00:00Namaste to everyone. Are you watching Beat Kannada? I am Tasmiya Begum.
00:04Today we have a special person with us in this special episode.
00:08You might have seen him in the serial. He is very soft.
00:12But he is an expert in acting.
00:17Tanvi Rao, who plays Keerthi in Lakshmi Bharama's serial, is with us.
00:25Come, let's talk to her.
00:27Hi, Keerthi. How are you?
00:29I am good. How are you?
00:31First of all, everyone has seen you in the serial.
00:35Now they are recognizing you as Keerthi.
00:39But many people don't know that you acted in a film.
00:44How did you get selected?
00:47To be honest, I did my first film when I was in 9th standard.
00:52I acted in a Hindi film called Gulab Gang.
00:56It was Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla's film.
00:59I acted as the smallest member of the Gulab Gang.
01:02That happened by luck.
01:05I was in Mumbai and I was a big fan of Madhuri Dixit.
01:08I wanted to act or dance with him.
01:13I knew that I needed a girl for the film.
01:17So I auditioned.
01:19I got selected very unexpectedly.
01:23That was my first film.
01:25That's how I started my acting career.
01:28But I didn't plan to continue acting.
01:33I didn't want to continue acting.
01:36I did another film called Guns of Benaras.
01:40I played the daughter of Minal Khannaji and Zarina Wahabji.
01:46I played the hero's sister.
01:48I was in 10th standard when I finished school.
01:51When I was in 1st standard,
01:53Manikanth Kadri sir saw me in an event.
01:57He recommended me for a Karnataka film.
02:03So I auditioned.
02:05Thankfully, I got selected.
02:07I heard the story.
02:09It was different and good.
02:11That's how I started.
02:13I used to give 100% in my work.
02:18I didn't plan to take it as a career.
02:22But when I started acting again,
02:27I decided that this is what I wanted to do.
02:30Many people don't have the support of their parents.
02:42How lucky are you to have your parents' support?
02:48I am very happy.
02:50Since childhood,
02:52my father used to act.
02:56He used to do plays.
02:58He also did small roles in movies.
03:01My family respected his passion for art.
03:07My mother's father is a Sanskrit lecturer.
03:10He used to pay a lot for Bharatnatyam.
03:14My dance teachers were very supportive.
03:19They don't believe in acting or TV serials.
03:23Bharatnatyam is different.
03:25Filmy dance is different.
03:27I was very lucky.
03:29My teachers supported me a lot.
03:32They appreciated all my competitions.
03:37They gave me feedback on how to develop my talent.
03:42They recognized and appreciated my talent.
03:49When I got such feedback from my teachers,
03:52my parents were genuinely very acceptive.
03:55I took 98% in my 10th grade.
04:01I took 98% in my 2nd grade.
04:04I decided to shift to arts.
04:07I don't think any parent would have agreed.
04:13I am very thankful to God.
04:19My father thought about it.
04:22He said, if you are so confident,
04:25you should continue.
04:28He said, we will support you.
04:31My parents didn't say anything to my relatives.
04:34They didn't say, this is a wrong decision.
04:37She has scored good marks.
04:39She can do MBBS.
04:41They didn't say much.
04:43They just said, she has an interest.
04:46If she takes it, she will be successful.
04:49If she doesn't have an interest,
04:51she won't be happy.
04:53She can't succeed.
04:55My parents were very confident.
04:58If everyone has such parents,
05:01everyone will be happy and successful.
05:06Not only this,
05:08did your parents support your decision?
05:12Yes, definitely.
05:14I take my parents' suggestions and feedback.
05:17I have a lot of respect for my opinions.
05:24When I select a role,
05:27my parents give me creative freedom.
05:30I listen to the characters and stories.
05:33If I like it, I will do it.
05:36If there is scope for acting,
05:38I will do it.
05:41I went to Mumbai after college.
05:44I did plays there for 6-7 months.
05:49At that time, I was not earning.
05:52I wanted to learn acting.
05:55I wanted to understand the craft.
05:58My parents supported me in those tough times.
06:02Even if I didn't like the decision,
06:05they supported me.
06:07They believed in me and supported me.
06:11If they hadn't supported me,
06:14I wouldn't have been here.
06:17When you were young,
06:20you were interested in dancing.
06:23How did you start dancing?
06:26My father told me a story.
06:29I don't know how true it is.
06:32When I was a child,
06:35I used to sleep on the floor.
06:38At that time, I used to dry my clothes.
06:42I used to see my clothes in the air.
06:45I used to laugh at it.
06:48My father used to tell me that
06:51I looked like a dancer.
06:54My father was interested in arts.
06:57He was interested in cinema.
07:00I naturally got interested in it.
07:03He liked Madhuri Dixit.
07:06I got interested in Madhuri Dixit.
07:09When I was four years old,
07:12I wanted to learn to dance.
07:15My parents told me that
07:18I should learn to dance like her.
07:21I wanted to learn to dance like her.
07:24It was a story.
07:27At that time, we didn't know much about it.
07:30We didn't have many teachers.
07:33We used to look for Bharatanatyam.
07:36At that time, I met my teacher,
07:39Geetha Sarada.
07:42At that age, we didn't take our kids.
07:45They were very soft.
07:48But she was very interested in it.
07:51She wanted to sit in our class and watch.
07:54She wanted to see what others were doing.
07:57She wanted to pick them up and teach them.
08:00I was very happy.
08:03As my teacher said,
08:06I used to watch what my seniors were doing.
08:09I used to go home,
08:12I used to watch what my seniors were doing.
08:15That's how I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
08:18That's how I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
08:21It was a gift for me.
08:24When I started,
08:27I didn't know what I was doing.
08:30I just observed what others were doing.
08:33I just observed what others were doing.
08:36I got the feeling that I had a lot to learn.
08:39I got the feeling that I had a lot to learn.
08:42I got the feeling that I had a lot to learn.
08:45I got that from Bharatanatyam.
08:48That's how my dance journey started.
08:51You said about dance.
08:54When did you start acting?
08:57I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
09:00I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
09:03I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
09:06I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
09:09I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
09:12I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
09:15I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
09:18I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
09:21I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
09:24When I heard about Bharatanatyam,
09:27When I heard about Bharatantyam,
09:30I got interested in Bharatanatyam.
09:33I dreamed of dancing for romantic scenes on the stage.
09:36I dreamt of dancing for romantic scenes on the stage.
09:39Then I got interested in acting because of it.
09:42I was a big fan of Madhu Dixit.
09:45I auditioned for a movie because I wanted to dance.
09:48I auditioned for a movie because I wanted to dance.
09:51I did a Kannada movie called Rangbirangi.
09:55After that, I took Performing Arts in Christ, Bangalore.
10:02I took the Performing Arts English Psychology course.
10:05At that time, I took Performing Arts to build a dance foundation.
10:10In the first year, there will be dance, music, and theatre.
10:16From the second year, I had to choose one major.
10:19I thought I would choose acting.
10:21But, somehow, I got tired of acting.
10:24So, I chose acting.
10:26I chose theatre majors.
10:28From there, I took acting seriously.
10:30I did internships, workshops, worked with others, and did plays.
10:34From there, I discovered that I have an interest in this.
10:40You did acting from dance.
10:42You do that in movies.
10:44Why did you go back to serial?
10:46Actually, I gave my audition to K.M. Chaitanya for a movie.
10:49I gave it to him when I was in college.
10:51I went to Mumbai after completing my college.
10:54I went there to learn, to act, and to do plays.
11:00At that time, I called K.M. Chaitanya.
11:03I told him that I am doing a serial.
11:05I am looking for a dancer for this.
11:07He thought that my audition would suit me.
11:15So, he asked me if I would do it.
11:17I didn't feel the difference between serial and movie.
11:21Even now, I don't feel the difference.
11:23I just want to do what I like.
11:27Saraswati has given me an opportunity to express my talent.
11:34She has given me an opportunity to learn something.
11:37So, I will take it.
11:39So, when I heard that I would be doing a serial,
11:41I thought that I would get an opportunity to dance.
11:44I was okay with it.
11:46So, that's how my journey started.
11:48I did Akrithi on TV.
11:50After that, I did Radhesha Amma's serial,
11:52Star Suvarna.
11:54I got selected for the audition.
11:56After that, I did a Tamil serial called Jameela.
11:59Now, I am doing Lakshmi Baramma in Kannada.
12:01After that, I was asked if I would do a play.
12:05So, that's how I moved forward.
12:08In a play, the actor plays an important role.
12:14You don't have to play any role.
12:16You just have to act.
12:18You just have to act.
12:20You just have to act.
12:22Initially, I was selected for the lead roles.
12:26But, when I was asked to do Lakshmi Baramma's serial,
12:31Initially, I was selected for the lead roles.
12:34Because, Radhesha Amma played Radhe.
12:36So, the roles are similar to Radhe and Lakshmi.
12:39So, that's how I auditioned.
12:41But, for some reasons, that role didn't work out.
12:46After that, there is a role called Keerthi.
12:49You have to act in the serial.
12:51You have to act in the serial.
12:53We like your acting.
12:55For this role, there is more scope for acting.
12:58So, we are looking for actors who are interested in acting.
13:05They asked me if I was interested in this role.
13:07Initially, I said no.
13:09Because, initially they explained that
13:12the role is for the heroine.
13:19But, I didn't have the principles or the message.
13:29So, I said maybe not.
13:32But, my Radhesha Amma director, Shivu sir,
13:35He is like a father figure to me.
13:37He took good care of me during Radhesha Amma's time.
13:42So, he asked me if I was interested in this role.
13:46He told me to consider this role as it is very important for acting.
13:51Then, he spoke to the writer.
13:54Since she was a lady writer,
13:56I think she knew what she was doing.
14:00He explained to me that,
14:02it would be better to sit on Kaveri than Lakshmi.
14:06Of course, it took time for me to get there.
14:09But, it was decided that I should come here.
14:12It would be better to sit on Kaveri.
14:16So, that role convinced me.
14:19When he said, we are looking for actors who are good at acting,
14:25I had a selfish desire to act.
14:30I had never played such a character before.
14:35But, I didn't know if I could do it.
14:41In fact, I didn't give a look test for Keerthi Pathra.
14:45I was told to come here.
14:50Since he had so much faith in me,
14:53I decided to give it a try.
14:56I don't regret it.
14:58I enjoy it a lot.
15:00Every day, I try something new.
15:02For example, I carry a gun.
15:04It would be different.
15:06You carry a bike to Kaveri.
15:08You carry a bike to your parents.
15:10It would be very emotional.
15:12I am enjoying.
15:14There are many variations.
15:16I didn't like the difference between a villain and a villain.
15:19As you said, it is a play.
15:21We have done everything in a play.
15:24Sometimes, we don't act.
15:26Sometimes, we do backstage.
15:28Sometimes, we do lighting.
15:30So, all the characters have the same importance.
15:32If all the characters come together,
15:34the project will succeed.
15:36So, I didn't feel like I was playing a villain.
15:42So, yes.
15:44It is a good role for acting.
15:47I chose it because it has scope for acting.
15:50I think it was a good choice.
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