Kukhona amandla afana nengane nomdlandla kuye othathelwanayo. Lapho ehleka, awukwazi ukuzibamba futhi ujoyine. U-Mithila Palkar oneminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu wamenza umaka ochungechungeni lwewebhu oludumile lwe-Girl In The City, kodwa okwamenza wathandwa kakhulu kwaba ukuhumusha kwakhe ingoma yakudala yesiMarathi ngesitayela se-Anna Kendrick's Cups ku-YouTube. Ngolunye uchungechunge lwewebhu abambalwa—Izinto Ezincane kanye ne-Chukyagiri Esemthethweni—kuya kuye, u-Palkar useqhulwini.
Uqale nini ukunquma ukuthi ufuna ukwenza okuthile?
Ngicabanga ukuthi ngangihlale nginentshisekelo ekulingiseni. Ngineminyaka engu-12, ngangiyingxenye yeqembu lethiyetha yesikole sami futhi yilapho ngathola khona ukunambitheka kwami kokuqala kwesiteji. I-epiphany engangifuna ukuba umlingisi yafika kimi kudala kangaka.
Uphuma emndenini wendabuko wamaMaharashtrian. Ingabe bekunzima ukujaha amaphupho akho okulingisa?
Ukukutshela iqiniso, ngazama ukuyibalekela isikhashana. Angizange ngithole ukwesekwa okuningi okuvela ekhaya, ngoba ngiphuma emndenini wakwaMarathi odla ngoludala futhi ukulingisa kwakungewona umsebenzi ofanele ukuphishekela ekuboneni kwawo. Ngazama ukugwema yonke into okwesikhashana kodwa angikwazanga ukuyibalekela kude kakhulu noma isikhathi eside kakhulu. Ngakho-ke ngaqala ukuvolontiya kule nkampani yeshashalazi ebizwa ngokuthi i-QTP ephethe umkhosi waminyaka yonke wemidlalo yeshashalazi yentsha ebizwa ngokuthi iThespo. Ngangena enkampanini ngo-2012 kwathi ngo-2013 ngaqhuba umkhosi wabo njengomunye wabaqondisi. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho enye i-epiphany yangithinta: Angizange ngenzelwa umsebenzi ongemuva kwesiteji. Ngangifisa ukuba sesiteji, ngilingise.
Yini umndeni wakho owawucabanga ngawe mayelana nomsebenzi wakho?
Abazali bami empeleni babelungile ngokudlala kwami. Kodwa ngihlala nogogo nomkhulu futhi nakuba bengenawo umsebenzi othile engqondweni ngami, babekubeke kwacaca ukuthi babengakhululekile ngokulingisa kwami.
Ulithole kanjani iqhaza lika-Meera Sehgal emdlalweni othi Girl In The City? U-Anand Tiwari kanye no-Amritpal Singh Bindra, abadidiyeli be- Girl In The City, bebedlala ochungechungeni. Ngenza inhlolokhono futhi bacabanga ukuthi ngiyifanela kahle le ndima. USamar Shaikh, umqondisi walolu chungechunge, empeleni uyena owayethatha ama-auditions, engithole ukuthi athandeka kakhulu, ngoba akuvamile ukuthi abaqondisi bazinike isikhathi sokuhlangana nabalingisi.
Usuhlale eMumbai impilo yakho yonke. Bekunjani ukudlala intombazane yedolobha elincane evule amehlo ochungechungeni?
Angizicabangi ngokweqile izindima zami. Ngifunda umbhalo wami futhi ngivele ngizame ukungena esikhumbeni somlingiswa wami. Ngabona i-Mumbai njengo-Meera futhi yanginika ithuba lokuphinde ngithande idolobha.
Yini eyanelisa kakhulu—ukulingisa esiteji ukuze uthamele izethameli ezibukhoma noma phambi kwekhamera?
Ukulingisa esiteji yizinga eliphezulu elingenakuqhathaniswa. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyadlala, uyacula noma uyadansa, ukwenza bukhoma kufana nokuba phezulu kulo lonke (uyahleka). Nokho, okuxakayo ukuthi ngangidlala esiteji kuphela lapho ngisesikoleni.
Ingabe sizokubona kunoma yimiphi imidlalo esikhathini esizayo?
Yebo, ngizobe ngenza imidlalo emibili yaleli qembu lethiyetha ebizwa ngokuthi i-Aarambh. Benza umculo wezingane obizwa nge-Tunni Ki Kahani, nomunye umculo wamaHindustani obizwa nge-Aaj Rang Hai. Imibukiso yalokhu iqhubeka yenzeka unyaka wonke. Nokho, elinye iqiniso elixakile ukuthi bengifuna ukuqala umsebenzi wami weshashalazi kaMarathi. Ngilujabulela kakhulu, futhi kwakuwulimi engangikhululeke kakhulu ukulukhuluma. Kodwa, njengoba kwenzeka, inhlolokhono yokuqala yobungcweti engayinikeza kwakungeyomdlalo wesiNgisi. Izinto azihambanga ngempela ngokohlelo, kodwa nakhu ngikhona.
Ubuye wenza ifilimu emfishane ebizwa nge-Majha Honeymoon? Leyo filimu emfushane yenzeke njengokuhlola nje, njengeningi lezinto engizenzile. Umfundi omncane wasekolishi lami wanquma ukwenza ifilimu. Wayebhalile futhi efuna ukuyiqondisa, ngakho wangicela ukuba ngenze okuthile. Cishe leyo kwakuyigigi yami yokuqala yokulingisa ngaphambi kokuba ngiqale ukulingisa ngokugcwele.
Ubucabanga ukuthi inguqulo yakho yesiMarathi yengoma ka-Anna Kendrick's Cups izoduma kangaka?
Cha, angizange! Futhi, bekuwukuhlola nje. Ngangenze enye inguqulo yengoma yeZinkomishi lapho ngacula khona ekaFrank Sinatra ethi Can’t Take My Eyes Off You. Ngelinye iholide lasehlobo ngafunda ukuthi kwenziwa kanjani futhi ngakufaka esiteshini sami se-YouTube, engangisidale ngoba ngangingumfundi we-BMM. Bengingakayabi ngisho kwenye indawo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. Kodwa, ngiyacabanga, ngemva kokuba abantu bengibonile ku-Katti Batti kufanele ukuthi bangibhekile futhi babona isiteshi sami se-YouTube. Omunye umfana ubeke amazwana kuvidiyo engicela ukuthi ngenze inguqulo efanayo yengoma yesiMarathi. Ngicabange ukuthi kwakuwumbono othokozisayo ngase ngikhetha ingoma ethi Hi Chal Turu Turu, eyakudala. Ingxenye eyayimangalisa kakhulu ukuthi abantu abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba babeyithanda. Ngithole ama-imeyili avela kubantu basemazweni afana ne-Italy, Malaysia kanye ne-Kuwait engitshela ukuthi babengaluqondi ulimi kodwa bacabanga ukuthi ingoma imnandi kakhulu.
Ubani umthombo wakho omkhulu wokugqugquzela?
Kunabantu abambalwa engikhuthazwa yibo. Omunye wabo ugogo, ongifundise indlela yokuba namandla nokuphikelela ukuze ngifinyelele imigomo yami. Ngicabanga ukuthi lezi yizinto ezimbili ezibalulekile ozidingayo ukuze uphile kulo mkhakha. Esinye isikhuthazo esikhulu ngumeluleki wami, uToral Shah. Kusuka embonini, ngibheka uPriyanka Chopra ngoba wenze izinto engifisa ukuzenza.
Izithombe: Trisha Sarang
