By Hindustan Times
Actor Neha Dhupia, who plays a media professional in her upcoming film Rush, admits that she has lost faith within the credibility of stories broadcast on TV channels.
“I have almost stopped believing the scoop that may be shown on TV. I DO KNOW now that whatever we see at the channels is exaggerated,” says
Neha.
Neha also adds that the role was challenging for her because it required her to snatch the mannerisms of pros intimately. “I visited a variety of news channels to understand how they work. Normally, I AM GETTING to play a lady round the corner who falls in love with a boy… But this role was very character driven,” says Neha, revealing, “My character may be very grey — a mixture of good, bad and unsightly. But none of those aspects were easy to play.”
The actor is paired with Emraan Hashmi, who plays a media tycoon on this Percept Pictures’ film directed by debutant Priyanka Dhawan and director Shamim Desai.
Neha also reveals that once having worked in this project, her respect for journalists has risen. “Hats off to journalists. They’re so knowledgeable and work very hard. It’s incredible what number of times they're on duty 24 hours in a row, sometimes even with no single break day in an entire month. Now, I also understand the significance of deadlines and competition among channels to be the primary ones to damage a selected story.”
She adds, “As an actor, whenever I’d give interviews, I'LL never understand why the headline could be so misleading tomorrow within the news. Now I remember the fact that they do it to snatch maximum eyeballs.”
