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Ashwini Kalsekar talks about doing different types of roles and critiquing her own work. | Tellychakkar.com

Because people would still — might associate me too much with some of the comedy roles and physically transforming and giving a performance that is so different, i think it helped, looking different. id be interested to know if you feel that pressure of being put on a pedestal when it comes to the body positivity movement. yeah, i guess. i mean, because i was somebody who was, like, really advocates for, like, loving — loving yourself and at whatever size, and you want to, like, love and emb...

That role if i was bigger? i dont know. because people would still — might associate me too much with some of the comedy roles and physically transforming and giving a performance that is so different, i think it helped, looking different. id be interested to know if you feel that pressure of being put on a pedestal when it comes to the body positivity movement. yeah, i guess. i mean, because i was somebody who was, like, really advocates for, like, loving — loving yourself and at whatever s...

And so now ive this great movie that i just shot in the north of england called the almond and the seahorse, based on a west end play and would i have been given that role if i was big? i dont know. because people would still — might associate me too much with some of the comedy roles and physically transforming and giving a performance that is so different, i think it helped, looking different. id be interested to know if you feel that pressure of being put on a pedestal when it comes to the ...

You cant do that? well, see, its weird — i looked at fat amy and the pitch perfect scripts and go "thats the best character," i personally thought, so i would be honoured to play that character. i never thought of it as a negative because im the type of person that some people see, yeah, being bigger as, like, a hindrance to being an actress and i go "im gonna use it and use it for my comedy". there were some people that said "oh, well, will she not be funny now?" and im like "well, check out ...

Some people see, yeah, being biggeras, like, a hindrance to being an actress and i go "im gonna use it and use it for my comedy". there were some people that said "oh, well, will she not be funny now?" and im like "well, check out my new movie, senior year, coming out and see what you think, guys". what it has done career—wise is open up this whole other door of, like, dramatic roles and so now, ive this great movie that i just shot in the north of england called the almond and the seahorse, b...

Comedy. there were some people who said would you not be funny now? and im like well take up my new movie, senior year. coming out. so what you think, guys. what it has done careerwise is open up this whole other door of dramatic roles and so now i have this great movie but ijust shot in the north of england called garment and the seahorse, based on westend play, —— the armond and the seahorse. what i have been given that role if i was bigger? i dont know. some people may associate me too mu...

>> historically, most of the duos have been either two men or a man and a woman. theres very few two female comedy roles. >> they dealt with more contemporary subjects than their peers. they wandered into romantic attraction, and you could see in some cases manipulating men on dates, or using beauty. its really subject matter that wandered far afield from what everyone else was doing. >> is your name fred heel? >> no ted healy is the name. >> he had three stooges he would berate. larry fine, cur...