Kukho amandla afana nomntwana kunye nomdla kuye osulelayo. Xa ehleka, awukwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ungene naye. UMithila Palkar oneminyaka engamashumi amabini anesithathu wamenza uphawu kuthotho lwewebhu oludumileyo lweNtombazana ekwisiXeko, kodwa eyona nto yamenza ukuba azive evelelwa yintsholongwane yayikukuguqulela kwakhe ingoma yakudala yesiMarathi kwisitayile seendebe zika-Anna Kendrick kuYouTube. Ngolunye uthotho lwewebhu-Izinto ezincinci kunye ne-Chukyagiri esemthethweni-kwityala lakhe, uPalkar ukwi-roll.
Uqale nini ukwenza isigqibo sokuba ufuna ukwenza okuthile?
Ndicinga ukuba ndandisoloko ndinomdla wokudlala. Nge-12, ndandiyinxalenye yeqela lethiyetha yesikolo sam kwaye kulapho ndafumana incasa yam yokuqala yeqonga. I-epiphany endandifuna ukuba ngumdlali weqonga yafika kum kudala.
Uphuma kusapho lwemveli lwaseMaharashtrian. Ngaba kwakunzima ukuleqa amaphupha akho okubambile?
Ukuthetha inyani ndazama ukuyibaleka okwethutyana. Khange ndibenayo inkxaso ingako kumphambili wekhaya, kuba ndiphuma kusapho lwaseMarathi olugcinayo kwaye ukudlala ibingengowona msebenzi ufanelekileyo wokuwulandela ngokwembono yabo. Ndazama ukuyiphepha yonke into okwethutyana kodwa andikwazanga ukuyibaleka kakhulu okanye ixesha elide. Ngoko ke ndaqalisa ukuba livolontiya kule nkampani yethiyetha ebizwa ngokuba yi-QTP eqhuba umnyhadala wethiyetha wolutsha waminyaka le obizwa ngokuba yiThespo. Ndingene kule nkampani ngo-2012 kwaye ngo-2013 ndiqhube umnyhadala wabo njengomnye wabalawuli. Kulapho enye i-epiphany yandibetha: Andizange ndenzelwe umsebenzi osemva kwesiteji. Ndandikulangazelela ukuba seqongeni, ndibambe.
Usapho lwakho belucinga ntoni ngawe ngobulumko bomsebenzi?
Abazali bam ngokwenene babelungile xa ndisenza. Kodwa ndihlala notatomkhulu nomakhulu kwaye nangona babengenamsebenzi ukhethekileyo engqondweni yam, baye bakwenza kwacaca ukuba babengakhululeki xa ndidlala.
Uyifumene njani indima kaMeera Sehgal kwi-Girl in the City? U-Anand Tiwari kunye no-Amritpal Singh Bindra, abavelisi beNtombazana kwisiXeko, bebesenzela olu chungechunge. Ndivavanye kwaye bacinga ukuba ndiyifanele indima ngokugqibeleleyo. USamar Shaikh, umlawuli wolu luhlu, eneneni wayengoyena wayethatha uphicotho, endilufumene luthandeka kakhulu, kuba akusoloko kukho abalawuli abathatha ixesha lokudibana nabadlali.
Uhlala eMumbai ubomi bakho bonke. Kwakunjani ukudlala intombazana yedolophu encinci egcwele amehlo kuthotho?
Andizicingeli kakhulu iindima zam. Ndifunde iskripthi sam kwaye ndizama nje ukungena eluswini lomlingiswa wam. Ndafumana iMumbai njengoMeera kwaye wandinika ithuba lokuba ndithandane nesixeko kwakhona.
Yintoni eyanelisa ngakumbi-ukwenza eqongeni kubaphulaphuli abaphilayo okanye phambi kwekhamera?
Ukudlala eqongeni kukwinqanaba eliphezulu elingenakuthelekiswa nanto. Nokuba uyadlala, uyacula okanye uyadanisa, ukwenza bukhoma kufana nokuba phezulu kulo lonke (uyahleka). Okumangalisayo kukuba, ndandidlala eqongeni kuphela xa ndandisesikolweni.
Ngaba siza kukubona kuyo nayiphi na imidlalo kwixesha elizayo?
Ewe, ndiza kube ndisenza imidlalo emibini yeli qela lethiyetha ebizwa ngokuba yi-Aarambh. Benza umculo wabantwana obizwa ngokuba nguTunni Ki Kahani, kunye nomnye umculo wamaHindustani obizwa ngokuba nguAaj Rang Hai. Imiboniso yezi zinto ihlala isenzeka unyaka wonke. Nangona, enye inyani engaqhelekanga yeyokuba bendifuna ukuqala umsebenzi wam kwithiyetha yaseMarathi. Ndiyithanda kakhulu, yaye yayilelona lwimi ndandikhululekile ukuluthetha. Kodwa, njengoko kusenzeka, uphononongo lokuqala lobuchwephesha endilunikeyo yayilomdlalo wesiNgesi. Izinto azihambanga ngokwesicwangciso, kodwa ndilapha.
Ubuye wenza ifilimu emfutshane ebizwa ngokuba yiMajha Honeymoon? Loo filimu imfutshane yenzeka nje njengovavanyo, njengoninzi lwezinto endizenzileyo. Umfundi omncinci osuka kwikholeji yam wagqiba ekubeni enze ifilimu. Wayebhalile yaye efuna ukuyalathisa, ngoko wandicela ukuba ndithathe amanyathelo. Inokuba yayiyigig yam yokuqala yokulingisa ngaphambi kokuba ndiqalise ukudlala ixesha elizeleyo.
Ngaba ucinga ukuba inguqulelo yakho yesiMarathi yengoma ka-Anna Kendrick yeeNdebe iya kuthandwa kangaka?
Hayi, andizange! Kwakhona, yayiluvavanyo nje. Ndenze enye inguqu yengoma yeeNdebe apho ndacula khona uFrank Sinatra's Can't Take My Eyes Off You. Ngenye iholide yehlobo ndiye ndafunda indlela yokuyenza kwaye ndiyibeke kwisitishi sam sikaYouTube, endandisenze kuba ndandingumfundi weBMM. Khange ndiphinde ndibelane ngayo kwenye indawo kumajelo asekuhlaleni. Kodwa, ndiyaqikelela, emva kokuba abantu bendibonile eKatti Batti kufanele ukuba bandijongile kwaye badibana nejelo lam likaYouTube. Omnye umfana uphawule ngevidiyo endicela ukuba ndenze uhlobo olufanayo lwengoma yesiMarathi. Ndacinga ukuba ingcamango enomdla kwaye ndakhetha ingoma ethi Hi Chal Turu Turu, eyiklasiki. Eyona nto yayibaluleke kakhulu yayikukuba abantu abavela kulo lonke ihlabathi babeyithanda. Ndifumene ii-imeyile ezivela kubantu abakumazwe afana ne-Italiya, iMalaysia neKuwait bendixelela ukuba abaluqondi ulwimi kodwa bacinga ukuba ingoma inomtsalane.
Ngubani owona mthombo wakho mkhulu wokuphefumlela?
Baninzi abantu endikhuthazwa ngabo. Omnye wabo ngumakhulu wam, ondifundise ukomelela nokunyamezela ukuze ndifikelele usukelo lwam. Ndicinga ukuba ezi zezona zinto zimbini zibalulekileyo ozidingayo ukuze uphile kweli shishini. Olunye ukhuthazo olukhulu ngumcebisi wam, uToral Shah. Ukusuka kwishishini, ndijonge kuPriyanka Chopra kuba uyenzile izinto endinqwenela ukuzenza.
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