FHM Girlfriend - Wings & Halos

Angela Krislinzki is making a name for herself in the Southern Film Industries, having dished out a major box office success in Rogue. In a candid conversation, we meet her jaunty and blithely side.

- Mehul Reuben Das

From reality shows to acting in films in the south, you seem to have come a long way. Tell us something about your journey.

Yes, I have come a long way. As I don’t belong to the film fraternity, for me, every chance matters a lot. So whether it was 1921 with Vikram Bhatt or Rogue with Puri Jaganadh or even performing in front of Rohit Shetty and Karan Johar in India’s Next Superstars, I treated everything like an audition. It was about proving myself and giving my best every single time. For me every opportunity counts

The tussles and fights in reality shows sure garner a lot of attention. Is the tension all real or is it made to seem so, using clever editing?

Yes, most reality shows are actually edited in that way. At times a romantic angle is inserted and at times, a fierce and animosity is shown. At the end of the day, it is the TRP that matters and crazy sensational content gives the channels the required TRP. For example with India’s Next Superstars, in the bits between the competitions, the content was quite manipulated. Showing my love angle with Aman actually gained a lot of popularity.

You already made your Bollywood debut with 1921. How different did you find the two industries?

I have worked in the south with Puri Jaganadh. He is an excellent director. He finishes his work so quickly. We finished our shoot for Rogue in almost a month which was nice. At the same time shooting in London with Vikram Bhatt for 1921 was an amazing experience in itself. He is such an intelligent director. You get to learn so much on set with him. I got to learn so much. Even if I wasn’t shooting I would be on the set to just learn and observe. The vibe on the set was amazing.

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