what he said was wrong.” When asked if she was inviting trouble by talking about this, she says, “It’s not not about trouble but about what’s right and wrong. And what he said was wrong.”