Sofia Hayat, a Britain-based singer-actor of Pakistani origin, regrets the lack of professionalism in the Indian film industry, alleging some producers were unpleasant to her.
India can churn out many hits like Slumdog Millionaire, says she, provided directors up the quality of their work.
"I can bring more professionalism to the table. You need to be the character and can't pretend to be one. When I act, I am not pretending, I have the tool. You can't say I am an actor when you don't have any tool. You can learn. I learnt for six years through different courses in universities in England," the 26-year-old Hayat said.
Hayat featured in the BBC's Waterloo Road and Jonathan Creek and in the Bafta-winning series Fur TV that aired on MTV.
"I am not making films for money. I am here to do some good films, but it is like a factory here. They ignore the craft of acting.
"People say Slumdog Millionaire put India on the global map. Sorry, it's Danny Boyle who put India on the global map. He is a British guy. You can have millions of films like Slumdog Millionaire if producers and directors put that level of professionalism to the table," added the actress.
