Actor Aahana Kumra’s finest and worst profession moments appear to be interlinked. The actor revealed that she virtually mentioned no to Alankrita Shrivastava’s Lipstick Under My Burkha, which was provided to her in 2014 when she was capturing for her debut present Yudh. The movie stays considered one of Ahana’s finest performances.
“I remember we were shooting for Yudh. We would shoot for 15 days a month and then take a long break because Mr Amitabh Bachchan was doing a lot of other projects in the middle. I literally gave one year and three months to that project and didn’t take up any work in that time frame. It was then when I was offered Lipstick… I read the script and I was like, ‘oh, my God, this is insane.’ I could not believe that somebody is making a film like that. A film that was so out there and spoke about sexuality so openly. I thought the director was crazy. I remember when I read the script, I went to my chief assistant director (of Yudh) and said, ‘Listen, I think I need a few days off in this schedule. Can I take so many days off because I think the shooting in Bhopal and I need to do this film.’ He asked me, “How will you say no to Mr. Bachchan’s dates?” Of course, the reply was I can’t. So, I mentioned, “Okay, I’ll just say no,” Aahana narrated to indianexpress.com.
But future performed its half and months later, Aahana acquired a name from a casting agent for a similar position.
“I regretted saying no to Lipstick because I thought it was an insane story. But then I got a casting call for a film called Lipstick Wale Sapne. That’s what it was called earlier. I remember I reconfirmed if it was the same film that was supposed to be shot earlier that year. Of course, I was interested. They asked me to audition. I gave the audition. I remember half of Mumbai had auditioned for that part. But I eventually got it. So, I think it was in my luck. The film was meant to be,” Aahana recalled, calling Lipstick Under My Burkha her profession’s biggest reward. “For me, Lipstick was the greatest gift because it really changed me, my communication as a woman in the film industry. There was a paradigm shift in my personality. So, I am thankful it happened,” she mentioned.
As we spoke about her journey within the business, we additionally requested if she feels actors have usually turn into simple targets for trolls. “I think we have to all be very careful now,” Aahana mentioned, including, “Suddenly it’s like, ‘oh, you don’t have an opinion. How do you not have an opinion?” The factor is – We are doing our job precisely like every other individual. And it’s not simple to be an actor. Do you understand how exhausting individuals work in our business? I bear in mind once I was doing a TV serial, I used to work for 36 hours with no break. I’ve labored with paracetamols and even once I’m operating the very best temperature. I’ve achieved a present with a sling. I met with an enormous accident however nonetheless confirmed up as a result of the present should go on. So, sure, our lives are brutally troublesome. Be it actors or filmmakers, we’re not right here to evangelise. We’re right here to entertain. But sure, it is usually our accountability to have conversations that are essential and related. But by the tip of the day, we’re not politicians.”
On the work entrance, Aahana is at present seen in Call My Agent: Bollywood, a Netflix collection. The actor, who strongly believes that OTT has given actors, particularly girls of all ages, an opportunity to discover and be a part of assorted scripts, disagreed when requested if net platform will destroy Bollywood’s enterprise. “India loves its music, song and dance. I’ve grown up watching films and for me, it’ll never be finished. I don’t even want to think that it can ever be finished. Think about it, when we all travel, when we meet anybody, the first thing that we bond over is Bollywood. So, it’s far from finished,” Aahana acknowledged.
Call My Agent: Bollywood sees Aahana play Amal. Apart from her, the Shaad Ali directorial options Soni Razdan, Rajat Kapoor and Ayush Mehra.
