<p>Acress Tanya Desai, who acted opposite Daniel Balaji in the Zee5 series <em>Godman</em>, says that she considers failure to be a part of life and uses it as an opportunity yo grow as an artiste. </p>.<p>In an email interview with <em>DH</em>, she also opens up about being a part of Apoorva Lakhia-helmed Voot Select original Crackdown, saying that it was an 'outstanding' experience as she got to act alongside several talented actors.</p>.<p>(Edited excerpts)</p>.<p><strong>How was the experience of shooting for 'Crackdown'?</strong></p>.<p>Shooting for Crackdown was an outstanding experience. I enjoyed working with such talented actors. I have scenes with Iqbal Khan, Tauqeer Khan and Waluscha De Sousa, who are extremely good and talented people. </p>.<p>As an actor, I have good chemistry with all of them. I was and I am (still) the biggest fan of Iqbal Khan and I had never imagined that I would get the chance to work with him. He is a supremely natural actor. </p>.<p><strong>How is Apoorva Lakhia as a director?</strong></p>.<p>There’s are no words to describe Apoorva Lakhia’s talent. He is a one in a lifetime (once in a lifetime) director and can do justice to the (talent of) actors he works with. He treats everyone with equal respect. I feel so nice that I got this chance to work with him and would love to collaborate with Apoorva sir again.</p>.<p><strong> How did you prepare for the role?</strong></p>.<p>We had a workshop and Apoorva briefed me about the character rather well.</p>.<p><strong>You have relatively less screentime in <em>Crackdown</em></strong></p>.<p>For me, it has never been about screen time. The effectiveness of the character is more important. I think i played a very interesting and important role.</p>.<p><strong>How did you get interested in acting?</strong></p>.<p>I wanted to be an actor right from childhood but was not too clear about the path to follow. in Class 10, I wanted to join the Army. Later, I developed an interest in aviation and then law but eventually took up dance.One fine day, through dance I got the opportunity to act in a film which never released. Thereafter, I came to Mumbai to pursue my dream. </p>.<p><strong>How do you deal with failure?</strong></p>.<p>ailure is very important in life. I take it very positively and I work on improving myself by understanding where I was wrong and how I can be better.</p>.<p><strong>Your dream role?</strong></p>.<p>Vidya Balan in <em>The Dirty Picture</em>...</p>
<p>Acress Tanya Desai, who acted opposite Daniel Balaji in the Zee5 series <em>Godman</em>, says that she considers failure to be a part of life and uses it as an opportunity yo grow as an artiste. </p>.<p>In an email interview with <em>DH</em>, she also opens up about being a part of Apoorva Lakhia-helmed Voot Select original Crackdown, saying that it was an 'outstanding' experience as she got to act alongside several talented actors.</p>.<p>(Edited excerpts)</p>.<p><strong>How was the experience of shooting for 'Crackdown'?</strong></p>.<p>Shooting for Crackdown was an outstanding experience. I enjoyed working with such talented actors. I have scenes with Iqbal Khan, Tauqeer Khan and Waluscha De Sousa, who are extremely good and talented people. </p>.<p>As an actor, I have good chemistry with all of them. I was and I am (still) the biggest fan of Iqbal Khan and I had never imagined that I would get the chance to work with him. He is a supremely natural actor. </p>.<p><strong>How is Apoorva Lakhia as a director?</strong></p>.<p>There’s are no words to describe Apoorva Lakhia’s talent. He is a one in a lifetime (once in a lifetime) director and can do justice to the (talent of) actors he works with. He treats everyone with equal respect. I feel so nice that I got this chance to work with him and would love to collaborate with Apoorva sir again.</p>.<p><strong> How did you prepare for the role?</strong></p>.<p>We had a workshop and Apoorva briefed me about the character rather well.</p>.<p><strong>You have relatively less screentime in <em>Crackdown</em></strong></p>.<p>For me, it has never been about screen time. The effectiveness of the character is more important. I think i played a very interesting and important role.</p>.<p><strong>How did you get interested in acting?</strong></p>.<p>I wanted to be an actor right from childhood but was not too clear about the path to follow. in Class 10, I wanted to join the Army. Later, I developed an interest in aviation and then law but eventually took up dance.One fine day, through dance I got the opportunity to act in a film which never released. Thereafter, I came to Mumbai to pursue my dream. </p>.<p><strong>How do you deal with failure?</strong></p>.<p>ailure is very important in life. I take it very positively and I work on improving myself by understanding where I was wrong and how I can be better.</p>.<p><strong>Your dream role?</strong></p>.<p>Vidya Balan in <em>The Dirty Picture</em>...</p>