Namita Nayyar:
You have also worked on the Big screen in Tollywood, how was the experience and were you nervous when performing on the big screen?
Avika Gor:
It’s not very different as an actor, because you put in the same effort while working on a small screen as well. So that’s not different however the way things flow and the process is different. The way you go into the character for few months and once the project is done you enter another character. So that process of learning and unlearning a character is different and it’s very challenging. And I believe as an actor it is challenging to take up different characters and movies.
I try to do this, however, to learn more and entertain my audience with different kinds of work. I am glad that people are responding well, people are watching me on screen since I was a kid and they still appreciate the work that I do, which says a lot. Tollywood has been very welcoming for me since my very first films ‘Uyyala Jampala’, they have loved me as their daughter. Because they have loved ‘Aanandi’ it is a soft corner in their hearts, but I still try my best to look like a Telegu actress and act accordingly. That is why people have like me and I love working there. It’s been a very welcoming and loving industry, that has given me a chance to meet such great actors, team and technician, etc
Namita Nayyar:
Many times actresses from the television industry are stereotyped over the roles they play, you have broken the image. Your take on the same? Also You won SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu) at 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards, for the role in the film Uyyala Jampala, share the experience.
Avika Gor:
In TV, Yes, it used to happen. Depending on the kind of character you do people start looking at you that way. For instance, if you do a negative character then the actor keeps getting an offer of the same kind of role. But now the audiences have evolved and are smarter, they understand it’s film-making, that this is fictional. They have started to under it’s the job of the actor, so the thought process has changed.
The kind of roles I have been receiving is very different from the ones that I have done as a kid. It’s fun and I like the reaction of my audience to my varied work. It is always fun to see that reaction and get projects you never expected. It’s interesting and being in the industry I have realized that it’s my responsibility to entertain people differently every time. Also, that I will have to prove myself not just as an actor but also as a likable face on-screen fitting to different characters.
There a lot of hard work that goes behind a project to build a character and I am glad that I was able to break that image. Not just Balika Vadhu image but Sasural Simar ka as well. Both were different though. Those were quite dramatic typical TV. I am glad I am not getting that kind of role now and the kind the work I am doing is very different. It’s fun to have experienced both now that I can experiment with my choices. The credit goes to the audiences as they accepted my work both ways. Glad they have been so kind to me.
About the debut award, it will be very close to my heart. Because as a female lead it was my first award at SIIMA, it was held in Malaysia I remember, all the great stars were there from Tollywood. I was so happy to receive that for my first film ‘Uyyala Jampala’. The character is very close to my heart, I related to her, I felt that I was playing myself and just having fun with the camera. Really happy with experience and hope that I receive many more.
