The Nanny Diary

In the film,Saran will play Tannu,a nanny to the two-year-old child of a Canadian diplomat and her husband,played by Lisa Ray and Don McKellar. The film,which is based in New Delhi,is a humorous take on how the foreign couple learns to deal with the concept of domestic help in this country. “Whenever anyone from abroad comes to India they are always taken aback by the amount of domestic help we get. From cooks,cleaners to childcare,they are just not used to it. They are also always facing a dilemma about how to treat,react and behave with these people who work for them. Deepa Mehta has captured this confusion really well,” the actress tells us.

Saran has a lot of hopes pinned on this film and has not signed any new projects since she’s waiting for the reaction to this one. The actress,who has done numerous Telugu and Tamil films in the past,is hoping to soon start a full-fledged career in Bollywood. Just like most people from South India,she gets very perturbed with the words South Indian or regional cinema. “It should be called Indian cinema. It’s a shame that most people don’t even know which language belongs to which state in the south. In fact,people feel proud to say that they have seen French and Spanish films with subtitles,but will never watch a Telugu film with subtitles,” says the 27-year-old rather pointedly. We walk towards the swimming pool where she carefully slips off her white sandals and dips her toes into the cool water. This immediately helps her to cool off and she remembers how much she enjoyed shooting for the Canadian film.

She had worked closely with Lisa Ray during the shoot and was shocked to hear about her illness that has been making the headlines recently. “I spent so much time with Lisa during the shoot but none of us had any idea about her illness,” she says quietly. “But Lisa is so strong. I met her at the Toronto film fest last month and while she has put on a lot of weight because of all the medication and treatment,she was looking more beautiful and radiant than ever. What was even better was that she was still so happy and energetic.”

STARRY-EYED
* Shah Rukh Khan
* Hrithik Roshan
* Salman Khan
* Ranbir Kapoor
* Aamir Khan

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