Jaya Prada returns to Bollywood

Trying to recreate history, actress and MP Jaya Prada (pictured left) has signed a film with K.C. Bokadia. The actress and producer-director have given many hits together in the past. Jaya Prada has worked with K.C. Bokadia in films such as “Aaj Ka Arjun” with Amitabh Bachchan, “Main Tera Dushman” and “Insaf Kaun Karega” with Jackie Shroff; “Kundan”, Ganga Tere Desh Mein”, Zulm-o-Sitam” and Maidan-e-Jung” with Dharmendra and “Tyaagi” with Rajnikant.
In their forthcoming film, Jaya Prada is playing the central character. It showcases the journey of a woman from her youth to old age.
Says Jaya Prada, who is currently busy with campaigning for elections: “We have a very comfortable and successful working relationship. Together, we have given really good films, which were hits at the box office. To top it, the role he has offered me is excellent and made for me. It’s giving me a graph where I can really flaunt my artistic ability to the 'T'. This film will show me from a young woman to an old lady. I can really play with the character. I am lucky to have received such an offer. I accepted it immediately.”
Talking more about the film she says: “The story is centered around my character and it is after a long gap that I have received an offer to play such a character. Bokadiaji is a very good director. Our films have been always good and successful. He has made his own identity as a director of good films. I am sure it will be meaningful cinema.”
Asked why she is not seen so often on screen, she replies, "“Why I was not so often seen on screen? Because of my involvement in politics. Then the offers coming my way were not really worth taking the trouble. The role in Bokadiaji's film is tailor made for me. I did not want to do a film just to be seen. ‘Dashavatar’ with Kamal Haasan is out.
“I have been doing more of regional films. My Bengali film with Budhadeb Dasgupta is ready, which is both in Bengali and Hindi. Sharad Hedge’s 'The Desire- Journey of a woman' is also getting ready. In this film I play Shilpa Shetty’s mother. So if I get good roles and stories, I will definitely take on the offer.”