MRUNAL THAKUR REFUSES TO GET PIGEONHOLED

Mrunal Thakur refuses to get pigeonholed. She says no one should be able to define her abilities or have a set idea of her capabilities. The actress has ‘Jersey’ and ‘Toofan’ coming up and is part of projects like ‘Aankh Micholi’, ‘Pippa’ and the ‘Thadam’ remake. “With the changing landscape of content today, what really helps actors is their range. A filmmaker shouldn’t be able to associate you with any particular type. Fluidity and versatility are crucial for any artist working in this day and age. With the set ideas of heroes and heroines and villains gone, we are all competing for an audience’s attention equally. And we are catering to an evolved audience that’s simultaneously consuming a lot of international content. You have to be bang for their buck,” said Mrunal. She thinks it’s crucial to explore various genres, stories and characters.

“I consciously don’t repeat myself and that often leads to letting go off some great stories. But it’s a careful process of choosing that I don’t get stereotyped. I refuse to get pigeonholed. It’s my job as an actor to convince my audience and my filmmakers that I will put in the effort to seamless fit into their story.” “I try to keep my choices diverse. ‘Toofan’ and ‘Jersey’ are as different as chalk and cheese. No one should be able to define my abilities or have a set idea of my capabilities. I can do it all and that’s my job as an actor, to deliver on what the story demands,” added Mrunal.

—Correspondent