Alia wants to essay Jennifer's character in 'Silver Lining...'
Talking about Hollywood and its opportunities, The Highway actor says, “It’s all the same but the only difference I feel is that we are moving in a space where content is really becoming the focus of our attention”
26 Oct 2017 3:57 PM GMT
Mumbai: Actor Alia Bhatt says she would love to play Hollywood actor Jennifer Lawrence's character in the Oscar-winning film Silver Linings Playbook as she finds the role "brilliant".
Alia opined on Hollywood and its opportunities and more during a conversation on audio show 'Take 2 with Anupama and Rajeev' on Saavn.
"It's funny that you mentioned Jennifer Lawrence, but I love her and I relate a lot to her for some reason. I feel like we are pretty similar and she is a fabulous actor as well. But the only difference is which is that it's changing here and I feel like we are moving in a space where content is really becoming the focus of all our attention," Alia said.
"At least out there, there is a lot of respect and love given to writers which is not so here in india. I would want a bit more respect for the writers so that they could feel motivated. we need to understand that eventually it's all about writing. "
"And of course the directing but eventually that's your raw material. So better opportunities comes automatically. I don't know but yes definitely I've seen characters. Like, I would've loved to play Jennifer Lawrence's character in the Silver Lining Playbook and I was like that's such a brilliant character to play but maybe someday, hopefully," Alia added.
'Take 2 with Anupama and Rajeev' has discussions and chats about recent releases, industry trends and conversations with various actors, producers and directors from the Indian film industry.
The audio show will have 12 episodes with each episode running for 20 minutes, every Tuesday.
as for Alia, she has begun filming for Meghna Gulzar's Raazi, an espionage thriller.
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