Raven woke up, as duty doctors came to check up as regular schedule. Aliana washed her face and freshened up. Mr. Sigal brought breakfast and juice for both of them. Aliana thanked him, Raven and Aliana ate breakfast.
Aliana spoke to the doctor for discharge, Doctor wrote for discharge and summarised all essential to be taken care of for Raven's health, and advised them to come a fortnight after stitches dry up. Mr.Sigal took over for the discharge procedure, Aliana returned to Raven's wardroom.
Raven: "Hey, what the doctor told, is everything ok?"
Aliana: " Yes, Dumbo all fine, discharging now".
Raven: " Really!! Re I want to go to a village where our childhood past".
Aliana: But there no one stays, my house is vacant for past so many years, I did not visit at all.
Raven: Can we please, please, I not feeling good to go back to my apartment. I don't want to speak to media, please, is there any way I can just go vanish.
Aliana: But why is there anything serious, you can share with me, hopefully, we can solve together. After all, we are notorious girls of the village.
Both laugh aloud.
Aliana: Shhushh... hospital ...grumpy tell na
Raven: " As you know once as I started in acting school, slowly I worked in small roles and plays. For a long time could not receive any work. I danced as a background dancer, worked as the main lead's sister or friend.
There was a much tough competition, it was not easy. I knocked on every casting director's door for an opportunity. There is nothing much hidden, about casting directors, some asked for bribe some asked for a sleepover. My heart never agreed to any disgusting acts.
That when one of the young and fresh lady director saw my work in small play, I played in the theatre. She called me and read me a beautiful script, I immediately agreed it was based on social stigma. Flim became a huge hit, I won a national award and all other prestigious awards.
Soon I signed all based stories film, one by one it was hit, back to back. I was nominated for the Oscars for one of the films I acted in.
Aliana: " So what's the problem?".
Raven: " No, Aliana, It is not what you think. Acting in a theater is far more different than in front of a camera. In the theater audience are front, we practice to perfect. We can see a reaction, also both negative and positive. In front of the camera as a newcomer actor, we have to face many situations, One we don't know the audience's reaction. Suddenly dialogue will change, or the situation will change according to the director or writer, or producer also.
If your dialogue delivery not good or mismatching, not on time, we have to get scoldings from directors, cameraman, even some time lightmen also mock. Even this we can think as part of a job.
Some senior actors support, Some of the people in the industry try to pull down offers, if not successful, they pay and boost media for nonsense, wreck the actors personal or professional life.
Here also favoritism and preference go first from highly reputed actors, directors, politicians, producers. It tough for real work to recognize push forward. Like I am one that odd fish in this sea. Flim Industry is a sea, many creatures look beautiful but harmful too. The deeper you go, opportunities also grow, dangers also grow.
It is better we swim on the surface look for food to be lighted too, but the surface sometimes makes food lesser or not at all, even fishermen danger to net you out. You understood na.
Aliana: " MMM, Is this at all, is there anything more, you want to share."