This story is from December 19, 2015

'I still believe achan is waiting at home'

Anjana George / TNN / Dec 19, 2015, 00:00 IST

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Bhavana has had a tough time after the unexpected demise of her father. The actress talks about life thereafter.

'I still believe achan is waiting at home'

Known for her effervescence and vivaciousness, actress Bhavana has had a tough time after the unexpected demise of her father. While returning to work has slowly got her back to her groove, the mention of her father still leaves her teary-eyed.
But she puts up a brave face and aided by the cheery company of her new-found friends on the sets of Hello Namasthe, the actress opens up aboutcoming to terms with her dad’s demise, wedding plans and forthcoming projects.

You had to join the sets of Hello Namasthe soon after your dad’s death. Was it tough? I have come to terms with it now. Achan left us on September 24 and the shoot of the movie was supposed to begin on October 1. The initial days of shoot were tough for me. What happened was unexpected. I had never thought there would be a time when he wouldn’t be with me. I am thankful to the Hello Namasthe team for being really supportive and understanding. They postponed the shoot dates by two weeks. They also kept me engaged and distracted; cheering me up when I was down. Whenever I spoke about achan, they used to change the subject. And now, I have reached a point where I think, nothing has happened and when I return home, achan will be there waiting for me.
Seems like you have made a lot of good friends working in the movie? Yes. Everyone in the team was co-operative and we all gelled with ease. Most of them were achan’s friends too. As it’s a light-hearted movie, there were a lot of fun moments on the sets. Miya and I had worked in Dr Love and from then on, we share a good friendship. Now I got to add Sanju Sivram and Vinay Forrt too to my friends’ list. It’s sad that the shoot got over very soon!

You make friends easily. Could you name a few in the industry who are close? Oh, the list is too long. Only a very few are not in my friends’ list. Naming them will be easier but that will be very rude of me. My relationship with friends from cinema are so strong that I cannot imagine staying away from the industry for even a day. It will be like, leaving a school and going to a new place. I am proud that most of my friends are those whom I can call them in the middle of the night, seek support and they would rush to help.

Any update on your wedding? We had planned the wedding for next year. But now because of the unexpected demise of achan, I have not thought about it. The one who should give my hand in marriage to the groom is no more. Neither my family nor I are in a state of mind to take a decision now.
Of late, it seems you have cut down the number of projects. Are you being selective? I choose projects from a lot of scripts that I listen to. If you look at my films from 2010, I have only done two films a year in Malayalam. Like Happy Husbands and Marykkundoru Kunjadu in 2010. I used to take up a lot of Kannada and Tamil projects earlier but now, I am not in a mental state to do back-to-back shooting.
When people call up and talk about a subject, I tell them I am busy. From 2002 to 2008, I used to travel from location to location. But now, to be very honest, I cannot or I do not want to do that. I prefer having a lot of time to spend with my family and some ‘me time’ too. During the initial days of my acting career, there was a thrill in doing the maximum I can but that state is over now.
Do you have a dream role? After my debut movie Nammal, I had mentioned in many interviews that my dream is to act as a boy. Now, I don’t think it will ever happen. So all I dream now is to do roles with mettle. Also, I am living my dream. Since my childhood, all I wanted was to be an actress. By God's grace I became that.
What are your upcoming projects? I have the second schedule of Adventures of Omanakuttan with Asif Ali in Mysore. After that I will do VK Prakash’s Munthirithoppile Athithikal with Anoop Menon.

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