Gangtok: She is called ‘Sahasi Nayika’ in Kolliwood. She had jumped 120 feet from a Fistel Air Helicopter that no other actor had dared. The record is of Rusma Rai, a Sikkimese girl of Daragaon, Tadong. She left Sikkim five years ago to pursue a career in film as an actress and has since made a niche herself as an actress in Kollywood, a film society in Kathmandu.
Like Hindi films, Rusma says Nepali films now have a great demand for stunt actors. In Kollywood, only Nikhil Upreti is known as a stunt hero and has great demand in Nepali films, but he has jumped only from 50 feet. “I have jumped nearly three times greater height than him, and, what is more, I am a girl,” she said, adding, “That is why nowadays I am called Sahasi Nayika (brave actress).”
Regaling the story of her stunt shooting, she said, “I was shooting for ‘Mission Love in Sikkim’ in the title role. There was a need for a stunt scene shooting, and I was called upon to do it. I became prepared, did the role I was successful”. The film ‘Mission Love in Sikkim’ is produced as a joint venture by Solon Films and Diksha Audio Vision, a Sikkim-based film Production Company. 90 per cent of the film has been shot in Sikkim. According to Rusma, the film's premier show will also be held in Sikkim very soon.
After successfully doing the role in Mission Love in Sikkim, offers from many films in Nepal started pouring in. She has already signed up for Golmal, Jutta Khaney Buhari, and Maya’s Bar. For a few days, she has come to her home in Sikkim as she is still under treatment for her left leg, which was fractured in her stunt role. “Now I have almost recovered, and I will leave for Kathmandu after a week or two,” she said.
Speaking to the media, she said Sikkim has many potential artists. Many promising artists have made a niche in Kolliwood, and now Sikkim is well-known in Kolliwood. She felt there is much scope in Sikkim for film production if the State government waives the entertainment tax.
Well Rusma may be a good actress and a fairy to look at but it hardly matters to someone like me who thinks movies are a waste of three good hours. But one thing is sure that people who know Rusma will vouch that the most beautiful think about her is not her looks but what she is from within.
ReplyDeletethanx God, that she just fractured her leg only.
ReplyDeletegod bless her.
Asimava Ganguly, kolkata