Sanjida Preeti’s desires

Vivacious, pretty, and down-to-earth -- Sanjida Preeti impressed one and all with her performances throughout the years. From essaying the young and bubbly Titir in "Kacher Manush" to the doe-eyed Naila from "Bhalobashi Tai Bhalobeshe Jai", the versatile actress has forayed all three mediums- Theatre, TV, and OTT, and has showcased her acting prowess in all.

In a conversation with The Daily Star, the flamboyant actress opened up about her web-film Café Desire, and many more.

Tell us about your role in Café Desire.

Human beings are full of desires and Café Desire reflects upon those desires. My character's name is Shoma, an Engineering graduate, who left her career to follow something completely different from her line of choice. She chooses a career which is considered 'illegal' by society, but it's something that she chose on her own. I found the character really challenging, as it has many layers which makes her appear more realistic.

Sanjida Preeti.

Do you remember any interesting incidents from you shooting?

It's really tough shooting inside a car- there was nobody in the car except me and Shamol Mawla. We had to project this maddening journey full of conversations, and we had a plethora of cameras placed both inside and outside the car. It was a little nerve-wrecking, but I am glad we could pull this up.

After almost four years, Prachyanat has returned with 'Koinna'.

"Koinna" is one of the oldest productions of Prachyanat, and thus we have a set of audience who would always come to watch the play. The set, light, and props -- everything spellbinds the audiences. I enact two characters in the play- "Koinna" and "Mostura" who are polar opposites of each other. Koinna is a delicate, fragile personality, while Mostura is this cold, bitter person but spiritual woman.

Do you think OTT has enough women-centric contents?

We don't, actually. It's such a shame that we have so many talented actresses in the industry, but their skills are still not being utilised.

How satisfied were you with your role in Taqdeer?

I basically had to act as a corpse most of the time in "Taqdeer", so I wasn't satisfied. I wish I had more screen time but still, I had this deep quench for playing bold characters and my role was quite interesting -- as she was a strong and confident journalist who pursued the truth.

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What are your upcoming projects?

I am currently awaiting the release of "Café Desire" on Chorki and my upcoming performance for Prachyanat "Seven Steps Around The Fire", directed by Azad Abul Kalam, will be staged this month as well.