‘I have never shied away from physical transformation’

Acting as an art form is truly magical. One diva who’s successfully made it big after years of toil and hard work is Rashami Desai. Over the years, the Bigg Boss fame has literally proven her skills and mettle across different mediums, and we love the way she has shunned bright like a diamond to make it big.
While the diva often gets a lot of compliments for the ease with which she gets her craftsmanship going to blend into any character, not many have tried to understand the process behind it, be it the physical part or the mental part.
So, when we asked Rashami about the same, she opened up, and we quoted, “Well, as far as acting is concerned, every role might not need a physical transformation, but every role certainly needs a lot of mental preparation. It’s all about playing with your imagination and taking yourself into a world that doesn’t exist. For that to happen, your mind needs to be immensely strong, especially because once the cameras are shut, you also have to come back to your real world. The characters you are playing may or may not have any similarity or resemblance to who you are in real life. But the audience can’t know that, as for them, that character is you, and hence, you have to get deep into it.”
She always looks forward to preparing a character sketch and a backstory to understand the psyche of the character. Being a creative person, she shares, “I sometimes create my own back stories for my own reference just to get the emotional quotient right. That’s why a lot of those mental training and conditioning exercises that are taught in theatre are important. Mental preparation is definitely mandatory for every role that I undertake.”
Moreover, she shares that the physical drill is something that remains constant throughout the entire process until that particular journey is complete. There are some roles where you need to be on the healthy side, whereas others require you to lose weight. “It can get gruesome to play around your weight, but that’s where the expertise of actors comes in. Personally, I am quite conscious of what I am eating and also focus on my workouts accordingly and as per the way I need to look. I personally find physical transformations more difficult. But then, the world has seen that I have done it and never shied away whenever there was a good opportunity.”
She is also a firm believer in practice; she trains highly for her vocals. She shares, “My dialogue and diction need to always be on point, and I am very particular about that. Diction, voice, throw of speech, and modulation are very critical, and even today, I practice them whenever I can, as they never go to waste.”
However, at the end of the day, her ultimate motive is that after a long day of shooting, her director should be happy about my work ethics and preparation and should never feel that she has taken things lightly. If that’s taken care of, “I believe half the battle is won. I will tell young actors the same. Looks and grooming are fine, but at the end, you are an actor who’s going to be known for the work you do. So, keep the basics sorted, and the universe will take care of you.”
Meanwhile, on the work front, Rashami Desai has JNU and many other interesting projects happening at her end, the official announcements of which will take place soon as per the ideal timelines.