The last thing I expected to see Sanam Chaudhry sporting is a nerdy look.
It is in complete contrast to her twirly-whirly blond hair extensions while playing the devious home-breaker Anji of Ghar Titli Ka Par (GTKP), or the tearful and vulnerable Hania of the recently concluded Baydardi Saiyyan. Or the tomboy Ayaan in her ongoing TV serial Rubaru Tha Ishq.
She turns up sporting black wire-rimmed glasses, an oversized checkered top and denim capris; her poker-straight dark hair accentuating her rose petal complexion. That she arrives a mere 15 minutes after the appointed time could easily be blamed on traffic and not yet on star nakhras, for even after almost a decade of successful TV serials and her debut film Jackpot, she comes across as extremely unassuming and grounded.
A day away from the premiere of Jackpot, she admits she is nervous. “I feel pressured because it is my first film,” she says. “People have seen me on TV doing miserable roles or the wicked home breaker on TV but in Jackpot I am the traditional ‘heroine’, I am a bit confused. But having said that, I feel confident that people will like me in the film.”
Talking about her role in the film, Sanam says, “I am a performer and people have seen me in solid roles on TV such as Rabiya in Khataa, the title role in Shiza, Kashaf in Bohtaan, Anji in Ghar Titli Ka Par and as Ayaan in Rubaru Tha Ishq, to name a few — so by playing Chandni in Jackpot I felt I wasn’t contributing so much in the film as I would have liked to. But then generally it is the male lead who carries the film. But I’m happy my first film is out there, I got big-screen exposure and was right beside the male lead, doing all that ‘heroines’ do but, as an actor, I’m not satiated.”
Sanam Chaudhry has several successful roles to her credit in TV dramas. But before she signs up for any more films, she wants to gauge the response to her debut film Jackpot.