Tabu opens up about her involvement in comedy films: Characters not written for women

Tabu, who is currently gearing up for her next film titled Khufiya, recently spoke about her limited involvement in comedy movies. In an interview with Galatta Plus, the actress pointed out that the proportion of comedy films is quite low as compared to other genres. She also said that people do not envision women in comedic roles that often.

2 things you need to know

• Tabu's comic timing in Jawani Jaaneman was praised by the audience at the time it released.
• However, the actress recently opened up about doing more comedy films and said that such films are not made that often in Bollywood. 

Tabu on doing comic films

During the interview, Tabu was asked about doing more movies like Jawani Jaaneman, where she played a hippie mom. The actress said, "To begin with, I don’t think we have so many films in that genre being made every day. So the ratio of a comic film, as compared to other kinds of genres, is far less. Any actor is always going to be doing fewer comic roles and comedy films as opposed to the other, right? Because the space is too limited. So, I don’t know if so many characters like these are written for women. But these characters are not to be seen generally in cinema, like in life."

(Tabu opens up about playing comic roles | Image: X)

"I don’t know if we associate women with comedy or fun or that so much now. Because there are a lot of women out there who are also making you laugh, but I don’t think it was really that till recently.  There were not a lot of women who could make you laugh, and there were not a lot of people who could think about women in that spirit," Tabu added. 

Tabu on working with Vishal Bharadwaj

Tabu, who is soon going to be seen in Khufiya, said in an interaction with the media that there is no one in the Industry who has explored Shakespeare better than Vishal Bhardwaj. Talking about working with Vishal Bhardwaj, she said: "His language of film making is very different and unique and very unique to him, that is what makes him who he is. He is one director who has explored all possible subjects, from romance to the underworld to Shakespeare. No one has explored Shakespeare better than him. The way he sees things, his vision, his language, his storytelling, what he has brought with him make him stand out from the rest." Khufiya is a spy thriller film written, produced and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. The film is based on Amar Bhushan's espionage novel Escape to Nowhere.

(With inputs from IANS)