All actors aren’t willing to explore, but there’s a crop of artistes who are game. has no hang ups about dating younger conical twin screw barrel men, while Neena Gupta’s character in Khujli is a middle aged woman, who’s keen on experimenting with BDSM in the bedroom, to spice up her sex life. These days we don’t get such scripts. "However, once you’re a star, the kind of films you get become more and more similar, and there’s a lot of limitations for an actress.”Adds Sonam, "I’m very excited about the platform, and I hope the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) doesn’t come in and start censoring, because there are too many limitations while making a film. My only fear is that people might take undue advantage of the medium, and we’d also have to censor it. She’s a modern woman, and she wasn’t happy with the kind of work coming to her.”Kapil explains that content is still king in this case.”Neena says that she enjoys the process so much, she’d want to do more such roles. For people like me, it becomes easier, because daily soaps on TV tend to get taxing, thanks to the schedule. It was great fun shooting with youngsters. "

Jackie had done a couple of short films before; he wants to help out people who want to experiment. Zeenat Aman in Love, Life and Screw Ups Khujli, Scandal Point, Love, Life, Screw Ups — these may sound like chic flicks, but they feature some of the industry’s veteran women trying their hand at what a typical chick flick would indulge in.”A still from KhujliNeena on her part, found the script to be a refreshing change. "With the web it’s easier, because there was a point where a film would have to be shot for four years, and people had to wait for finances; it would just go on and on..”What worries both Neena and Sonam, is people either experimenting way too much with the content, or the censors running their scissors all over the platform.. Zeenat Aman’s bold Joana in Love, Life. "We’ve worked on it in a tongue-in-cheek way, and we’ve not shown anything,” Neena says, referring to the almost-cutesy take on the couple’s sex life and romance. There are only character roles available for these actors after a certain age in feature films. "I loved the script so much, that I immediately had to say yes.”Kapil Kaustubh Sharma, the director of Love, Life and Screw Ups, in which Zeenat purportedly romances a 25-year-old, says that one doesn’t necessarily find artistes who are willing to give this medium a shot. "

The Internet is a free medium, and such content can be easily put up, especially since there’s no censorship. With web, the results are immediate,” she concludes. "This is the only platform which will reach the audience if the content is good.As veteran actresses are increasingly looking towards the web for experimentation, bold and sexier roles are the flavour of the season

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