to a conservative set up and confront the chauvinistic
attitudes in a male-dominated society.” Talking about the
roles that she is now beginning to turn down, she said,
“Nowadays, there is a trend of rehashing one successful
story into as many serials as possible. When I’m offered
a play, there are two things that I want to know straight
away before making a commitment — the storyline and
the director." "In the beginning I would just look for an interesting character to play," Sonia continues. "But I have
learnt that however good a story line may be, a bad director can ruin it. But now I can tell a director’s calibre
through his vision and approach in just working with him
for a couple of days. Senior directors know their work
well; they know what shot to take, which angle to use,
and how they are going to use the shot. Their work is
streamlined. Others can just tire you with extra shots and
also waste eve