6 Things Tabu Revealed in Her Session at Mountain Echoes 2016:
In a candid conversation with her Bhutanese friend and actor Kelly Dorji at Mountain Echoes literature festival, Tabu talked about her life, her career and her favourite roles. Here’s what we learnt:
*Acclaimed for her realistic portrayal of two Shakespearean characters in Vishal Bhardwaj’s films, Tabu revealed that she’s never really read Shakespeare, so it was the script of the film that made her want to do the roles.
*She didn’t want to star in Haider because she’d be playing a mother, “And that too to Shahid”.
* She’s been trying to learn how to make mandalas in Bhutan but the monks are apparently not too pleased with her as a student and have even told her she has crooked hands.
* Tabu feels very sorted. She says that for her, the definition of failure is not when “my film fails, I only feel disappointed when I feel that I haven’t played the role.”
*When asked about a character she’s been wanting to play, Tabu added “I would love to play a warrior, and I think I’d look good”.
*Tabu is currently working on Sriram Ragahavan’s next film. On being coveted as a ‘serious’ actress, Tabu says she’s glad it has gone beyond just “women-centric, one- dimensional roles.”
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