No starving and fainting for Priyanka

She���s back after a long hiatus with a new name and a challenging role to go with.
Priyanka Kothari, better known as Nisha here, debuted with Okka Magadu opposite Balakrishna, then when on to do Madhyahanam Hatya and after that there was a long silent spell.
Hyderabad Times talks to the actress who made her Bollywood debut with James and Sarkar and is raring to find her feet again with yet another Ram Gopal Varma film.
Excerpts from an interview
You���ll be seen on the big screen after a long gap. Where were you all this while?
I was home ��� reading scripts, rejecting them and then reading some more. Honestly, no producer or director came up with a script that excited me. There was hardly anything for me to do in those films. Then RGV offered me Agyaat and I took it up immediately.
Why do you prefer working only in RGV films?
Well, I did do a film outside RGV���s banner. I took up Killer with Emraan Hashmi because I thought the role and script were good. But apart from that, I haven���t been offered anything substantial. It���s not that I���m not open to other offers. But what can I do if the roles don���t appeal to me? I just don���t want to do films where my role will be reduced to that of a bimbo. I���m young and I���d rather wait for a good film, than do something inconsequential.
So what appealed to you about this film?
The first thing that struck me was the concept. It���s a film within a film. In the movie I play an actor who goes to the jungles to shoot with her film crew. There is a lot of scope for an actor to emote in such a movie. Imagine playing an actor who is also a victim of an unknown force that is killing her crew one by one. I guess every actor would love to do a role like this.
This is your first horror film...
I���m really excited to be doing a film in this genre. And who better to direct the movie than RGV? I wouldn���t want to call it just a horror film. To me, it���s much more than that. It���s also a very special film for me, because we shot in the jungles of Sri Lanka under difficult conditions.
You���ve always flaunted a great body. Is there pressure from Bollywood to go the Priyanka and Kareena way?
Right from my first film, I have flaunted a great body. I do have a slim body frame, but in no way am I a size zero. I work out and maintain a healthy lifestyle. I have curves that I can flaunt. You will not find me starving myself and fainting.
Are there any career decisions that you regret?
Regret kar ke kya hoga? I make my own choices. Once those decisions are taken you can���t back out. I have made decisions in life that didn���t go my way. I���ve learnt to live with them. I���m not the kind to cry over failure. But the real challenge is to bounce back after failure bogs you down. I���m working hard to convert those brickbats into accolades.
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