Priya Banerjee says India doesn’t make ‘wacky’ films like Candy And The Pizza Ggirl: ‘It has a Hollywood approach’
She added, "The first time he described my character, I was like, 'This is very wacky, this girl is crazy.' She has a tattoo of a pizza on her neck. The irony is, I don't like pizza in real life at all. I thought, 'It's insane.' For me, work should always be fun. Your characters should be challenging and enjoyable. So I was sold on the way he described the Pizza Girl."
Priya further described her character as intriguing and shared, "I felt it was so wacky that India wouldn't usually come up with a script like this. Maybe five years down the line, in mainstream cinema, it could happen. Then I remembered a film like Kala Kandi, which had a similar vibe. Not exactly the same, but equally offbeat. The character was so appealing that I had to do it. I am nothing like her. I don't believe in astrology."
She also recalled unintentionally hurting one of her co-stars while filming a crucial scene. "It's a very funny story behind the scenes. The actor whom I ended up stabbing, I had an actual screwdriver-like prop in my hand, which I was supposed to use in the scene. It was sharp, but the team had covered it carefully so I wouldn't hurt him. I was being extra cautious and kept my nails ahead of the prop so that if anything touched him, it would be my nails. But my nails were longer and sharper than the object itself."
She added, "When I performed the scene, I actually ended up scratching him with my nail. He wasn't badly injured, but he was hurt. Poor guy, he's a great co-actor. Thankfully, the scene turned out very natural. The film has been made in a very different way. It's not like most films we see here, especially in Bollywood."
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