Working with new comers isn’t easy: Preity

Zinta feels actors entering the film industry require support in order to build confidence.

MUMBAI: “Working with newcomers is an uphill task,” says Bollywood star Preity Zinta, who will be seen opposite debutant Rhehan Malliek in her maiden production venture Ishkq In Paris. Recalling her debut film Dil Se in 1998, she doffs her hat to her first co-stars Shahrukh Khan and Manisha Koirala for being patient with her.

“I was working with a new guy and it was very tough. I realised how Shahrukh and Manisha made me feel comfortable in my first film Dil Se. I thanked both of them,” said Zinta.

“Shahrukh was so patient with me, he helped me a lot. I was not aware of anything — be it the camera angle, close up shot or body language. I learned a lot of things from him.”

“It takes a big heart to do all those things,” she continued, grateful for the support her co-stars gave her. “Hats off to these actors who work with new heroines — it is difficult.”

“We never wanted an established star for the film. As a producer I had first decided we will make it as a small budget film when we were developing our script; one day director Prem Raj told me I have to be part of it. I refused. Later, I thought about it and agreed,” she explained.

As far as acting goes, she admitted that she was not excited about acting and films initially. She started to enjoy it later, after receiving massive support.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 10^th, 2012.

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