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Mumbai, Sep 30 (PTI) Actor Rashmika Mandanna says she is at a stage in her career where she wants to "spread her wings" and fly into uncharted territories as she wants to learn more about her capabilities.
This led Mandanna to "Goodbye", her first Hindi film in which she stars alongside the likes of megastar Amitabh Bachchan and seasoned actor Neena Gupta.
"This is the time for me to spread my wings and do every kind of film because it is important to do so as an actor.
I don’t want to be comfortable doing a particular kind of film.
"I want to learn and teach myself what my kind of films are because I haven’t figured it out yet," Mandanna told PTI in an interview.
Since her debut with Kannada film "Kirik Party" in 2016, the actor has fast emerged as one of the top stars of south cinema with critically-acclaimed movies such as “Sulthan”, “Geetha Govindam”, “Dear Comrade” and the 2021 pan-India blockbuster “Pushpa: The Rise”.
With "Goodbye", the aim is to follow the heart and see where it takes her, she said, adding language has never been a barrier.
"The barrier of language has never been a problem.
For me, content is the hero.
Stories speak to me more than anything else...
I want to work with so many people, I have a huge to-do list.
"The game plan is to follow my heart, continue to do what I do and hope it all goes well." "Goodbye" is a family drama which highlights themes of self-discovery, family dynamics and celebration of a journey called life. Mandanna said the film happened organically to her.
According to the actor, the makers approached her with the script during the first lockdown of COVID-19 in 2020 and she immediately agreed to come on board after reading it. "It is not something that I had planned...
It is receiving so much love for the trailer and songs that it is getting me excited.