Actress Nagma began her Bollywood career with Salman Khan's film Baaghi: A Rebel For Love. In addition to Hindi films, Nagma has acted in many South Indian movies and later became very popular in the Bhojpuri film industry. Following this, Nagma also ventured into politics. Although her career did not achieve significant long-term success, she was one of the emerging actresses of the 90s. In a throwback interview with Lehren, Nagma discussed how she got into films, the types of roles she preferred, her non-glamorous image, and how the South film industry is more professional. So, let's watch the latest Lehren podcast to know more. #nagma #nagmabollywood #nagmapolitics
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00:00I thought Baaghi was the right break and the right start.
00:04I just started off.
00:05So us waqt se, but at the same time,
00:07I started working in the South also.
00:09So it was the same time.
00:12Salman was very good.
00:13He was very cooperative.
00:14He made me feel very, very easy.
00:16So everything went off well.
00:19Don't brand an artist in a certain category.
00:22Ke nahi yeh sirf ro sakti hai, yeh sirf has sakti hai,
00:25yeh sirf yeh kar sakti hai.
00:27South Indian films ka ek hi hota hai,
00:29ki wo jo kaam karte hain,
00:32wo log time par shuru kar dete hain.
00:34They're more professional in their attitude.
00:36Log yaha Hindi industry mein,
00:38seedah right off kar dete hain.
00:40Yeh ladki toh kabhi glamorous hoi nahi sakti.
00:42Isme kabhi exposure hoi nahi sakta.
00:51Well, maine kabhi socha nahi tha,
00:52ke main industry mein aaongi.
00:53But I wanted to do my business management.
00:56Maine B.com kiya tha.
00:58Uske baad I got lot of offers,
00:59lot of people came to me.
01:01Tab maine I gave it a thought,
01:02because I always wanted to do,
01:03mujhe kuch karna tha zindagi mein.
01:05I wanted to be something.
01:07So I said, okay, why not give it a thought?
01:10Try and do something.
01:12Or when I did it,
01:13like mujhe kisi alag tariqe se start karna tha,
01:16and I thought Baaghi was the right break
01:18and the right start.
01:20I just started off to us waqt se,
01:23but at the same time,
01:24I started working in the South also.
01:26So it was the same time, you see.
01:29So I felt that they are more professional
01:31and more,
01:32mujhe satisfaction isliye zyada mil rahi thi,
01:34because wo log mujhe,
01:37you can say they were,
01:39they were removing more talent from me
01:41than people over here.
01:42Toh isliye I settled for there.
01:45Nagma, aap jab sabse pehle camera ke saamne aayi,
01:48toh kaisa laga?
01:49Were you nervous?
01:50Well, I was,
01:51lekin,
01:53I was,
01:53mujhe yaad hai,
01:54I was doing my first,
01:55sabse pehla dit mera shooting ka,
01:57I was doing my song,
01:58kaisa lagta hai,
01:59acha lagta hai.
02:00That was my first day's shooting.
02:02Aur hum log ne kaane ke saath start kiya tha,
02:04and the gaana is,
02:05I mean,
02:06the song is supposed to be one of the best songs.
02:09And Salman was very good,
02:10he was very cooperative,
02:11he was,
02:12he made me feel very, very easy.
02:13Toh,
02:14everything went off well.
02:16Aur aajkil Hindi filmon mein,
02:17kaafi gaane aur kaafi aise scenes hote hain,
02:20jo, you know,
02:21exposing and bold hote hain.
02:23Toh, unke baare mein,
02:24aap kya kehna chahengi?
02:26Dekhiye maine yeh shuru jab ki thi apne career,
02:28maine jab Baaghi ki thi,
02:29toh usmein,
02:30maine ek bahut hi alag kisam ka role kiya tha,
02:32jismein koi exposure nahi tha,
02:34koi glamour nahi tha,
02:35kuch nahi tha.
02:36Toh logon ne mujhe bola ki,
02:38log yaha Hindi industry mein,
02:39seedha right off kar dete hain.
02:41Yeh ladki toh bhai,
02:42kabhi glamorous hoi nahi sakti,
02:43ismein kabhi exposure hoi nahi sakta.
02:46Just to prove their point wrong,
02:48I did a film like Yalgaar,
02:50jismein,
02:51I was glamorous also.
02:52Ek chota se role tha,
02:54lekin usmein,
02:55a little bit of exposure was also there.
02:57So just to prove that point,
02:58ki nahi,
02:59don't brand an artist in a certain category.
03:04Ki nahi,
03:04yeh sirf ro sakti hai,
03:05yeh sirf has sakti hai,
03:06yeh sirf yeh kar sakti hai.
03:08Toh,
03:08us point ko wrong proof karne ke liye,
03:10maine wo role kiya tha.
03:12And I was successful,
03:12kuch logon ko,
03:13I liked,
03:14they liked me also,
03:15aur unhone kaha bhi ke,
03:16we could not imagine you to be so glamorous.
03:20Jo ke,
03:20you looked in that film.
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04:29Nagma,
04:30you have done a lot of South Indian films.
04:32So,
04:33what was the difference
04:34between South Indian films
04:35and Bollywood films?
04:36South Indian films
04:38have one thing in common.
04:39They work on time.
04:44They are more professional
04:45in their attitude.
04:46Of course,
04:49they do more quality work.
04:51And,
04:52naturally,
04:52artists,
04:54big to small artists,
04:55are at their disposal.
04:57You see,
04:58big artists do one film
04:59at a time.
05:00They don't do more
05:01than one or two films.
05:03So,
05:04there is no compromise
05:05in any work.
05:06However,
05:07in North India,
05:08every artist has different shifts.
05:10They have to go here and there.
05:12So,
05:12they cannot give total sincerity
05:13and dedication to a film.
05:16So,
05:17there is a lack of sincerity
05:20and dedication in films.
05:22Although,
05:22it's all the same.
05:23Films are made the same.
05:25But,
05:25the pace of working
05:26is much faster
05:27in the South.
05:29The work is done faster.
05:31Well,
05:31you have already played
05:32many roles in South India.
05:34So,
05:35is there any particular role
05:36that you want to play
05:37in the Hindi film industry?
05:39There are many such roles.
05:41But,
05:41these days,
05:41we don't want to do much
05:43for new girls,
05:44new trends,
05:45or anything like that.
05:48We don't get such roles.
05:51You can take any role.
05:53There are very few
05:54who can give you a lot of time.
05:57And,
05:57you know,
05:58after a long time,
06:00you get a role.
06:01But,
06:01otherwise,
06:02in normal films,
06:03it's all the same.
06:05You have to dance,
06:05you have to sing,
06:06you have to do a few scenes.
06:07It's all the same.
06:09Okay.
06:10Nagma,
06:10if given a choice,
06:11would you like to do
06:13commercial hit films in the future
06:15or art-based films?
06:17Well,
06:18If given a choice?
06:20In commercial films,
06:22one has to work.
06:24Because,
06:25in that way,
06:25only you will be in the...
06:27Like,
06:27even if I work in the South,
06:29I am very well to do over there.
06:32But,
06:32I have some fans,
06:33I have some people
06:34who want to see me in the North.
06:37So,
06:37for them,
06:37once in a while,
06:38I keep doing one-one films.
06:40I have never stopped doing films.
06:42So,
06:42sometimes,
06:43I do films here and there.
06:44But,
06:44I would definitely like to do.
06:45If it's a good art film,
06:47which can give me some benefit,
06:49which can give me a name,
06:51then I will definitely do it.
06:53And,
06:54according to you,
06:55which director has used your talent
06:57correctly and well?
07:01Look,
07:02I can't say anything like that yet.
07:04Because,
07:05I have done so many Hindi films.
07:07And,
07:08secondly,
07:09I have done more commercial films than
07:11female-oriented films.
07:14So,
07:14this is what happens in commercial films.
07:16Dance,
07:16songs,
07:17this.
07:17But,
07:17yes,
07:18in one film,
07:19in which I had more expectations,
07:22that was Bewafa Sa Wafa.
07:23Because,
07:24that film was a different kind of role.
07:26It was a different kind of challenge.
07:27Even my first film,
07:28when I did Baaghi,
07:30that was also a different kind of film.
07:31When new girls came,
07:32they were all doing glamorous roles.
07:34But,
07:34I chose that film,
07:36in which there was less glamour
07:37and a different kind of story.
07:41So,
07:42nothing more.
07:43But,
07:43I didn't get to do much,
07:44which can be talked about.
07:46Basically,
07:47what kind of role do you prefer?
07:53What kind?
07:53I mean,
07:55As an actress,
07:56I'm sure you would do all the roles.
07:58But,
07:58if we talk about your preference,
08:00Well,
08:02I'm easy actually.
08:03I'm easy with,
08:04I don't have any problem with emotions.
08:07I don't have any problem with comedy either.
08:08So,
08:08in every role,
08:11I mean,
08:11there's no problem in emoting.
08:13So,
08:14I don't mind any kind of role.
08:15But,
08:16I would like to do a role,
08:17which is a little different from other roles.
08:22Which is a little different from other roles.
08:23Because,
08:23in every film,
08:23you have songs,
08:24dances,
08:25and normal scenes.