Anna Ardova, Russian actor, said on Saturday that sense of humour was an essential quality that an actor playing comic roles should have.
Ms. Ardova, who is undergoing ayurveda treatment here, told presspersons here that comedy was her favourite genre.
To a query, she said she had grown up watching Indian Hindi films and was a big buff of old Hindi movies. She has watched Sita Aur Gita seven times. She also liked the film Disco Dancer and watched it several times. She also liked films of Raj Kapoor. “The old Hindi films had grace and positivity, which I find lacking in now,” she said.
Asked how she got attracted to ayurveda, she said she heard a lecture on it some years back at the Indian embassy and that had kindled her desire in ayurveda. She has been practising yoga for years. “I make people happy while doing comic roles. But I thought I required some rest. I decided to come to India and take ayurvedic treatment so that I can go back rejuvenated,” she said.
“Coming to India is like a dream come true to me. I like the people and culture here,” Ms. Ardova said.
