She's enacted the belle with high glam in South and Hindi cinebiz. With Gali Gali Chor Hai, Shriya Saran is hopeful of success enacting Nisha, a small-time school teacher of Bhopal who supports her husband, Mr. Bharat, essayed by Akshaye Khanna, in his forceful crusade against corruption. Ajit Ramachanddran converses with the actress and comes away with his palms totally (un)greased…
 
Far from breaking news, it's… barking news! Quite appropriately, since the subject of your discussion: Shriya Saran, insists on granting you an inter-phew… with a pet doggie perched right on her (star) lap!

The videographer grimaces a bit; you show your disinclination towards doggie dearest. However,Saran, who will be twirling under the screen spotlight, courtesy Gali Gali Chor Hai, hardly considers it an issue.

"This one's a real sweetheart, he doesn't even bark. He's really gentle and won't disturb this interview," asserts Saran looking at the pooch with the kind of affection only reserved for domesticated pets (or excessively-obsessed males, in that order).

Not a sound out of the well-mannered canine with snow-white fur. Without a murmur and a stifled demur, you agree nilly-willy. Mr. Videographer agrees to take a chance on this one, assuming that 'No-Barking-Doggie' won't get rankled suddenly by one of the queries hurled at Saran… and bite our heads off!

At Nitin Manmohan's office in suburban Mumbai, Saran slathers on some more lip-gloss, pouting into the mirror even as Ms. Hairdresser arranges her tresses more flatteringly.

Camera switched on, Shriya ticks off responses with facility. Excerpts from a transcribed chat with the South actress who's hoping to grab attention with Gali Gali Chor Hai, a Nitin Manmohan production helmed by Rumy Jafry, that showcases her alongside Akshaye Khanna.
And oh… woof, woof!!

Character Call
"I'm playing Nisha, a very simple down-to-earth girl, who's a school teacher. She teaches at this small roadside school for underprivileged children at Bhopal. Nisha teaches the children about Rani Laxmibai, her character is very relatable and at the start of the film, she's just like one of the audience members. But through the film, her character undergoes a change, there's a graph and towards the end, she becomes the change that the audience sees in the film. Nisha understands what her husband, that's played by Akshaye Khanna is going through and supports him in it. The best part is that when we were filming Gali Gali Chor Hai, there were many people in the unit who'd come up to me and say that Nisha is exactly how their wives were and that most wives were like her." (laughs)

Anna Awe
"I totally support Anna Hazare's movement and him. It's great what he's done with a small village and his hometown. The nicest part about him is that he's not someone who just stood around blaming the system, but is someone who decided to do something about it. I appreciate what he's done. He started his movement and stood up for his country when he was young. Anna Hazare is someone who's also inspired a whole lot of youngsters too. That's why many youngsters have stood beside him. What he's talking about is interesting and difficult. It's not that easy to accomplish. But I love the fact that a man like Anna Hazare has come up and said that he wants to accomplish the impossible! Yes, the movie also supports what Anna is saying because today the whole country is standing up and supporting him in his cause against corruption. It's coincidental that Gali Gali Chor Hai has come at a time when the anti-corruption wave is at its peak. The beauty of the film also lies in the fact, that you will laugh at a very serious issue, because the film has a great sense of humour and some very witty one-liners. You may be laughing throughout the film, but when you do come out of the theatre, you will come back with a thought-provoking message in your head. If the movie manages to change a thought that it's easy to blame the system, but it's very difficult to get up and do something about it, I'd say we've achieved our objective. That's why the tagline says, 'Let's slap the system' and it's fantastic."