Bhumika hopes her biker role in Idhe Maa Katha will inspire women

Chennai

Actress Bhumika Chawla’s film Idhe Maa Katha will release onOctober 2. Keyed up about her character in this Telugu movie, the actress ishopeful that the narrative would inspire women.

“My role in Idhe Maa Katha is very different from what Ihave done before. It’s about a middle class married lady following her dreams.As a young girl she had a few things in mind that she wanted to do, but lifetook a different course. In a much later stage in her life, she decides tofollow her heart. I hope to inspire at least a few women to follow their dreamsno matter what age they are. The role instantly appealed to me,” adds theactress, known for her films in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi that include Kushi,Okkadu, Tere Naam, Missamma, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal, Gandhi, My Father and M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story.

Idhe Maa Katha is a story of four strangers who are attachedto their bikes and travel together, and was shot in Hyderabad and Manali lastyear between October and December. Bhumika had to ride a bike for this role.

“I learnt how to ride a bike in school. I knew how to driveso it wasn’t an issue. People haven’t seen me in this kind of a role before sothey will be surprised,” Bhumika says, and she will be seen wearing sarees butmostly biker dresses in the film.

Sharing her experience of collaborating with actor SumanthAshwin, she adds, “It’s wonderful to work with Sumanth Ashwin. He’s a niceyoung kid, hardworking, and very cultured. The most impressive thing about himis he is not on social media and doesn’t feel the need to be a slave of gadgets— rare in this time and age. This is something I also partially believe assomeday I would want to give up social media for a while at least. He lovestravelling and we had interesting conversations about travelling to differentcities and countries.”

Bhumika has been particular about the kind of character shechooses to take up. Ask her about the kind of roles she wants to explore inTollywood and she says, “I would like to continue to do different roles becauserepetition is the other word for stagnation and the audiences also get boredwatching an actor do the same thing again and again. As an actor always cravesto explore new and interesting roles, I am no different.”