EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW! Bangladeshi actor Azmeri Haque Badhon on Netflix’s Khufiya and dealing with Tabu
Azmeri Haque Badhon life has been actually bumpy. In an unique interview with NewsLogic, she talks about her struggles in becoming a member of the leisure trade and the way in a different way the leisure trade capabilities in Bangladesh. Single mom of a 12- year-old child, now her solely factor that she needs is the complete freedom to make her life selections.
Edited excerpts from the interview:
When did you determine to hitch cinema?
My private journey of self-discovery has been actually harsh. You’ll be shocked to know that I’ve tried suicide three to 4 instances. I’m a single mom. I used to be married twice. In truth, my first marriage occurred after I was simply 19-years-old. I’ve a daughter who’s 12 now from my second marriage.
The society that I reside in made me really feel that I’m the reason for all thighs that went fallacious in my life. For a really very long time after becoming a member of the leisure trade, I had this worry that the best way the society in Bangladesh seems to be at me, most likely I’ll by no means be capable of get my daughter married.
Then I realised that I’ve misplaced all the pieces in life after which I joined the leisure trade. So, I’ve no worry as a result of now I’ve nothing to lose. Now, I would like freedom to make my very own life selections!
Was it your childhood dream to be an actor?
Not really. In truth, I might say I used to be by no means allowed to specific my dream or what really I wished from life. I used to be advised to be a ‘good girl’. The standard good woman you perceive and I used to be the ‘good girl’ that my dad and mom wished me to be. My dad and mom all the time anticipated me to get married, have youngsters and likewise do some job. However they by no means wished me to be an actor even of their wildest of goals. I’m a dentist as a result of my dad and mom wished me to be a dentist. My appearing profession took off simply 5 years again with Rehana. It was really Rehana which gave an thrilling begin to my profession. Earlier than that I used to be simply performing some play and a few roles in cinema.
Inform us about your preparation for the function of Khufiya as a spy?
My preliminary education on appearing was by my director Abdullah Mohammed Saad who’s the director of Rehana, the primary Bangladeshi movie which was formally chosen for Cannes movie pageant 2021. He advised me that ‘I have to forget how to act’. That is crucial factor that I’ve discovered. He mentioned you must perceive the character’s state of affairs and you must simply react like that character.
So, I used to be simply making an attempt to neglect myself onscreen and develop into Octopus in Netflix’s Khufiya. That was my solely preparation to neglect myself and get into the pores and skin of the character. And for understanding Octopus Vishal Bhardwaj helped me as a director. He defined the completely different mannerisms of my character, which helped me vastly within the preparation for the function.
What was essentially the most difficult a part of being Octopus in Khufiya?
Essentially the most difficult half was to carry out in entrance of one of many best actors of Indian cinema, Tabu. I’m an enormous fan of her and I love her work and her views about life are stunning. I used to be so nervous as Octopus needed to overpower KM onscreen. I felt my private affection for her may have an effect on my efficiency as Octopus on display screen. However she was too good to me and gave me a lot consolation and house that I might do my job. That is the most important high quality of Tabu is that she offers house to her co-actors. She is mature and this high quality displays how safe she is. She believes that if I fail to carry out accurately, then that might be an entire failure of the group. The truth that she was so cooperative, helped me really feel comfy in sure scenes together with her onscreen.
What was your expertise of working with Vishal Bhardwaj?
It was a terrific expertise working with Vishal and his group. He’s such a proficient individual and on the identical time he’s so humble and right down to earth. He offers respect to everybody on set.
How in a different way does the leisure trade perform in Bangladesh?
The primary distinction is the finances and market of cinema. And the technical ability as nicely. We don’t have any institutional help in Bangladesh. The technical group picks up the ability at work. The presence of girls on the group is much less, however for Khufiya, what I observed was that 60 % females have been there on the group working in several sectors.
On cinema altering…
World cinema has modified loads with time and our subcontinental cinema as nicely with time. They’ve develop into extra life like. Feminine lead tales are extra present in world cinema whereas in Bangladesh, that isn’t the scene due to our social construction.
In Indian cinema alternatively, I noticed a major change in girls’s roles. Now, there are lots of feminine lead reveals and movies on OTT which is an excellent signal. It’s not like {that a} feminine in cinema is like an adjunct to glamorise a movie. The portrayal of females has modified. Now we’re extra actual fairly than these females who solely exist within the eyes of a sure group of individuals. The gaze is altering in the case of girls’s roles.
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