MATURITY MATTERS: Neetu Chandra

Pallbearer to  daddy dearest       When Neetu Chandra's father succumbed to cancer last year, she was told that a daughter wasn't supposed to go to the crematorium. But she refused to listen. "I thought that if I could shoulder his responsibility. I had every right to be part of his last rites. That's why I insisted on being a pallbearer, Later, when I searched the reasons for barring women from being part of this ritual, I found that it was devised because women are supposedly chicken-hearted. Idon't buy the logic and hence, revolted," she said.         Her father's death matured Neetu by at least 20 years, "If all of us are supposed to die one day. what's the use of having any ego? That's precisely the reason why I took to producing a Bhojpuri film.Making money is fine but at least, I'm involved in something that'll revamp the image of the industry in the eyes of the nation."         The philosophical Neetu also seemed pretty sorted out in terms of understanding her place in Bollywood. "Stars are made while actors are born. Tehn, there are some who become actors because they are fortunate enough to get multiple opportunities," So, what about Freida Pinto - is she a star or an actor? "Freida Pinto - is she a star or an actor? "Freida is yet to prove herself. We can take a call on that once her Woody Allen film releases. Her stars are favouring her and as an Indian, I'm proud of her. Despite my talent. I've not been offered a Woody Allen film. Freida, in contrast, is already a star made by a director and her stars."