Since she was adjudged as the promising newcomer for her role in the Kannada film Govindaya Namaha, she has stamped her popularity across the screen. Known as the Pyarge Aagbittaite girl, she then won the best actress award for Aatagara followed by this year’s best actor award for Killing Veerappan, which marks the directorial debut of Ram Gopal Varma in Sandalwood.
After three back-to-back award-winning performances, Parul Yadav is hoping to do more good films which will hopefully fetch her more nominations, if not awards. The actress, who recently came out of a horrific incident after a few stray dogs bit her, near her residence, speaks to Bengaluru Chronicle about awards, acting and much more.
“I cannot be more thankful to my beloved Kannada audience, who have shown unconditional love, and without whom these awards would not have been possible. I am extremely happy that the South Indian film industry has recognised my work with three back-to-back awards.
It does boost my confidence to do more good work,” says Parul Yadav, who reveals that whenever any producer or director approach her for a film, monetary returns for her work always take a back seat and she is eager on the story, script, the role, and if the film can earn her recognition like nominations for an award.
“I am here to work. I am clear that when a new producer or a director approaches me for a film, I am very particular about whether the film gets me recognition. I do not ask about money, the other stars in the project or even about remuneration. All I think about is how good the film will be, and whether it can earn me at least a nomination for an award,” says Parul Yadav.
The kind of films she has done so far is the direction she will be taking in the coming years as well. “Films like Vaastu Prakara, where my role was much-appreciated, and Aatagara, where I played a character with negatives – there are very few actresses who can attempt to do such roles, for instance, in Hindi, Deepika had done a similar role for Cocktail. I want the audience to recognise my work,” she says.
On getting a nomination, the actress explains that in a year at least 50 to 60 films are made, and only five to six get nominated. “If my role manages to earn a nomination, I consider it nothing less than winning an award. I feel all the five girls nominated are winners, as cutting across so many films and managing to stay in the top five or six is as good as winning,” she adds.
The actress will be seen donning the hugely popular role from Bollywood’s blockbuster Queen which established Kangana Ranaut as the top heroine in Bollywood.
The film is being remade in all south Indian languages, and the actress reveals that she will portray Kangana’s role in the Kannada film which is being directed by the multi-talented actor-director Ramesh Aravind. The new trend in Kannada films that focuses on content-driven scripts and getting recognition for it, is another big boost for actors, she feels.
Parul reveals that she has signed a Bollywood film and talks are on for another film too, apart from the remake of Queen in Kannada. “I have managed to stay fit by dancing for at least an hour, and with films keeping me busy, my other profession, that of an interior designer has taken a back seat,” she smiles. Not that she is complaining.
