19 સપ્ટેમ્બર, 2014ના ગુજરાત સમાચારની ચિત્રલોક પૂર્તિમાં મેં અગાઉ કોઈ પીઆર એજંસી માટે કરેલાં એક પ્રેસ રિલીઝનું ભાષાંતર છપાયું હતું. બિનસાહિત્યિક ભાષાંતરના કામોમાં અનુવાદકનું નામ ક્યારેય સામે આવતું નથી. મેં ભાષાંતર કર્યું હોય અને મારી નજરમાં ન આવ્યું હોય એવા આ પ્રકારનાં અમુક લખાણો બીજે પણ કદાચ છપાયા હશે. જો કે, પ્રેસ રિલીઝનાં ભાષાંતરના કામોમાં પેમેન્ટની સમયસર ચૂકવણીમાં અનિશ્ચિતતાની સતત લટકતી તલવારથી કંટાળીને હવે આ પ્રકારનું કામ સ્વીકારવાનું બંધ કરી દીધું છે. ખેર, નીચે ગુજરાતી ભાષાંતરની ક્લિપિંગ મૂકી છે અને એ પછી ઓરીજીનલ અંગ્રેજી ટેક્ષ્ટ છે.
A press release translated by me, published in Gujarat Samachar Film Supplement dated 19/04/2014. Below is the Gujarati translation snapshot followed by original English text.
Aneri –
Nisha’s Interview
·
Do
you always wanted to be an actress? Tell us something about your background
I am born and brought in Mumbai, a very typical
Gujarati girl who loves to travel and who is a complete foodie. As far as
acting is concerned, it was a wild dream to me that got fulfilled purely by
chance. I always fantasized about posing for shutterbugs but I never really
gave it a push. Then one fine day, a casting director came across my pictures
on a social media site (Facebook) and invited me for a screen test, and before
I could realize what was happening, I got the role. Since then, life has been a
fairy tale for me as I live my dream every day. I'm in love with the fact that
I'm busy all day with shoots. In fact, when I'm home on a free day, I feel the
pangs to get back to work.
·
How
do you think 'Nisha Aur Uske Cousins' is going to be different?
Nisha
Aur Uske Cousins promises to be youth centric, to not be melodramatic, and to
be lighthearted and realistic. It’s the first
joint family show – which will focus completely on the youngsters, their
equation, their troubles and pranks. Cousins are your
blood relations but at the same time they are the friends you keep forever, the
ones you share your childhood memories and growing up angst with. It is this
very relationship that will be highlighted in the show.
·
How
do you relate to the character? Any training / preparation you underwent?
This
role is like a dream because in real life I am just like her. All my friends
call me a tom boy. I am always there whenever they need me just like Nisha.
Having said that, at the same time, as I play a character of a tom boy; I had
to work on my body language, my voice modulation and dialogue delivery. The
hardest decision was to cut my long hair just for this role. I had to do get
into the skin of the character.
·
Whom
you close to more on the sets?
I
am more close to Heli & Meherzan, my on –screen cousins. I connect with
them the best. They treat me like a baby and they are always there whenever I
have a bad day. Meherzan makes up a mood by talking the most random thing and
Heli pumps me up by getting me pasta.
·
What
is your equation with your cousins in real life?
I am
very close to my cousins in real life too. They hold a special place in my
life. They are my first friends, first play buddies, rivals and partners in
crime. We make it a point that on all the festivals we come together and
celebrate it like a big fat Gujarati family.
·
Tell
us about your most memorable experience while shooting for the show.
I
would like to highlight an incident while we were shooting in Jaipur. The
temperature was about 50 degree and I had to give an action shot; I didn’t even
realize that my I am getting exhausted. I fainted I was rushed to the hotel and
given medication. When I came into senses I didn’t even remember anything. That
was one kind of experience which I will never forget.
·
How
do you think people will accept or relate to your role & show?
I
feel Nisha’s role is somewhere very similar to Anjali from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
I think people would love it as it is very real. In many ways Nisha and her
cousins represent the Star Plus of today - young, energetic, wanting to break
the mold and do something new. They respect Dadaji and their elders but don't
always agree with their stereotypical views. The show not only captures the
unexplored but extremely interesting dynamic between cousins, but also deals
with issues of today's youth and their desire to challenge stereotypes.
·
Are
there any cat fights on sets?
No,
not at all. We actually have become one big family. In fact Heli is my best
buddy on the set.
·
How
is it to work with all the fresh star cast
I
think that’s the best part of our show as brings out a very fresh energy .We
all are hungry to learn and very hard working.
·
Other
than acting what are your hobbies?
The
young actor is also a dancer, having received formal training in Bharatnatyam
and also by Shiamak Davar. "Dancing is my passion. If given a chance, I
would love to participate in a dance reality show."