Minissha Lamba learns new language for Benegal film

The veteran director is known to be a perfectionist and this time too he instructed the cast to not just get the mannerisms right, but also the language.Lamba, who plays the principal protagonist in the movie, was in for some hard work as she had to learn a new language, Dakini, for the role of a girl living in a small town in Andhra Pradesh.

"Since I am playing a village girl for the first time in my career, it was anyways a new environment for me. The setting of the story is somewhere in the interiors of Andhra Pradesh. I was required to learn the Dakini language and also get my Urdu right," the actress said.

"There is this entirely different way in which Urdu is spoken in Andhra Pradesh and working with Shyam babu means that you have to be constantly on your toes."
There was a dialogue coach hired and quite a few other references were shared on a constant basis.

"In fact from the day one since we started working on 'Well Done Abba', there was a dialogue coach present on the sets. He was of great help. There were other reference points also shared with us which helped us get into the feel of the character and the ambience we were in," Lamba said.

The actress has mostly played urban characters in her earlier films like 'Bachna Ae Haseeno', 'Kidnap' and 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd'.Earlier titled 'Abba Ka Kuan', 'Well Done Abba', Minnisha's first release since 'Kidnap' two years ago, has been narrated in a comic and ironic vein.

The film is the story of Armaan Ali (Boman Irani), a driver working in Mumbai. He takes leave for a month to find a husband for his daughter (Minissha) but returns to work only after 3 months. When his young employer tries to sack him, Armaan narrates the reason that led to his delay, which forms the crux of 'Well Done Abba'.

"In fact the film is political satire," said Lamba. At the heart of it, 'Well Done Abba' is about a father-daughter relationship in a village setup. However, I play an educated girl in the film because Shyam babu wanted this character to be someone who stands on her own," the actress said.

With Boman Irani playing the title role of 'Abba' and Minissha Lamba as his daughter, the film also stars Sameer Dattani (as Minissha's love interest), Ravi Kishan, Ila Arun, Salim Ghouse, Sonali Kulkarni, Rajit Kapoor, Yashpal Sharma and Ravi Jhankal.

A BIG Pictures production, the film has lyrics by Swanand Kirkire, Ila Arun and Ashok Mishra with music by Shantanu Moitra. 'Well Done Abba' is releasing all over on 26th March.