Rashmika Mandanna, on “No Filter Neha”, opened up about the trolling she faced for the Karwa Chauth scene from “Animal”.
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00:00So, in my head, I went into a space of, I did the 9 minute long scene and everyone on
00:06set liked it.
00:07But people now are trolling me.
00:09So am I living in a bubble?
00:11Okay, so, you know, this is of course, I can't have you here and not talk about Animal and
00:19congratulations on the success.
00:21But this was a film somewhere accused a little bit of misogyny, you being the most powerful
00:28female character.
00:29I love the Karwa Chauth scene.
00:31How do you manage to hold your own?
00:32Dude, it's just a film about this character and he's messed in his head and he will go
00:37to any length for his father.
00:40And he's also...
00:41I feel like he will go to any length for his father.
00:44I feel like you're the same character.
00:46To what length will you go?
00:47Like, I almost got a flash of you playing the part.
00:50Anyway, yeah, go on.
00:51No, because the whole film, the one year, like, couple of months that I've shot the
00:56The whole time I was just like, okay, this character will do anything for his father,
01:00right?
01:01So it's just constantly engraved in my mind.
01:04So I'm like, you're talking about this one character.
01:08He's messed up.
01:09And nobody can do anything about it.
01:11And you're telling a story about this messed up person.
01:15If you want the film to be raw and real and correct, this is how the film is going to
01:21be.
01:22And I just feel like saying that if people want to watch a life of this person, then
01:28they should watch it.
01:29Which everyone did.
01:30Which everyone did.
01:31And in fact, appreciated.
01:33But like, after watching it, coming and saying, oh, this or that, or like, I'm just like,
01:39did you enjoy the film?
01:40Yeah.
01:41So let's leave it at that.
01:42Yeah.
01:43Perfect.
01:44Now, you know, you once said in a very light hearted way that you wanted to do something
01:53that people would troll you for.
01:54I mean, not that you got trolled, but anyway, you did Animal and people always have opinions
01:58about it.
01:59And there's negativity.
02:00Did that negativity ever get to you?
02:02Because you know that the film has become a hit.
02:04So that big question is always there.
02:07Like you said, I saw the film, I liked it, it became a hit.
02:10So then does that, you know, when you're sitting alone and you get five minutes off, does that
02:15bother you?
02:16Or you're like,
02:17See, it depends on what they're trolling you about.
02:19I don't like people trolling women on their bodies.
02:24As long as that's not the case.
02:25And if they're trolling about film, cinema, my face in the film, and I see the dialogue,
02:30I know how the performance was.
02:32I have done the performance five months ago.
02:35Like example, Karwa Chauth scene.
02:43It is a nine minute long scene.
02:46And while doing the scene, people loved it on set, right?
02:50People are like clapping.
02:51They're like, oh, it's done so well.
02:53But the trailer came out and I was trolled so much for that one particular dialogue from
02:58the same scene.
02:59So in my head, I went into a space of, I did the nine minute long scene and everyone on
03:05set liked it.
03:06But people now are trolling me.
03:08So am I living in a bubble?
03:11Like, are people not going to like the scene?
03:14Because you know what you've shot, but people don't know.
03:17People just know that.
03:18But it's a fair question to ask yourself.
03:20So I don't want to ever be in my life where I'm living in a bubble.
03:25I need to be on the ground.
03:27I need to talk to people.
03:28I need to know what really is going on.
03:31I don't want to be like, oh, I'm an actor.
03:33Everything I do is cool.
03:35That's not me.
03:36Right?
03:37It's such a great kind of way of sharing with us as to how you break it down and you take
03:44it and turn it in a positive way to understand where you could be slightly flawed according
03:52to the audience.
03:53They are not critics.
03:54They're just trolls.
03:55So the bigger you get, the more they will find in you to take you down.
03:59Correct.
04:00Correct.
04:01That's a given.
04:02That's something that we chose for ourselves.
04:03But today, like when people have watched the whole film, 90% of the people have come back
04:08and they're like, dude, we really apologize for trolling you.
04:12This is your career best performance.
04:16And I'm like, I know, because I felt right at that moment.
04:19A career that's just begun.
04:20I wouldn't mind.
04:21Hopefully.
04:22There's so much more in store.
04:24Yeah.
04:25No, no.
04:26Please continue.
04:27But yeah, it just gives you confidence.
04:28Okay.
04:29This is not just in your head.
04:30You're not living in a bubble.
04:31People do like the scene.
04:32So people do see your effort and people do like your performance, which makes me feel
04:37like, okay, next time I need to, you know, pull it up a little, pull it up a little.
04:43What is the maximum?
04:44What is the length that I can go for?