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Raazi: Alia Bhatt thinks she couldn't have played more selfless character than Sehmat

Alia Bhatt and Raazi' trailer became the talk of the town today, especially thanks to her powerful performance.

Mumbai: Alia Bhatt and ‘Raazi’ trailer became the talk of the town today, and it had reasons – Alia herself believes that there couldn’t be a more selfless character.

In an interview with Times Of India, Alia said, “For me, the best part is that this character is not a Lara Croft. She’s a young, naive girl, who decides to risk her life for her country.”

For the uninitiated, Lara Croft is a popular video game character turned movie-heroine, who is known for her action sequences.

The actress says, "Yeah, I have run risks, but if I don’t do that now, when will I do it? I don’t want to live with ‘I could have’ and ‘Maybe I should have’ kind of thoughts. I don’t believe in weighing a film’s box office prospects before giving it my nod. If my instinct says that I should do it, I go ahead. Like I really wanted to be a part of Sehmat’s world because I’ve never narrated a true story. Of course, we all want to do films that do well, but I also have to live my life truly as an actor and for that, I have to pick different characters. In that sense, I am selfish."

She added, "I have to surprise or challenge myself with the films I do. I know that it won’t happen every time, but I think I am attracted to that little fear, ‘Will I be able to do this?’ That forms the basis of my hunt for roles. Fortunately, that instinct hasn’t failed me on too many occasions and it feels great that whenever I have taken a risk, it has paid off."

About playing Sehmat, Alia stated there isn’t a more selfless character. She said, "I learnt about the sheer selflessness of people and the willingness with which they would give up everything for their nation. Look at Sehmat in the trailer. Someone once said to me that there is no such thing as a selfless deed, but I don’t think that is true, especially in this case. I don’t think I could have played a more selfless character than Sehmat. A parent putting a child’s interest before his or hers is a great deal, but to put your country’s interest before everything else is even greater. The line in the trailer, ‘Watan ke aage kuch nahi, khud bhi nahi’ encapsulates a sentiment, which is difficult to emulate on screen."

( Source : deccan chronicle )
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