I still feel that I don't belong to Bollywood: Udita Goswami

Udita Goswami was in Delhi and recently she has become an aunt.



What's keeping Delhi based model turned actress Udita Goswami busy theses days? She is in Delhi to be here with her family. She excitedly tells us, "I have been here in Delhi since one month and it's been a brain storming session for me. I haven't been able to do any work, people have been calling me for work and I have been avoiding them. I had to cancel all my appointments. For me, my family is my first priority more than my work."



But why so, and she reasons out, "My brothers wife was expecting a baby. As my brother was not in town I was asked to come over to Delhi to take care of my bhabhi. That's the main reason for me to be here in Delhi for so long. Trust me, I haven't been able to do any thing so busy running around the whole day looking after my bhabhi . Kabhi main market bhaag rahi hoon aur kabhi hospital. It has been total madness. But I was enjoying it.. Finally I have become an aunt and my bhabhi has been blessed with a baby recently."

After a long gap, Udita will be making a comeback on the big screen. Interestingly, this time she will be seen in a new role not only as an actor on the screen but she would also be scripting her own movie. She has started to write movie scripts. So how did it happen? And she confidently replies, "I never imagined I would get into writing a movie script. Since my childhood, I always had a flair for writing and finally now I'm happy that I have got a scope to explore my talent. I believe it's always good to do something interesting and you shouldn't stop yourself from doing something what you like to do. I had the idea in mind for long to write a movie script and finally it's taking off. The script is a love story."

Does that mean that she will quit acting? " Not at all, acting will continue along with script writing. Honestly speaking, modelling career was more enjoyable then acting. Modelling was more disciplined and you had an identity of your own. Frankly, I didn't enjoy acting. I felt it was not my kind of profession. I just can't be like other girls who are in Bollywood in today's date. I have given my best yet feel I feel there is somewhere that's missing. My experience of Bollywood has been different. Logon ka outlook bahut different hain I can't be like other girls, main PR nahi kar sakti. I still feel I don't belong to this industry."



Any plans to get into direction, " I want to think one thing at time. It's a big deal to direct a movie. But if I ever plan to get into direction I want to direct a music video rather than a movie." We ask about her recent break off with long time boyfriend Mohit Suri, director of 'Murder 2'movie and she admits, " Yes we were seeing each other but we are no more right now. So kya hua life has to move on. Further I don't want to comment on this. Everyone has their own life so karne do jo use karna hain aur mujhe karne do jo mujhe karna hain."



Udita is a pet lover and has plans to open up a small centre for pets in Mumbai soon. She says, " I have three pet dogs and they all are street dogs. I'm so fond of dogs kabhie kabhie agar kisi ko mujhe kahna ho ki tu kuthie hain, I just stop myself," and she laughs. "

American accent..

Actress Udita Goswami might not be seen in many films in Bollywood as of now. But the actress is gearing up to do some projects in Hollywood. She recently spent more than two months at Los Angeles meeting up a few filmy people there. The actress has even hired an international manager so she is hopefull that her stint there will be better than the one on desi turf.

Talking about preparing for her big leap, she says, “I am working on my American accent for now. I have a dialect coach and I do about two hours of training, thrice a week. I need to have a good command over the accent before I go there. My agent thinks I have a versatile face and can play different characters, not just Indian. So American-English accent should be my primary way of talking.

But Hollywood isn’t the only thing on Udita’s mind, she is also writing a script. She says, “I’ve had this idea for a very long time. I had started writing, then got confused and stopped. But I’m finally completing it now. The story is ready, I’m working on the screenplay now and I’ve realised that every scene can’t be from a girl’s point of view!”

Quiz her if it is inspired by her (convoluted) love life (with director Mohit Suri) and she says, “Yes, a lot of it is from my real life — but how I can’t reveal. That’s why it’s so special. It’s a sweet, romantic and mature love story. And everything’s real.” She adds, “I wrote the scenes with Naseerudin Shah in mind and no one else. He’s just perfect! I’ll approach him when the script is ready and then I can act out all the scenes! I have my reasons for wanting him in the film too but I can’t tell now.”

Ask her about good friend Gerard Butler? “So, big deal! I am friends with Gerard Butler. I am friends with so many more in LA. Denzil Washington too. Look, I am not into this whole name dropping thing. It’s so wannabe, it really makes me feel uncomfortable,” she says.