Nandana wants unique film like Rang Rasiya

Post "Rang Rasiya", Nandana Dev Sen has got several new offers but the actress says she's keen to work only in films that are hot and unique in every way. Sen played the role of legendary Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma's muse Sugandha in the Ketan Mehta directed period film. The role of the 19th century painter was enacted by Randeep Hooda. "I have read many scripts in the last year since the release of 'Rang Rasiya', which brought me several new offers for work. At this point, I'm keen to work only in films that are unique in every way, films about which I'm passionate enough that I'd happily take a break from my multiple writing commitments," says the actress who is also an author of several books besides being a social activist. "So, I'm choosing between two (film) projects, one in India and one in the UK," she says. She has completed a script recently, set in the interconnected worlds of cinema, journalism, and politics in Mumbai. "It has already gained quite a lot of traction internationally as a script, and I've also been asked to develop this into a novel. I'm very excited about this story because it is as universal as it is deeply human," Sen told media persons. "It's a father-daughter story about second chances, and making amends - about trauma and memory, about celebrity and responsibility, about power and its abuse, and about family and forgiving," she says. According to Sen, her experience in films helps her hugely in visualising her book for children. "I literally break each book down into a storyboard that is more cinematic than literary. In my writing I also follow many of my basic rules as an actor, such as 'show, not tell', find visual ways to convey each emotion, reveal something new about the character in every scene, and so on. I'm sure I'd have approached my children's books very differently had I not had a background in film," she says.