Actor Nabha Natesh, who is all set to feature in ‘Maestro’, a remake of acclaimed Hindi film ‘Andhadhun’, says she approached the project as a fresh film. She plays the character of Sophie, originally played by Radhika Apte in the Sriram Raghavan directorial. ‘Maestro’ features actor Nithiin stepping into the shoes of Ayushmann Khurrana to play a blind piano player who unwittingly becomes embroiled in a murder.
In an interview, Natesh said she avoided falling into the trap of comparing how Apte had performed the role to retain freshness in her portrayal. “I didn’t want to compare with what she had done in the original film. My take on the character was to (understand) the mindset of a person who falls in love with a visually impaired person. Sophie looks at him as someone so strong, who has a desire for life which is beyond his visual impairment. I thought my character should stand on the zeal of his character and build it accordingly,” she said.
Directed by Merlapaka Gandhi and produced by Shresht Movies, ‘Maestro’ is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. The film also stars Tamannaah Bhatia in the role originally essayed by Tabu in the National Award-winning 'Andhadhun'. Natesh said in her Telugu film career of three years and of nearly seven movies, ‘Maestro’ was the first remake she worked in.
“The original film had made a huge impact. It proved that people will watch and support a film like Andhadhun if it’s well made. Bringing that content to Telugu, which may not have been seen before in the industry, was extremely exciting. My character is nothing like what I had done previously. But I thought if I watch the film again, I would get into a conflict. I followed what the director was asking me to do. I didn’t remember every single frame of the original film, so ‘Maestro’ was a fresh film for me once I went on sets to begin filming,” she said.
