Soha Ali Khan gets her Bengali right with mom’s help

Actress Soha Ali Khan has already carved her niche in Bengali films with her work in Anjan Das’s “Iti Srikanta” and in Rituparno Ghosh’s “Antar Mahal”. However, she still has to get her mother, the yesteryear actress Sharmila Tagore to speak the dialogues for her to get the Bengali accent right.

“I can’t speak Bengali at all but I can understand it. It’s difficult because I have had to memorise my lines with much more effort. It’s a lot more work than required in Hindi and English films,” says Soha.

“I get my mother to say all of my dialogues and I record them and listen to them later to better my accent,” she added.

At Present, Soha is on with another Bengali project with Aparna Sen titled ‘Goinar Baksho’ (The Jewellary Box).

“I’m doing ‘Goinar Baksho’ (The Jewellery Box) with Aparna ji. It’s a film that we have been planning to make since a long time and finally the dates and stuff have been decided. Am really excited, it’s a lovely script,” Soha said.