Shakun gave me and all of us the comfort, you feel safe and secure: Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone is all praises for Shakun Batra for creating a safe and secure environment, especially for the film's intimate scenes.

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Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone on Thursday, revealed that on screen intimacy is not an easy task and she credited the filmmaker of Gehraiyaan, Shakun Batra, for creating a safe environment on the sets. 

Roped as a drama about complex modern relationships, 'Gehraiyaan' also features Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday and Dhairya Karwa.

Deepika was all praises for Shakun at the film's virtual trailer event, for creating a safe and secure environment, especially for the film's intimate scenes. The actress said,

"Shakun gave me and all of us the comfort, you feel safe and secure because intimacy is not easy. It is not something that we ever experienced or explored in Indian cinema before in a way we have in this film.So, to go down that route of intimacy and vulnerability is possible when you know the director is not doing it for eyeballs. Because that is where the characters are coming from, their experience and journey. It is possible when you feel safe and secure in the environment."

In a first for a major Bollywood movie, the film's makers have roped in filmmaker Dar Gai to serve as the intimacy director.

The 36-year-old actor said 'Gehraiyaan' is a raw film and she had to dig deep into her real-life experiences to play the role of Alisha. The 83 actress added,

"I want to say bold but I also don't want to say bold (because) the way we understood bold in our films... I would say raw. This character is a lot more raw and real than some of the other characters, just emotionally, completely stripped, naked, vulnerable and to be able to do it on screen, it had to come from a deep place."

She further added,

"It is not to say that I haven't experienced that before but to this extent I had to really dig places and visit places that aren't pleasant experiences from my own life as well as dealing with mental health issues. So, all of that put together, it came from a deep place."

Praising Padukone, Batra said he was amazed to see the hunger and dedication the Bollywood star had towards the film.

Gehraiyaan also stars Naseeruddin Shah and Rajat Kapur. Produced by Karan Johar's production house, the film will release on streaming service on February 11.

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