Madhoo played Manoj Bajpayee’s wife in Governor and played title role in amil-Malayalam drama Chinna Chinna Aasai
“It’s 34 years since Roja that I am playing the title role again. For someone who has taken a long break, it’s a completely different world now. The acting scenario has changed drastically,” she tells us.
The actor has acted in some projects in the recent past, but with these two theatrical releases and two OTT shows lined up ahead, she is in a happy space.
“I have decided that I won’t be doing four-to-five-day shoot types of projects, and then Governor happened. It was technically a four-to-five-day shoot, and I was not sure and had decided to say no, but then I read the script and really liked it. The role was less but very important and played a key part in the progression of the film. Now, I feel happy when people say that ‘your idea of gold (in the film) saved India from a major economic crisis’,” she says with a smile.
Having worked with stalwarts including late actors Dev Anand and Rishi Kapoor, as well as her contemporaries Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, and Akshay Kumar, Madhoo says, “They kept working and evolved with time. Now, when I work with actors like Manoj Bajpayee, there is much to learn about simplicity. Recently, I shot with Anil Kapoor (for OTT show Family Business), and was blown away with his energy.” She has also shot for another OTT series for a leading platform.
Madhoo feels that now the audience too has become very demanding, “Now, if you put in the extra effort then it’s considered as overacting! I had a great time in the 90s but now it’s so much fun and challenging. Bahut maza aa raha hai!”
Working in the South also saw a 360-degree change, feels the actor. “In projects like Baahubali or Kannappa (2025) where you are larger than life or is heavy on VFX you have act in certain kind of way but otherwise simplicity is the key,” she signs off.
