Soha Ali Khan to make her English debut

It’s a couple of firsts for Soha Ali Khan. Soha has acted in one segment of a multi-storeyed film, that too in English. ‘It’s a short English film called Postcards, directed by Rajshree Ojha, who came down from LA to make the film,’ says Soha. ‘It has an interesting cast which includes Victor Bannerjee and Roopa Ganguly. The actor cast opposite me is Ankur Khanna (of Ammu fame). Ankur has also acted in Naseeruddin Shah’s directorial debut.’

Postcards has three different stories, written by Hindi litterateur Nirmal Varma. ‘Two of the stories are set in Kolkata and Cochin respectively, while mine is set in Mumbai,’ she says. ‘It’s about a couple whose relationship is on the verge of ending.

It’s an interesting and intelligent story. It was fun to shoot for it, although the theme is rather serious.’

‘Come to think of it,’ Soha adds. ‘Many of the films that I have done have cast me as a serious, if not traumatised woman. Only Rang De Basanti allowed me to be myself, happy and young.