After having completed four movies since setting her foot into tinseltown, model-turned actor Mugdha Godse confesses that one of her closest advisors on her choice of movies is her house-maid. In an industry where celebrities claim each other as their closest friends and solicitors, it is quite interesting to hear the young actor speak her mind.
Talking about who she really runs for advice to before signing up on film offers, Mugdha says, “It is actually a collective decision. I have a set of people who take care of my work and endorsements. It is always better to take advice from non-filmy people. Sometimes I go to family or friends. I even bounce ideas off my maid. It helps and what’s the harm in it?”
Ask the actor if she prefers to be addressed as a model or an actor first and she quips, “I have done modelling for five years. Right now I would prefer to be addressed as an actor.” Mugdha however adds that being a model has its own advantages. “I don’t, however, want anyone to take away my supermodel tag. After all, it is too precious.”
Having walked the ramp as a model as well as an actor (Mugdha was the showstopper for fashion designer Pria Kataaria Puri in last season’s Lakme Fashion Week), how does she feel about the rising discontent among models at designers opting for Bollywood actors as their showstoppers at important fashion events? She says, “I think it is completely the designer’s decision. As a model or an actor, we don’t really have much of a say. An actor probably brings bigger publicity and higher ratings for the designer. Probably choosing an actor as a showstopper is for the benefit of an audience that closely follow the stars.”
While Mugdha maintains that a horror flick (her latest film Help released on Friday) is one of the most difficult genres to work in, her aspiration to be a full-fledged actor is what made her sign the film. Working in this film and the others taught the young actor important lessons. “Working in Bollywood has taught me to be professional and humble. It is important to work with good people and give them a variety of performances to watch out for. Otherwise our audiences will get bored easily,” ends Mugdha.
By Sujata Chakrabarti
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