Laughing all the way

Sawant’s upcoming movies are Chal Dhar Pakad and Ideachi Kalpana. “Chal Dhar Pakad is about the Indian game of kabaddi. A woman challenges the kabaddi champion of her village,a thing that no other man has dared to do. The film focuses on the match that is to take place – her struggle to form a team and face other obstacles,” she reveals. This film also stars Ashok Saraf and Sachin Pilgaonkar. “This was a great chance for all three of us to work together,” she adds.

Her other film Ideachi Kalpana is an out-and-out comedy. “During this three-hour movie,the audience will do nothing but laugh!” she smiles. Sawant is partial to comedy and most of her roles have been full of humour. She reasons,“Yes,I do a lot of comedy flicks and dramas but even they have a message. When a subject is serious and it is given a very serious treatment,it kills the interest of the audience. What I aim for is to make people realise the importance of an issue through comedy. If you see,even in Gangubai Non Matric,I have done just that.”

In recent times,Marathi movies have seen national and even international success. “That’s because there is new talent in the Marathi industry that is not content with sticking to the traditional. They are trying to do things differently,even though we don’t have the level of technology that the Hindi film industry has. Plus,wherever Maharashtrians go,they take their movies along with them!” she smiles.