Laila interview | Godari Gattupaina, Iranian Husband & Miniatures | idlebrain.com Jeevi

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-12

[00:00:00]Hi, this is Ji from idolbrin.com. Miss Laya is with us.

[00:00:03]>> Hi, >> this is your comeback >> after uh >> Mr. and Mrs. Sila Jakrishna.

[00:00:10]>> You are born in Goa.

[00:00:11]>> Uh no, born in Mumbai only.

[00:00:13]>> Huh?

[00:00:14]>> I have some roots.

[00:00:16]>> Where is the Goa connection? Because in Vicki it is written as Goa.

[00:00:19]>> Vicki. Don't believe anything from Vicki. Everything's wrong on Vicki.

[00:00:22]>> Yeah, I have another important question to ask. Everything is [laughter] wrong in Vicki.

[00:00:25]>> But now you have no correction with Goa.

[00:00:28]>> Everything is wrong. I have some connection. Some family member sometime was some grandparents something was from Goa but mostly uh Bombay.

[00:00:38]>> Yeah. Bombay born >> born and brought up in Bombay. Yes.

[00:00:41]>> That's nice. So how how did you get that egreg?

[00:00:46]Yeah. Uh so I had done a Hindi film and Agreama director and producer uh SP Krishna Edi Aru and Shanti Ravikeshanti Ra Ravikashuru had both come to Bombay to look for a heroine for uh Egrea and they got my pictures very late in the night and they called me and they said can we're sorry it's late it was 10:00 or something would you mind coming here it was not far from my house. So I said, "No, I won't come in the night.

[00:01:19]Sorry." I was very young. I was 16 years old. So um they said, "Okay, but we have an early morning flight." I said, "No problem. What time is your flight?" They said, "We have to leave from here at 7:30." I said, "No problem. I'll come at 7:00."

[00:01:36]So they got shocked because usually people will not say we'll come so early.

[00:01:41]And they said mostly from that only they decided this girl is a nice girl. They saw me immediately they signed me gave me signing amount and said you are doing our film.

[00:01:52]>> After that you've done so many um films in all industries all south Indian industries and Hindi also and you also >> uh went to the OTT segment.

[00:02:03]>> Yes.

[00:02:04]>> So are you surprised when the director came to you for God he got to the role?

[00:02:09]>> Yeah. Yes. Um little bit surprised. I was hesitant to do mother but um he assured me he made me we did lots of zoom calls and lots of lots of discussion and the the character although it's short it uh has weight in the film. So for that I said yes and of course Jagupati Babugaru I always wanted to act opposite him. So paired with him was a very good uh >> Yeah.

[00:02:43]>> Yeah. I liked the idea.

[00:02:45]>> So what is the kind of the character? I mean uh it looks so serious.

[00:02:50]>> Serious character. I'm [laughter] >> It's not a happy character. No, >> not a fun loving nothing. It's a bit of a serious character. I don't smile much in the film. Uh which is a good thing. I think it's refreshing to I like to do different characters.

[00:03:08]So from the days of your hero in debut and now what has changed in Telugu film industry?

[00:03:16]>> Oh there's so much change. There's so much change. Um I think uh female characters get more importance. That is number one.

[00:03:28]>> Yeah.

[00:03:29]>> Of course we switched from film to digital. So everything is different.

[00:03:34]Equipment, lights, everything is different. So that's very I love it. Uh I love the technology change. I love the attitude change towards women. There is more um focus on women women characters.

[00:03:48]Of course you'll see that in this film also >> right?

[00:03:50]>> It is not only male ccentric >> right?

[00:03:54]>> So it's interesting and it's very very good uh step in the right direction for Telugu cinema.

[00:04:02]>> Yeah. But you had always been have done you know female female focused your first film power is titled after your character.

[00:04:11]>> Yes.

[00:04:11]>> And uh Mrs. and >> Sajak Krishna.

[00:04:15]>> Yeah. Sakrishni [laughter] is also titled on you.

[00:04:18]>> Yes.

[00:04:18]>> So you have you have always been in good uh >> I was lucky I think.

[00:04:23]>> Yeah.

[00:04:24]>> Yeah.

[00:04:26]>> You're also doing jabadas.

[00:04:27]>> Yes.

[00:04:28]>> It's occasional thing or >> occasional thing. It's not running.

[00:04:31]Yeah, once in a while kind of >> once in a while.

[00:04:35]>> I mean how familiar are you with the Telugu language? Do you understand?

[00:04:38]>> I understand perfectly. I speak few words >> but uh I'm not very fluent. I make quite a few mistakes. So um but Telugu is I mean >> right >> I used to speak much more fluently but because of this gap I think there's not been enough practice >> so it's gone rusty. So what have you been doing in this gap like in the last 20 years?

[00:05:04]>> In the last 20 years. 20 years. No. Um I got married in 2006. Yeah.

[00:05:11]>> So that's when I took a gap to have my kids and to bring them up. And then when they were big enough then I said okay I'll join cinema again.

[00:05:19]>> So when did you come back basically?

[00:05:21]>> Um I think it was 201 17 or 18 something.

[00:05:27]>> Okay. After 11 years. 11 12 years. Yeah.

[00:05:30]>> In Telugu cinema after 20 years >> I guess. Yes. Yes.

[00:05:34]>> Yeah.

[00:05:35]>> Yeah. [gasps] So I have been busy in Tamil.

[00:05:40]>> I did quite a few films. No. Sab. Sabdam is one. Uh Sardar is another.

[00:05:46]>> Yeah. Sabdar.

[00:05:48]>> Been busy in Tamil. So if you have to uh tell about your best films from the first innings >> uh parama is there pithamagan is there what are the other films you consider as your >> my best films um I think in Tamil cinema ulam I like >> uh of course Telugu and in Tamil Nanda in Tamil And uh I liked my character in Sabdam which is released now. It's on Z5.

[00:06:27]>> Um that's a negative. Yes. No. No. It was a theater release.

[00:06:31]>> Now okay.

[00:06:34]>> So that's a full negative character, >> right?

[00:06:37]>> So I like some variety.

[00:06:39]>> I I'm mega to look at uh I will watch that film because I want to see how you look.

[00:06:44]>> Yes. [laughter] A lot of people didn't recognize me actually. They kept me out of u the everything publicity and whatnot. But uh when I finally came on screen, people were like, "Who is that?" [laughter] >> So [gasps] very different look and different character, >> right? So I I'm going to ask something which I have read in Vicki.

[00:07:08]>> Okay.

[00:07:08]>> So Vicki is all rubbish just to tell you.

[00:07:12]>> [laughter] >> It says you are married to a Iranian businessman.

[00:07:16]>> Yes, that's true.

[00:07:17]>> That's true. That's mad. Okay, that's true. So, had you been to Iran?

[00:07:20]>> No, I've never been to Iran.

[00:07:22]>> Okay.

[00:07:22]>> He's he's born and brought up in India, >> right?

[00:07:25]>> So, like your Goa connection, he has got Iran.

[00:07:29]>> Iran connection. Yeah.

[00:07:31]>> From generations.

[00:07:31]>> Yes.

[00:07:32]>> Right.

[00:07:33]>> Not generations. His father came from Iran. So, and his mother was Iranian but she was born and brought up in Bombay.

[00:07:39]>> Right.

[00:07:40]>> So, Irani connections. Yes, for sure.

[00:07:42]>> There is lot of Iran connection in Bombay, right? Lot of parcies, >> lots of Iranian uh community quite a big Iranian community.

[00:07:51]>> Yeah. So, how is the current geopolitical situation >> in Iran?

[00:07:57]>> Are the Indians with the Iranian connections are they getting affected because of that uh uh Iran USA?

[00:08:05]>> Yes. Even before India has given Iranians lots of trouble. Now what can we do?

[00:08:12]>> Local people are marketing >> local people. Local people >> how >> all different ways banks and this and that they give you a lot of trouble.

[00:08:24]>> You won't get affected right you are >> no we have family in Iran who have been affected and um they've been uh um they've had to leave their which is >> not come to India. No, they've gone to uh smaller places in Iran, >> right?

[00:08:43]>> Mainly the the bombing and things was in Thran itself, >> right?

[00:08:48]>> So the thing is they've shut off the internet also so we don't get much news.

[00:08:53]Uh they got some network and they called us and they said we're fine. We're in Yaz which is another place outside Iran.

[00:09:03]>> So there's no trouble there. Mainly the bombing everything was in Thran.

[00:09:08]So horrible situation unfortunately >> Pari and Iran both are I mean maybe maybe their religion is different but >> religion is different >> but they come from the same area right >> uh so Paris were persecuted and they fled Iran and they came to India and they established their own religion the pari religion >> the Iranis are still like got roots in Iran And uh uh they speak a different language like the parsi speak Gujarati, the Irani speak Farsi.

[00:09:46]Uh religions are totally different.

[00:09:51]Uh Zorastronism and uh they follow uh the Shia Muslim religion. So yeah, it is that is short.

[00:10:02]>> So was it a love marriage?

[00:10:04]>> Definitely.

[00:10:05]>> Yeah, obviously. Yeah, >> that that's nice. And you you you got kids, so what is their uh you know, they want to get into films or >> No, definitely not. No, none of neither of them are wanting to get into films.

[00:10:20]No, >> the one is uh in he's into neuroscience and the other one is into architecture.

[00:10:31]So completely different fields alto together.

[00:10:35]So tell me about um the daughter in your >> the daughter's character. So it's a very close relationship with the daughter and father and then it's the emotions in the whole family how it plays out. It's very interesting and lot of emotions lot very sweetly made film very sweetly handled. Uh the director has done a great job. Of course he's a very cool director. He doesn't get phased. He doesn't get >> he doesn't get angry. He's always relaxed and chilled and handles everyone and everything very easily. And >> he has made much tougher things like short films, you know.

[00:11:16]>> Yes, the short films. He's made lots of short films. So, the experience definitely shows. It does not look like a film that's made by a first- time director at all.

[00:11:27]you come from Bombay but most of the characters you have done like in pithamagan pama sa krishna morti or even in this film they're very rural characters so how do you how did you get that change you know >> I don't know once you put the costume on you know you automatically >> transform >> transform [laughter] there's not much um >> I mean I don't remember seeing you in any urban characters Most of the characters >> Yeah. Yeah. But most of the characters which were hits basically.

[00:12:01]>> Yeah. I think mostly everybody likes me in traditional wear. So So it's uh >> Yeah, >> it works. [laughter] >> You have done Hindi films also.

[00:12:15]>> Yes.

[00:12:16]>> So how do you see the uh the recent panindia culture and south films doing big in all over India? See, I always said south films should be bigger than Hindi cinema because south films have so much more depth. So much the the artists are fantastic.

[00:12:38]Um the scripts are fantastic and a lot of times the south films are remade into Hindi. So instead of doing that, I just feel it's better that they >> release >> release the south films. It makes better sense. So >> it's better for south Indian cinema and I think now South Indian cinema is not just all over India it's global thanks to RR and um >> yeah pushpa >> pushba and everything it's a global audience now for south Indian movies >> right so other than movies what is your favorite uh uh pastime any passion >> I I have my hobby is to make miniature stuff.

[00:13:24]>> Oh, >> I make miniatures.

[00:13:27]I make miniature houses and miniature anything >> handmade >> like little houses like that small. And >> you use that magnifying glass while doing it.

[00:13:40]>> Yes. Yes.

[00:13:41]>> That's an art.

[00:13:42]>> Yes. I make >> like houses that are that small and little >> intricate details.

[00:13:48]>> Intricate detail. The whole bed. Yeah.

[00:13:50]furnished fully soft beds and pillows and >> that's great. Uh you have Insta account where you keep all those >> I do. [laughter] >> You keep those miniatures there. I would like to see it.

[00:14:04]>> I definitely I'll share it with you.

[00:14:06]>> So are you are you into putting some art exhibitions or anything?

[00:14:09]>> No, no, no. It's just my hobby. It's pure hobby.

[00:14:13]>> Okay.

[00:14:14]>> Yeah.

[00:14:14]>> Only for yourself.

[00:14:15]>> Only for myself. Well, so there's a there's quite a big miniature community in the world and uh we always share ideas and share things. So, it's it's nice and everyone, you know, it's it's a very pleasant community. Everyone everyone's helping out. You know, if you don't know what glue to use or you don't know what material to use, there always some helping hands. In the age of AI and in the age of 3D printing, >> yes, >> this is something uh which is unique you know >> unique yes 3D printing can't be as fine I think >> you know because it's really tiny I have collaborated with a 3D printer and things but um just he can't get it as >> like I'll use his that wire that you get the plastic you know I'll use that to make certain things and he's like ah my printer can't do what you do. So [laughter] >> another thing is there are little imper imperfections in in what we do. Yes.

[00:15:21]>> And those that is the beauty of the entire thing if everything is perfect.

[00:15:26]>> Yes.

[00:15:27]>> Uh it looks artificial.

[00:15:28]>> Exactly.

[00:15:29]>> Yeah.

[00:15:30]>> AI can generate it >> right. [laughter] going going forward those imperfections are going to be the one that stand out and that which are like liked by the people.

[00:15:43]>> Yes. Yes.

[00:15:44]>> Do you watch Iranian films like they are like so popular?

[00:15:48]>> No. No. I have watched one or two but not much.

[00:15:51]>> Majid Majidi.

[00:15:52]>> Majid Majidi. Yes, of course.

[00:15:55]>> Children of Heaven I guess. Yes, I've seen his I've seen another one of his I >> kids films he made like for the middle class.

[00:16:05]>> Danian cinema is also very interesting.

[00:16:08]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:16:09]>> Yes.

[00:16:09]>> Lot of award-winning cinemas.

[00:16:12]>> God gap is releasing on May 8th.

[00:16:14]>> Yes.

[00:16:15]>> Tonight we are going to have premieres.

[00:16:17]>> You're coming? No, >> I'm coming to AAA. You're going to AMD.

[00:16:20]>> Oh, okay. Okay. So, I won't meet you there.

[00:16:23]>> Right. But we'll meet through screen.

[00:16:26]Sure.

[00:16:27]>> All the best.

[00:16:28]>> Thank you so much.