Mumbai’s Vile Parle has offered many talented personalities to acting profession. The Parle Tilak Vidyalaya and Sathye College are known for motivating those talented artistes, besides offering them good education. One such personality is Meeta Savarkar, who first established herself as a model in the field of advertising. This creative field does require people with good acting skills and Meeta fitted into their requirement, having performed at various dramatic competitions, while in Sathye college. Be it Nestle Milk Bar advertisement or the Johnson and Johnson Baby shampoo ad or the Moov ad, she has been a familiar face on television for the past 5-6 years.

Meeta stepped into TV serials with Smita Talwalkar’s ‘Gharkul’ but came into limelight through Zee Marathi’s ‘Indradhanushya’, where she played a college girl keen on entering into modeling. Fortunately for her, this role did help her to get modeling assignments in real life. Meeta is now making her debut in Marathi films through Rajeev Patil’s forthcoming film ‘Pangira’. Marathi Movie World spoke to Meeta to know about her journey into the field acting.

Meeta Sawarkar
Q: You are there in the ad-world for a long time. Now, you are into films. How do you find the difference between these two fields?
A: Yes, there is a big difference between these two fields. Even if an advertisement comprise of 30 seconds count, sometimes it takes 2 days for the shoot. On the other hand Marathi films complete at least 4 scenes in a day. There is also a big difference in budget. If an important message is to be conveyed through a film, you have 2-3 hours; but, for an ad film, the product has to reach the audience quickly and at the same your character should also make an impact quickly enough. But, I have enjoyed working in both these fields with the same enthusiasm.
Q: What is your film ‘Pangira’ all about ?
A: Actually, ‘Pangira’ is based on the novel written by Vishwas Patil. It is on the backdrop of 3-4 different issues taking place in the city and village simultaneously. The main theme revolves around the basic necessities of a village, such as Farming, Water, electricity. It also throws light on village administration and people involved in it. The producer of this film Sanjay Krishnaji Patil himself being a Deputy. Commissioner, he thought of portraying this subject before the people to highlight these points. Actually, my character is not there in the original novel. It has been created by the screenplay writer. I was signed just 3 days before the shooting began.

Q; How was your experience working in this film ?
A: It was a great experience. While doing my modeling assignments, I always felt that I should get a chance to work in a film with village backdrop and ‘Pangira’ offered me this role. There is something more brighter than gold. That’s what was my experience working with Rajeev Patil. My debut and that too under the direction of Rajeev Patil, was something special for me. His vision is very clear. He does his home work well, before coming to the sets.

Q: What is your planning now ?
A: As of now, I don’t have any other film in hand. After ‘Pangira’ is released and seen by people, I shall decide my next action, depending upon the response of the people. Till then, I shall continue with my ads. I can do comedy roles and can even dance, if required. Let’s see what happens next.

Q: You don’t look that serious, but pose very cheerful. Then, how did you prepare for this serious type of character ?
A: Actually, I had not even read the script of this film and had not even studied much about this character. But, I love to perform, what I am not in reality. Instead of repeating what we are in real life, it is more challenging to show your acting skills, in such roles.