'Angrezi Medium', 'Shiddat' attempt to not get typecast: Radhika

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Aug 26 2019 | 1:15 PM IST

Radhika Madan approaches films the way she lives her life: with unpredictability and a dash of clarity, to not repeat what she's doing and get stereotyped.

After a successful TV run, Radhika made her film debut with Vishal Bhardwaj's "Pataakha" last year and followed it up with Vasan Bala's wacky action comedy "Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota".

Radhika will be next seen in "Angrezi Medium", a sequel to the successful "Hindi Medium" and will soon start shooting for romantic drama "Shiddat".

"I wanted to do something different. I didn't want to get typecast. That I can only play a village girl or do an action film. I want to surprise the audience with every film of mine. That's what I want to do as it excites me as a person and an actor," Radhika told PTI.

When asked if these films are an attempt to break free from any stereotype, the actor said, "Yes. That's what I aim on doing. No one recognised me when I did 'Mard' that I was the same girl who (did 'Pataakha').

"I crave for such reactions. I don't plan anything. I feel if I'm unpredictable in life, I'll be unpredictable even in my choices."
"I had to tweak my voice a little bit, because she is a 17-year-old girl from Udaipur. I had to just let go of Radhika. My dialect isn't exactly what they speak in Udaipur but it isn't Hindi as well. So I had to get into that headspace too."
"Just observing him is enough. How he approaches a scene, how effortlessly he performs. I used to ask him a lot of questions. He doesn't talk much and isn't the kind of person who says 'this is what I did and this is how I prep.' Even if my scenes were not scheduled I would just come to set some days to observe how he functions."

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First Published: Aug 26 2019 | 1:15 PM IST

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