Cartel the forthcoming action-drama will feature Angry Indian Goddess actress Tannishtha Chatterjee. opposite Brett Lee has joined the team.
Tannishtha who has been roped in will play the pivotal role of ‘Romila’ who is an author, opposite Madhu Bhau (essayed by Jitendra Joshi) in the series ‘Cartel‘. The actress is said to be performing a pole dance in one of the sequences.
Tannishtha Chatterjee – pole dancing one of the highlights for me
Speaking about her character, Tannishtha expressed: “Romila is a very fiery character. She owns her body, her mind, and her sexuality. But behind all her outward strength, there is a hidden pain of non-acceptance.
This complex mixture was what intrigued me to play Romila. I was really interested in playing someone that most people would not see me as. Romila is a very different character than my real personality and yes, pole dancing was one of the highlights for me as well.”
Tannishtha Chatterjee roped in for ‘fiery’ role in ‘Cartel’
Tannishtha who played a character of social activist in Angry Indian Goddesses is a story about a group of seven women: Frieda (Sarah-Jane Dias), a photographer, invites her college friends over to her family home in Goa. The diverse bunch includes CEO Suranjana (Sandhya Mridul), aspiring ‘Katrina Kaif-like’ actor Joanna (Amrit Maghera), struggling singer Madhureeta (Anushka Manchanda), social activist Nargis (Tannishtha Chatterjee) and ‘trophy wife’ Pam (Pavleen Gujral). Laksmi (Rajshri Deshpande), the maid, takes care of the house and Frieda’s friends.
What Tannishtha aspire to be?
The actress spoke some time ago about her aspiration and whom she admires “I remember the day when I met Zohra Sehgal for the first time. She was 90 and I was 19. Even at her age, I was astonished by seeing her diligent, discipline, and commitment to her work. That is a true taste of an artiste. My aspiration is to be that sort of an artiste,” Tannishtha said here in an interview.
“I think for an artist, there is no scope of being satisfied. The day you are satisfied with your work, you are stopping yourself from exploring another avenue. It hasn’t stopped for me and it is a continuous journey.
“I am learning and growing and this process should continue,” added the acclaimed actress, often called ‘princess of parallel cinema’.
‘Cartel’ is streaming from August 20 on ALTBalaji.