The happy misfits! Shahana Goswami and Barun Sobti aren't 'Bollywood material'

A still from Tu Hai Mera SundayI dont want to do Bollywood Rock On actress Shahana Goswami says emphatically Her smile reflects the happiness behind her decision Once you make up your mind about what kind of movies you want to do what work interests you you are going to find it hard to bag work you like anyway pipes in actor Barun Sobti 30 who got famous as Arnav Raizada in the romantic television show Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam DoonWe meet at a Bandra cafeacute right before the two take off to London Goswami is in Mumbai to shoot a bit role in Rock On 2 before watching how the audience receives their indie film Tu Hai Mera Sunday at the BFI London Film Festival In it Sobti plays a football lover struggling to find space to kick ball every weekend Goswamis character is the daughter of an old man who becomes a part of this bunch inadvertentlyAfter London Mumbai will get to watch it at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Over coffee the talk centres around why its significant to take on a tiny indie film that discusses the lack of public spaces in Mumbai over a mega commercial movie Its not about people this movie its about Mumbai There is this amazing scene where two kids play badminton using a parked car as net Milind Dhaimade the director has portrayed the citys everyday life so beautifully That we can discuss this through our movie makes it greatShahana Goswami and Barun Sobti PicSuresh KarkareFor the actress who now lives in Paris as life is better there the charm of independent cinema lies in that an actor can be himself and not change anything When we started prepping for Tu Haihellip we thought lets go to the gym lets groom ourselves But Milind said dont you dare I have cast you for who you are the personalities you are So in the movie I talk exactly the way I Shahana does I talk in Hindi I talk in English she shares gesturing to Sobti I was surprised when he cast this one though Popular TV star Kyun bhai Sobti is unperturbed Of course they must have thought I cant act I havent done any work in a while So this movie is important for me Im certain people will read this and think oh Isko kaam nahin milahellip he laughs hinting at the way indie cinema actors are perceivedGoswami says she is trying to build a career in Paris If I need to do that I cant keep coming back I need to be there available for work So unless a movie like this crops up I am pretty much out of the mainstream Sobti on the other hand is prepping for another TV show one that he insists isnt that mainstream But it is a romantic oneOf course he will always be the romantic hero Goswami takes a jibe Curious about the web format he hopes he can cultivate a standing there because it may allow him space to be more than the typical romantic I dont want to limit myself I can do web movies and TV We as makers have to find a way to deliver smart stuff to the audience If they get used to quality content they will crave it Thats our responsibility isnt it