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• Tisca dons director’s

hat, makes a thriller

Bollywood Actress Tisca Chopra, who is making
her directorial debut with a yet untitled thriller
film, says direction was the next logical step • Vidya plans to do
forward for her after acting in films over 26 web series on Indira
years. The actress, who had earlier acted Actress Vidya Balan is trying
in and co-written the acclaimed short film to do a web series based on
Chutney, will now be helming a “twisted, the life of India’s first and
dark and bitingly funny” movie. Revealing only woman Prime Minis-
the genre of the film, Tisca said: “It’s ter Indira Gandhi. The web
a thriller film.” Asked if she feels under series will reportedly be
pressure as it is her first film as a director, she produced by her husband
said: “I don’t know. I am just doing my work and Siddharth Roy Kapur. “I
I am not thinking about the pressure right now. am trying to do a web series
which will be based on the
I guess it is the next logical step forward for life of Indira Gandhiji. As of
me after acting. So I am feeling really happy now, we are trying to do it, but
and excited about it.” Tisca, recently speaking let’s see how it takes shape,”
at a special screening of Oscar-winning film Vidya recently said while
Free Solo, said: “I would love do an adventure attending the announcement
film. There was one film which used to be my of nominations for the first
favourite was Crocodile Dundee, where they edition of the Critics Choice
go all through these jungles and stuff. I am a Film Awards, initiated by the
Film Critics Guild and Mo-
very big white water rafting enthusiast and I tion Content Group. “I feel
am a motor sport enthusiast. I also took part doing a web series involves
in Himalayan car rally. So yeah, if anything a lot of work. While doing
comes up on these lines, I definitely want a web series, a lot of people
to be a part of it.” Free Solo won the Best associate themselves with it
Documentary at both the Oscars and the as compared to making a film.
BAFTAs. Tisca said that as someone living So, it takes a lot of time. But
in India, she gets to see such films usually when I will do it, I will make
sure that it turns out really
when she travels abroad or courtesy film well,” she added.
festivals.

• THANDIE OPENS UP ON SEXUAL ABUSE We as a society

Mission iMpossible star seeks to help young actors avoid the saMe experience don’t like
Actor Thandie Newton says it was tough strong Women’
for her to recover as a survivor of sexual
abuse. The 46-year-old Mission Impossible
star, who previously claimed she was sexu-
ally abused by a casting director during her
teens, said after the incident she felt “worth-
less” and “ashamed” for a “long time.” The
sense of worthlessness, shame – these things
are very hard to move on from. But you can,”
Newton told Marie Clarie magazine. New-
ton hopes to help young actors by opening
up about her negative experiences. The ac-
tor said her aim is to make sure her children
– Ripley, Nico and Booker, five – understand Huma Qureshi
• Abuse hurts Newton wronged how ”important and possible it is to change”. (In an interview)

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