S
hravanthi Sainath talks to The Brew on her dream coming true.
A Hollywood debut at a mere age of 15 is indeed an impossible dream. Shravanthi Sainath tells us how one phone call from her classical dance teacher changed her life. She plays Pi’s love interest in Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’. The movie has Indian actors like Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu and Adil Hussain. Having set a mark already, she talks to us on her journey
LIFE AFTER Pi: Shravanthi Sainath — Nishant Chopra
Q. How did this whole experience happen?
A. Ah, I was preparing for my Board exams just like any other Xth Standard school girl. My classical dance teacher calls me one day and informs me that 20th Century Fox Film Corporation was in search of a classical dancer of my age to enact a role in an Ang Lee’s master class. They contacted my dance school, Sridevi Nrityalaya run by Sheela Unnikrishnan. With zero expectations for a Hollywood movie, I gave them my photos. Before you know it, I got selected for an audition. The audition tape was sent to New York. After two months, the news broke out in my dance school and after a Screen Test in Taiwan, I was in for my big break! Q. Wow, was Ang Lee a part of the audition process?
A. Yes, he did check out the tape in New York and later I met him in Taiwan. Q. How was it to meet a Hollywood Director?
Cinema, Music & Art with the Brew | JANUARY 2013 | 19