00:00Shushri ji first of all welcome to INS
00:04Shushri ji, first of all I want to say that you are connected to the theatre
00:08and you want to debut in John Doe, so how excited you are
00:13Thank you Sharik ji
00:16I am very excited, I am very nervous
00:21because the theatre has been long time
00:23but the medium of the screen is different
00:26and there is a lot of unlearning that is involved
00:29so I have gone through a lot of unlearning
00:31and then learning from the scratch and from the basic
00:36in order to be an actor for the screen
00:39so I am very excited for everyone to see what I have been able to do
00:44and what I have been able to achieve
00:47Yeah
00:49Let me tell you what was the film that you have been ready to do
00:54or what did you have seen in this film
00:56or what did you have seen in this film
00:57if you have seen this film
01:24or what did you have seen in this film
01:27Okay
01:27in order to go after this role
01:30because I think as an actor you want to be able to play a different role
01:36and you can play a different role
01:38which are very far from your lived reality or your real life
01:43so I think the first thing was that was an excitement
01:46and the second thing that I would like to say is that
01:51this is a Tamil language film
01:53and a Tamil language film
01:54and I am coming from Nauts
01:56and I am coming from Haryana
01:59I have never even thought or imagined myself
02:02that I am going to do a different language
02:05but because it is a very challenging thought
02:09to learn a new language
02:10to learn its nuances, its cultural nuances
02:14so this is also a very exciting point
02:18to challenge yourself
02:20to understand yourself
02:21to push boundaries and limitations
02:24to push where I can go
02:26to my authentic self
02:29to the character
02:32and to bring it out
02:34In the first film,
02:36it was so challenging
02:37that I didn't say that
02:41I was afraid
02:43that I was afraid
02:45because I said that
02:46this is such a character
02:47which is very different from the real Srishti
02:50which was very different from the real Srishti
02:51which was very different from the real Srishti
02:52it was a kind of a moment
02:52of a kind of a character
02:53and as I can think of it
02:58as a young man
02:58and to run it
03:01to take you through the process
03:02and to try it
03:02and make you through it
03:04I think it was very exciting
03:06yes, definitely
03:08because our industry operates
03:20It is beyond just a mother. It is about a woman who's going through a lot, who's gone through a
03:27lot, whether it's with regards to her family, her husband, her kids.
03:32She's an independent woman too. She's a woman who's struggling around her.
03:41Overall, Darshan's character was beyond a mother. I've seen her from that.
03:46How did you feel about Hindi?
03:49Oh, okay.
03:55It's obvious that it's a little bit of a fear.
03:59It's necessary because I come from the Hindi belt.
04:03From the north to the Hindi.
04:08Tamil is a very challenging and difficult language.
04:11But because I'm an actor and for me,
04:17the authenticity of that character is necessary.
04:20And when you don't learn the language,
04:22or you don't have to be stuck in the language,
04:25I think it's difficult to understand the language.
04:30Because the character operates in that language,
04:34and thinks in that language.
04:35So for me, it was very important that I can learn the language.
04:39And in the film shoot,
04:42about 6 months ago,
04:43I started learning Tamil language.
04:45And I'm also learning.
04:47It's a very difficult language.
04:48I won't say that I've been learning.
04:52But yes, I've been working very hard.
04:55And I've put my knowledge in learning the language.
05:00So you'll see how I did it.
05:03Because it was a sing sound.
05:04The whole film was sing sound.
05:06So as I've said live,
05:10pretty much that is what you will see.
05:13Today, the actor has a lot of glamour.
05:17So do you think that you don't see the glamour?
05:22Actually,
05:23Actually,
05:24My role as Darshana's character is non-glamourous.
05:27The whole premise is very tragic,
05:32very grief.
05:33She's dealing with a lot of emotional vulnerabilities.
05:37And actually, there is no glamour attached to it.
05:40But I'm sure there are many characters who demand glamourous.
05:47But I don't have a lot of meaning.
05:50But I don't have a lot of meaning.
05:51Because in the space, in the stage,
05:54I'm coming to this industry.
05:56I need to do meaningful, interesting characters.
05:59I need to do glamour roles.
06:01I need to do that.
06:04The point is that there is an actor who has been exposed to bold scenes.
06:08So where is it?
06:12We saw that there was a film called Jami Kapoor,
06:15and there were some scenes that had been pictured
06:20but with AI's help,
06:23and then there was an objection.
06:27Do you think that this is an actor's view?
06:34I think definitely, this is a very person to person, very important thing.
06:40All kinds of actors exist, some people are comfortable in doing such roles, some people are not.
06:48I think that communication and clarity is very important between the maker and the actor.
06:57In addition to that, if there is a role in the character, if there is a role in the role,
07:03if there are bold scenes, then they can be seen.
07:08But I think that this is an individual choice of who wants to do those kinds of roles and who
07:14doesn't.
07:15It's very important to keep your firm's stand on it.
07:19When you talk about South cinema, male superstars have a big fan following.
07:23Do you think that female-oriented films have become more?
07:30Do you think that female-oriented films have become more?
07:31Look, in South, the audience loves a lot.
07:35Male superstars and female actors.
07:39And I would say that female superstars also.
07:42You will know that Nayantara is known as the lady superstar.
07:52But I think that there is a little bit of a gap that exists.
07:59But there are many female actors who break boundaries and challenge boundaries.
08:05And if we look in the recent past, there are also many female-driven films that are performing well.
08:15And audiences are loving those films.
08:17So I think there is a gradual shift that is happening,
08:20both in terms of how the filmmakers also view a female leading project,
08:26and also how audiences are receiving it.
08:40I think I am very lucky and blessed to have met some of the best people in the South industry.
08:48In fact, whatever my situation has happened in the South industry,
08:53they are some of the really best people that I have come across in life,
08:57not just within an industry space.
09:01And I think that I am sure that all of the things that we hear,
09:06will happen and will happen.
09:09But more than that, I think I trust the people I am working with.
09:14And I would like to be very mindful of who I work with.
09:19And that's why we won't be afraid,
09:21but yes, I think I will be very careful of the people I interact with and choose to work with.
09:27Today, the actresses have been judged by acting,
09:29and people have judged by social media popularity.
09:33Why do you think that the talent is left behind this?
09:36This is an interesting question.
09:41I think that the people who are watching this is a lot of things,
09:44because social media has become a rage.
09:49And I think we are constantly on social media.
09:55And we are constantly on social media.
09:55And we are watching a film and watching Instagram.
09:57So it has definitely disrupted or in fact, if I were to say distracted also a lot of people.
10:09But I think that the right talent is,
10:12people who want to actually truly work as a performer, as an actor,
10:19they sometimes do struggle, but they also find their way out.
10:23It's not easy.
10:24There is a lot of struggle.
10:25In fact, without naming names,
10:27but I also said that you should buy followers.
10:31You don't have following.
10:33And that is how you are going to get work here.
10:37Because if I send an audition,
10:40then the next question comes to me is to send your Instagram profile.
10:43And a lot of times, I think,
10:46a lot of people get filtered because of the following.
10:49But I also think that your work,
10:52where you have to reach,
10:53where you have to reach.
10:56Lastly,
10:58looking forward,
10:59what would you like to give a message to your fans?
11:03First of all,
11:04I would like to say this,
11:06I would like to say,
11:08that our team,
11:11my co-actors,
11:13Arjunda,
11:14Sanchna,
11:14Zara,
11:15and all the actors,
11:16our director,
11:17our captain of the ship,
11:18Madhumita,
11:19Pritha Ma'am,
11:20our D.O.P.
11:21Our whole team,
11:22has made this film a lot.
11:25So,
11:26please,
11:26enjoy this film.
11:28It's a mind-bending psychological thriller.
11:31You'll enjoy it.
11:32You'll enjoy it.
11:34You'll enjoy it.
11:34You'll enjoy it.
11:35It's that kind of a film.
11:36Please,
11:36do go watch the film.
11:38Give us all your love.
11:39And then,
11:40take me where you want to take me.
11:43Really?
11:44Rasty,
11:44Two questions.
11:46Are you talking about Hindi films?
11:49Which actors and directors should come and work?
11:53Okay.
11:56This is really interesting.
11:57It's a place list.
11:58It's a place list.
12:01Okay.
12:03I think there are many actors and directors.
12:06Now I am doing my career in this space,
12:11It's just my starting point.
12:13So, I don't want to say that I want to work with them or with them.
12:18I want to work a lot.
12:20And I want to explore this medium through.
12:23And in our industry, there are brilliant actors and directors.
12:29I want to be associated with them and I want to work with them.
12:33There will be my favourite wish list.
12:37Actors' wish list.
12:45I think all actors, especially our new age actors,
12:53Jaidi Palawat, Vijay Verma, Manoj Bajpayee,
12:58all these people, I think they are doing phenomenal work in what they are doing.
13:05And it will be my honour and privilege to be able to work with them someday.
13:11Yeah, thanks.
