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"Why Do All Your Co-stars Complain About You?" - Is the One Question Sonakshi Wants to Ask Kangana
- Onkar Kulkarni
- Apr 02, 2017, 12:52 PM IST
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In her upcoming film Noor, Sonakshi Sinha plays the role of a journalist. Jumping on the opportunity we ask Sona the one question she would like to ask to her contemporaries. The actress in conversation also speaks about the things she learnt about journalism as a profession and also about exploring the not so known places of Mumbai during the course of the shooting of the film.
Q Noor is an adaptation of Karachi, You're Killing Me! Have you read the book?
I read the book when news started floating around that I would be offered this film. I enjoyed reading it. I could picturise myself, for that matter any girl could picturise herself in the shoes of the protagonist. There are a lot of emotions she goes through and the relation she shares with the people around are so real, regular, normal and easily relatable.
Q The book is set in Karachi, Pakistan and the film is set in Mumbai. As you read the book could you draw any similarities between the two cities?
Not at all. Karachi and Mumbai are not similar. The character in the book (Ayesha Khan) is in the middle of bomb threats in Karachi, which Noor in Mumbai is obviously not facing and is instead dealing with other demons associated with the city.
There are a lot of reasons floating in the press suggesting why the city backdrop changed from Karachi to Mumbai in Sunhil Sippy's film. But the one and only real reason for that being Sunhil's love and passion for Mumbai. He loves the city, he is a street photographer and is aware of every nook and corner of the place. He wakes up at as early as 4 am and begins clicking pictures at locations that I didn't even know existed in Mumbai, albeit of the fact that I am born and raised in the city. You will be astonished seeing the way he photographs the fishermen, boats, salt pans, SRA (Slum Rehabilitation Authority) colonies, cement factories etc. In our regular life we only see locations like Marine Drive, the malls, the highways but this is just phenomenal.
Q Did you guys shoot at all these places?
Yes, and initially I was complaining as the lanes were narrow, too much of a crowd, early morning schedules etc. But when I saw all of it on screen, it looked that the efforts were paid off. I don't know from where all the people would come and gather. The crowd needed to be controlled to get the perfect frame on camera as people were everywhere. People were peeping from their houses, standing on the roads. They would even throw things to make some noise and grab our attention. It used to get hectic to clear the crowds and maneuver through the lanes.
Q You play the role of a journalist, what are the three things that you got to know about the profession?
One, Seldom are you ever happy with your job (laughs), two, there's a lot of waiting and struggle involved to get an interview' of a personality, three, it's very important to not to lose yourself in the scheme of things or the kind of work that you are doing, and to hold on to your values and stick to them.
Q In the trailer we see your boss makes you run for work even on your birthday. Have you ever dealt with a situation like that in real life?
Many a times I have had a working birthday. The only difference being Noor wants to enjoy on her birthday and not work. Me on the other hand I enjoy what I do, and I have no qualms with shooting even on my birthdays. Having said that it is only recently that I have started making conscious effort, in my date diary, that I ask my associates to keep me free on my birthday and even on the three days before and the two days after my birthday. Hopefully I follow the pattern this year too.
Q The first half of the trailer looks funny and later it becomes serious. What part of the film you enjoyed shooting the most?
The fun part, definitely! The serious part was difficult in terms of bringing in the right emotions, shooting at the real locations, getting the scenes right as it's a touchy topic that we deal with in the film. What I enjoyed was being the goofy, a happy go lucky, fed-up-with-life kind of a girl that Noor is in the initial part.
Q During the promotional events of the film, we see you have become good friends with your co-stars. Is it more fun and relatable to be shooting with actors who are of your same age.
I think it's a perfect casting, everybody fits into their characters so well. Zara (Shibani Dandekar) is supposed to be this cool sexy DJ who's Noor's friend, who is completely the opposite of hers as she is geeky and nerdy and struggling with life. Saad (Kanan Gill) used to be an NRI, and has come back to Mumbai to start his own business. The situations in the film, as actors we shot, were such that it bonded us really well as friends. I have not known these guys before we started shooting for the movie, but when we met on sets we caught on like a house on fire.
Q Has you father Shatrughan Sinha seen the trailer of the film? How did he react?
He has seen the trailer and he really liked it. His opinion matters a lot to me, it's like a stamp of approval. He never misguides me by being sweet and diplomatic. He actually means it if he says that he likes something.
Rapid Fire!
As a journalist what is that one question you would like to ask to...
Sunny Leone: What are the struggles that you face in Bollywood in your day to day life?
Kangana Ranaut: Why do all your co-stars complain about you?
Priyanka Chopra: How is it going in Hollywoood?
Ranveer Singh: What is the secret of your energy?
Sidharth Malhotra: To my Ittefaq co-star I want to ask - How do you manage to keep a straight face while cracking a joke?
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