

There are such lovely stories to tell and I always wanted to produce films so that I could work on newer ideas. I always wanted to produce films and do stories that I believe in. You carry their weight and throw them down. It was difficult but fortunately I didn’t have many bruises but let me tell you that I would have pain spasms almost everyday after shooting.

I trained myself properly to look the part. When I saw videos of girls wrestling I said, 'Lets go for it’. Sometimes your face is in under someone’s armpit. I was not used to the physical proximity especially more so because I am a woman. Thirdly, the sport is all about making contact. Once I started training, I felt kicked about it and he taught me the correct techniques. The second thing was about wrestling itself, I was thinking, ‘would I be able to do it?’ It’s a close contact sport but I had a great teacher like Jagdish Kaliram. I put on weight for the role but I did not become unfit. Then I researched and analysed and I saw that the wrestler girls were like me – tall and toned. 'Will I have to gain weight and bulk up for the role?’ was something that was going through my mind constantly. I was worried about how women wrestlers look.

When I heard the narration, I was worried about many things and had my own doubts. It’s an interesting time and as an actress I want to make the most of it. In fact writers are writing stories with female leads and the films are doing well at the box office. Be in costumes, direction, editing or production, they are excelling everywhere in Bollywood. Women are doing well for themselves in various fields in Bollywood.
