Sai Deodhar’s father Debu Deodhar became a celebrated cinematographer who treated the digicam for such acclaimed movies as Gharonda (1977), Khatta Meetha (1981), Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen (1990), Prahaar (1991) and plenty of extra. Her mom Shrabani Deodhar, is a multiple award-winning filmmaker whose Marathi films Lapandav (1993), Sarkarnama (1998) and Lekaru (2000) have won National and State Awards. She grew up in a culturally rich surroundings and changed into launched with the aid of her mother as a toddler artiste in Lapandav. She grew up to be a TV actress and has regarded in famous soaps which includes Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Saara Akaash, Ek Ladki Anjaani Si, Kashi – Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora and many extra. She’s additionally a director of quick films and has directed around 10 shorts to this point. She narrates her adventure in a loose-lively interview. Excerpts…
What are your earliest Filmfare recollections?
My father were given a Filmfare trophy for Prahaar. While we were developing up, and in reality even today, Filmfare remains the remaining award for each big name or technician. I grew up as an enterprise baby due to the fact my dad turned into a cinematographer and my mother is a filmmaker. Filmfare was something that completely awed us and it nonetheless does. When we were growing up we might wait and watch the award rite late into the night. In those days there has been no social media. So that become the simplest time we ought to hook up with the celebs, see how they dressed, how they seemed… The whole character of Filmfare became constantly large than life and it nevertheless is. If you ask all and sundry, they will say it’d be outstanding if there had one Filmfare Award at home. So I bet all people harbour that dream in our hearts approximately prevailing a Filmfare because of the notion that winning one method you’ve made
it big.
What have you inherited from your mom Shrabani Deodhar and what have you inherited from your father Debu Deodhar?
Cinema is some thing that I even have inherited from both of them. Integrity, ardour and honesty toward your craft, the reality that we’re a team and taking the team together with you and being sincere to what you are doing — I think that’s one thing I even have learnt from each my mother and father. From Dad, I learnt a lot in phrases of digicam, the camera angles, and how crucial it is to have an awesome body. Storytelling is essential but it must be sponsored with the aid of a stunning vision. I commenced helping my Mom after I changed into very younger. Just being at the sets used to excite me. Whatever they have taught me, I hold making use of it or I hold realising it in my adventure.
Your mother directed you to your last Marathi film Mogra Phulalaa…
It is quite difficult due to the fact at home she is my mother and I can get away announcing I don’t believe what you’re pronouncing. (Smiles) When you are on the set, you’ve got to mention — I beg to differ — beneath your breath. But I think she is a remarkable director. She is aware of the rhythms of her scenes. You simply need to follow her commands to a T and it comes out all ideal. That’s what I did. It is a outstanding feeling to be operating with your mother due to the fact you get to examine a lot. When you see her as a filmmaker, as a director at the set, whilst there are such a lot of folks that are asking her what they must do, I think it is an ‘awww’ moment for a daughter.
Give us an example in which you disagreed with her but she became out to be proper in the long run.
We were doing a scene where I felt that I had to underplay it a little more. I stated ‘Mumma, I sense I am going overboard’ and she said we have come to a point inside the film in which it’s k to head a bit overboard to get the factor throughout. I stated high-quality, I am going with what you’re saying. She said please don’t maintain yourself returned. And I did what she wanted and were given it multi functional shot. And it’s one of the satisfactory scenes within the film.
How did Mogra Phulalaa change you as an actor as it’s miles your first characteristic film in Marathi.
We do talk Marathi at domestic. But when you have to talk in the front of the digital camera, it’s a specific ball recreation. It changed into a tough factor for me, due to the fact I realised I’ve to be cautious at the same time as talking Marathi speak. I used to reduce to rubble the grammar quite a bit. Despite being a Bengali, my mom has higher command over Marathi than me and used to accurate me constantly.
What did you discover approximately yourself while acting?
I observed that you need to be very sincere to the scene that you are in. Because I experience eyes talk lots. I suppose when you aren’t feeling it inside you, it indicates on your eyes. My father informed me a completely lovely issue. He used to say that the digital camera in no way blinks. You should deliver your 100 consistent with cent always. If you’re now not totally in sync with the scene, the digital camera catches it and the dishonesty kind of transcends to the target market.