Marathi mulgi Daksha makes her debut with Hora Hori directed by Teja. Her modelling career brought her to Hyderabad many a time in the past.. Daksha confesses that she is a die hard Hindi movie buff. She was looking to get launched in Hindi cinema but when she was offered Hora Hori she accepted.
“I watched 30 to 40 Telugu films to get my diction right for the dubbing and to get familiar with the language. It is a killer experience to get directed by Teja, who has been a cinematographer and has worked with all the top people in the Hindi film industry,” says Daksha of her experience.
Daksha says the movie was shot in Agumbe, located in western parts of Karnataka, and receives the world’s second highest rainfall. “There are no five star hotels but you find awesome locations. People are sweet and welcoming. We had to shoot in rainy conditions. Everyday we would wake up, bathe and go get wet in the rain for the shot and then in the evening come back and bathe. After seeing the rushes, I cherish each of the experiences even more. All the effort we put in doesn’t feel like hard work anymore,” she adds.
Daksha shot for ‘chacchipovalani undi’ song in the forest inhabited by king cobras. There is a king cobra research centre also and once she spotted a king cobra. Daksha saw the cobra moving in front of them and a number of people taking videos, but didn’t get scared. She remarks, “I don’t have phobia for snakes, which I have for lizards and chameleon. While we were shooting, we had to rush into the bushes where the king cobra passed by. The unit was prepared with first aid kits.”
Before signing off, she heaps praises on director Teja and says, “Even if you wake up at 4 a.m. you will see him active; I have never seen him sleep.”
