Radhika Apte: Not here to do only films with social messages

Known for featuring in several social issue-based movies like 'Parched'

and 'Padman', and for voicing her opinion on issues like menstrual hygiene

and women safety, actress Radhika Apte says ultimately it is the story of a

film which grabs her attention.

"I did 'Padman' not only because of its social message. I did it because it

was a good story. I run after good stories. If I did not like the story of

'Padman', and if it was imparting the same message, I probably would not

have done it.

"I am not here to do films with just social messages. I am an actor. I want to be a part of stories," Radhika told repoters.

After riding high on the success of a web shows and a movie like 'AndhaDhun', the 33-year-old actress, who has broken the

stereotypical image of Indian heroines by portraying unconventional and bold roles on the big screen, has featured in a

mainstream and glamorous role in Gauravv K. Chawla's just-released 'Baazaar'.

In the film, she plays an ambitious city girl who can do anything to achieve success and fame.

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