Daughter – Act of ambitious doctor Rucha

Rucha, the bubbly 12th standard science student, is making her debut in Bollywood with the film Daughter in which she plays the lead role of an adopted girl.

This 17 years’ budding actress seems to possess the sincerity and resolve to combine her studies with a demanding performance to win the hearts of a tough audience of Indian arties. Doing a guest appearance in a Marathi film Gojiri she is all set to play the lead role in her debut film Daughter. Albeit she has proved her prowess in acting, her dream is to become a doctor. Let’s check out what she has to say about her debut film and her ambitions in life.

Q. How did you bag this role?
A. I want to be a doctor and acting happened to me suddenly. Viju Mane came to me with this idea of the film Daughter. He thought that I suited the role better than anyone.

Q. What is the film Daughter all about?
A. The word Daughter itself has the power to stir within it the indescribable innocence, love and sense of belonging. It brings in the whole lot of happiness and a new meaning to the word ‘home’. The story is one of such daughter called Rucha, played by me, who, being an orphan, accepts the orphanage as her home until she gets adopted by a rich family who later makes her believe what home and relationships are and how important are they in the society.

Q. Have you undergone any professional training in acting?
A. Yes I did, but not a full time. I did a crash course in acting with Alopi Verma.

Q. With which director would you like to work in future?
A. I would like to work with Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra and Shimit Amin. I like Karan Johar's films a lot, too.

Q. How was it working with Vikram Gokhale and Padmini Kohlapure?
A. Firstly, I do not have any professional training in acting due to which I was a little afraid of how the things will turn up. Then when I met Vikramji on the set he told me that the way I was talking to him normally should be followed while facing the camera and everything will become easy. So he was like my total institution. And working with Padminiji was very nice. Albeit they have stardom, neither Padminiji nor any other actors in the film behaved like a star with me. Padminiji kept giving me tips every time and it’s only because of their support that I felt confident. Padminiji treated me as her own daughter.

Q. Any interesting incident that you can re-call that happened on the sets of the film?
A. There were few moments on the first day of the shooting which I could never forget. The shooting was scheduled at 4 am but it took place at around 12 am as it was raining heavily. Finally the rain stopped and we did the shot, but I feared of the outcome of the shot I gave. But when we saw it on the screen it was like superlative. Our director declared it as an okay shot.

Q. Before doing this film, did you knew what adoption is and did you ever visit any orphanage?
A. Yes I knew about it and I did visit an ashram and watched everything that happened over there. I was really amazed to know the kind of life one has to live in ashram. I found that their life is very different from us.

Q. What other activities you like to do?
A. I love to dance a lot. Even if there is music being played in my neighbor, I dance. Since I have given my 12th standard exam, I have a full month vacation in my hand, which I would utilize for a professional training course in dance.

Q. If not an actor then what would you have been?
A. I never thought that I will take up acting as I always dreamt of becoming a doctor and do acting simultaneously. Acting is my passion and to become a doctor is my ambition.

Q. Who inspired you to be a doctor?
A. My mother is a doctor so she has been my inspiration.

Q. Any other projects you have signed up?
A. As of now I am with this film only and I have not signed any other film. But if some interesting story comes my way, I will definitely do it.