In an unique interview with OTTplay, Raashii Khanna talks in regards to the elusive nature of fame, which actor made her really feel comfy on the units of Farzi, and why she feels class distinction is inevitable in our society. Edited interview under…
Inform her she’s *actually* well-known, and Raashii Khanna is fast to confess she wouldn’t find out about that as a result of she is a homebody.
A bona fide star down South, Raashii—who’s venturing into the Hindi business in a biggish means after her transient position in 2013 Bollywood movie Madras Café—desires to be accepted and embraced by North India, her hometown, however there’s no hurry.
“I’m by no means apprehensive whether or not I might be acknowledged or seen,” she tells OTTplay in an unique interview for her Amazon Prime Video net collection, Farzi.
In the course of the course of our chat, the Oohalu Gusagusalade star shared her opinion on class distinction in India (“It exists!”), how Shahid Kapoor made life simpler for her, and explains why Farzi got here as a breath of contemporary air after a protracted record of ‘caricatur-ish’ roles.
Edited excerpts from our dialog with the star:
Revisit this state of affairs for me: It’s your first day on set and you’ve got Kay Kay Menon, Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi as co-stars. What was your first day like? How did you cope with the preliminary nervousness?
RK: So, firstly, as an individual, I’m very reserved and for me it takes time to open up. And that’s why I’m so glad that certainly one of my first scenes, after I had began capturing for Farzi, was with Shahid. And, for me, I’ve grown up watching his movies and I have been a fan of his work.
So, someplace, there was this little woman in me who was a little bit starstruck like Shahid Kapoor, you realize, and that form of factor. However, all because of him, as a result of he broke the ice. He was very candy. He is very good. He simply began the dialog; he was humorous and made me giggle. And we form of struck this friendship that’s superbly, and that has superbly come out with time.
And, on set, I wasn’t starstruck in any respect as a result of if I used to be, then I might really cheat my craft there. And, I did not need that. So, I used to be fairly ready earlier than we each went to set and on set, I used to be Megha (her character) and Shahid was Sunny. I noticed that the tactic that we each use was very related when it got here to appearing. And that form of actually helped me grow to be higher as an actor.
There was one thing for the form of your massive Hindi enterprise after some time. So, did you’ve gotten any apprehensions or did you assume like, ‘oh, am I going be acknowledged? Am I going be, you realize, pushed to the aspect?’ Did you’ve gotten any reservations so far as your visibility was involved, as a result of it is a world platform and, on the finish of the day, Farzi is a large multi-starrer net collection.
RK: See, I’ve by no means considered whether or not I will be acknowledged or whether or not I might be seen. These are issues that I do not actually consider. What I’ve considered (was) what’s coming to me is a good collection, and that it is a nice half that I’ve. And I simply must do justice to that. So, for me, as an actor, I solely take into consideration how can I mission it (the character) in the easiest way potential.
How can I be taught from it? How can I give to that character? That is all that is these are all of the form of questions which are on the market in my head. What’s going to occur? How will folks obtain me all that I do not consider, as a result of I simply need to do my job in the absolute best means.
So, even now, folks ask me, ‘are you nervous? Or, how are you feeling?’ I am like okay I’m not nervous however I am not even very excited as a result of I have been excited on set the primary day I began capturing, it was so thrilling to be part of it. And now, there’s this sense of calm the place I am like okay, now persons are going to see it.
And I’ve this (feeling) someplace in my coronary heart that you realize, we have made an incredible product, and folks will prefer it. And, OTT provides each character a number of depth. So, what you see me additionally within the trailer might be level one % of what you may see of me within the collection. So, I’ve this sense of safety and this sense of confidence that folks will stroll away rooting for me (due to) the way in which the character has been written.
You, clearly, have a large fan following down South. And now, you’ve gotten labored on a mission which is sort of a mix of each Bollywood and the South Indian business. So, how is it completely different? Or, is it completely different in any respect?
RK: I feel actually, in the event you ask me, there is no such thing as a distinction as a result of within the North (or) within the South, I’m a really personal particular person, so I actually do not get out anyplace. The one time I get out might be for some openings the place you go and meet your followers, however in any other case, I am fairly a homebody so I actually do not understand how well-known I’m until I get out.
And, in North, additionally I keep at house so I do not understand how a lot I am recognized exterior and I imply, it might be nice if folks within the North additionally know me as a result of now, they see a number of South movies additionally. It is an incredible feeling. However I do not assume there’s any distinction in the way in which folks obtain you. In the event that they love you, they love you. They’re going to provide you with a number of love. However I am hoping that my North (India) fanbase form of will increase.
Raj & DK, undoubtedly, are the lads of the second. So, what was the transient as Megha was involved? And, how did you imbibe your personal qualities and your personal bits into this character?
RK: So, Raj & DK sir made me sit, they made me perceive what this character was. The factor that I beloved about them was that they’d this actually robust backstory for Megha: the place she comes from, and why she is a sure means. So, I’ve this factor of (the place) I am consistently smiling and I am consistently blushing and so Raj sir checked out me and stated, ‘You possibly can’t smile a lot, you’ll be able to’t blush a lot. You must kill Raashii to be Megha’. That was very humorous and that was very candy additionally.
And by way of my look, they actually needed to tone me down and I do not assume anybody has ever seen me earlier than the way in which they see they may see me in Farzi, and I feel Farzi got here on the proper time the place I used to be in search of one thing the place I might be myself or be nearer to an actual character. As a result of all I had been enjoying have been caricatures and now, I’ve this nice platform.
Now, I’ve these nice administrators and so I used to be more than pleased like I needed to pinch myself like okay, I am in a Raj & DK collection as a result of they’re so good and the characters they create, and even Megha as properly.
In current instances, Indian cinema: be it our net reveals or documentaries and even motion pictures which are being acknowledged and awarded internationally. The Oscars, the Worldwide Emmys, simply to call a number of. So, what are your desires and hopes for Farzi?
RK: Ah, see, as I stated, I do not understand how I am going to sound however I’ve to let you know this that I’m by no means actually anxious in regards to the future. I consider in being within the current and do your finest within the current and simply leaving all the pieces. That is not in my hand. I imply, in fact, if it does nice, I might be very proud and I might be very joyful as a result of we’ve got given a number of effort.
However I do take into consideration the place will it go (by way of attain and award reveals)? I feel if the content material is nice, and the actors are nice, and everybody’s come collectively like they’ve for Farzi. I feel there isn’t any cause why it is not going to do rather well. Now, what’s that extent? I do not know, I am unable to gauge it. However I will be very joyful if it does (do worldwide award-show rounds).
Since most of us will not be within the know, how would you describe the heartbeat of Farzi?
RK: Yaar, pyaar, paisa, sab Farzi (laughs!)
That’s how I’ll give it to you. I imply for everybody in all probability Farzi means various things. Farzi, clearly, means something that is faux and a number of issues in our life and a number of issues round us are faux. I can say social media or issues the place we’re probably not actually ourselves. All the things that is faux is Farzi. So, I feel a number of us have that aspect (referring to being faux) and a number of us have that the place we’ve got to faux it. And, some folks faux it until they make it and so, there’s so many various definitions of Farzi.
I imply I am unable to say it for others. However, for me, I maintain saying that as actors, we’re essentially the most Farzi folks as a result of we promote desires. And, you realize, we come on display and play this different character that’s not us. So, we’re essentially the most Farzi folks, ever (smiles!).
This query is only based mostly on what we have seen to date, like by way of trailers and whatnot. Farzi appears to be touching upon the category distinction that’s prevalent in India. We live in a really delicate world. Do you worry that there might be some repercussions? You realize speaking about class distinction will rub some folks the incorrect means?
RK: I do not assume that is the motive of our present, or that is the factor that may be very prevalent within the present. It is really about this artist who has been struggling, however he is not been making it. So, he tries to grasp why can we not get these alternatives? In fact, it is a very middle-class factor, I’ve been from the center class (strata of society) and these delicate class distinctions are in every single place.
And so they’ve at all times been there. It is not like very sudden, it is at all times been there. So, I do not assume there will be any questions on that or there will be any upheavals in regards to the class distinction being proven in Farzi. I feel it is way more than that. I imply, there’s a form of resonance within the trailer that you simply see however that’s not the principle theme of the present. So, I do not assume that may have an effect on something as such regarding that.
My final query to you is amongst the three of your co-stars—Shahid Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon and Vijay Sethupathi—would you say is the closest to you for the time being? And the way did your friendship develop after which blossom ultimately?
RK: See, I am going to let you know that it isn’t like I am shut or far off from anyone (laughs!). I am unable to say I am near any individual as a result of I feel I am on good phrases with everybody. Professionally, that is how I’ve at all times been at all times my co-stars. So, there isn’t any one above the opposite; I cherish all of them. I cherish the truth that I received that chance to work with all of them. So yeah, not one above the opposite.
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Unique! Raashii Khanna: Earlier than Farzi, all I had been enjoying on display have been caricatures
In an unique interview with OTTplay, Raashii Khanna talks in regards to the elusive nature of fame, which actor made her really feel comfy on the units of Farzi, and why she feels class distinction is inevitable in our society. Edited interview under…
Unique! Raashii Khanna: Earlier than Farzi, all I had been enjoying on display have been caricatures
Raashii Khanna
Pallabi Dey Purkayastha
Final Up to date: 02.10 PM, Feb 08, 2023
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Inform her she’s *actually* well-known, and Raashii Khanna is fast to confess she wouldn’t find out about that as a result of she is a homebody.
A bona fide star down South, Raashii—who’s venturing into the Hindi business in a biggish means after her transient position in 2013 Bollywood movie Madras Café—desires to be accepted and embraced by North India, her hometown, however there’s no hurry. “I’m by no means apprehensive whether or not I might be acknowledged or seen,” she tells OTTplay in an unique interview for her Amazon Prime Video net collection, Farzi.
In the course of the course of our chat, the Oohalu Gusagusalade star shared her opinion on class distinction in India (“It exists!”), how Shahid Kapoor made life simpler for her, and explains why Farzi got here as a breath of contemporary air after a protracted record of ‘caricatur-ish’ roles.
Edited excerpts from our dialog with the star:
Revisit this state of affairs for me: It’s your first day on set and you’ve got Kay Kay Menon, Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi as co-stars. What was your first day like? How did you cope with the preliminary nervousness?
RK: So, firstly, as an individual, I’m very reserved and for me it takes time to open up. And that’s why I’m so glad that certainly one of my first scenes, after I had began capturing for Farzi, was with Shahid. And, for me, I’ve grown up watching his movies and I have been a fan of his work. So, someplace, there was this little woman in me who was a little bit starstruck like Shahid Kapoor, you realize, and that form of factor. However, all because of him, as a result of he broke the ice. He was very candy. He is very good. He simply began the dialog; he was humorous and made me giggle. And we form of struck this friendship that’s superbly, and that has superbly come out with time.
And, on set, I wasn’t starstruck in any respect as a result of if I used to be, then I might really cheat my craft there. And, I did not need that. So, I used to be fairly ready earlier than we each went to set and on set, I used to be Megha (her character) and Shahid was Sunny. I noticed that the tactic that we each use was very related when it got here to appearing. And that form of actually helped me grow to be higher as an actor.
There was one thing for the form of your massive Hindi enterprise after some time. So, did you’ve gotten any apprehensions or did you assume like, ‘oh, am I going be acknowledged? Am I going be, you realize, pushed to the aspect?’ Did you’ve gotten any reservations so far as your visibility was involved, as a result of it is a world platform and, on the finish of the day, Farzi is a large multi-starrer net collection.
RK: See, I’ve by no means considered whether or not I will be acknowledged or whether or not I might be seen. These are issues that I do not actually consider. What I’ve considered (was) what’s coming to me is a good collection, and that it is a nice half that I’ve. And I simply must do justice to that. So, for me, as an actor, I solely take into consideration how can I mission it (the character) in the easiest way potential. How can I be taught from it? How can I give to that character?
That is all that is these are all of the form of questions which are on the market in my head. What’s going to occur? How will folks obtain me all that I do not consider, as a result of I simply need to do my job in the absolute best means. So, even now, folks ask me, ‘are you nervous? Or, how are you feeling?’ I am like okay I’m not nervous however I am not even very excited as a result of I have been excited on set the primary day I began capturing, it was so thrilling to be part of it. And now, there’s this sense of calm the place I am like okay, now persons are going to see it. And I’ve this (feeling) someplace in my coronary heart that you realize, we have made an incredible product, and folks will prefer it. And, OTT provides each character a number of depth.
So, what you see me additionally within the trailer might be level one % of what you may see of me within the collection. So, I’ve this sense of safety and this sense of confidence that folks will stroll away rooting for me (due to) the way in which the character has been written.
You, clearly, have a large fan following down South. And now, you’ve gotten labored on a mission which is sort of a mix of each Bollywood and the South Indian business. So, how is it completely different? Or, is it completely different in any respect?
RK: I feel actually, in the event you ask me, there is no such thing as a distinction as a result of within the North (or) within the South, I’m a really personal particular person, so I actually do not get out anyplace. The one time I get out might be for some openings the place you go and meet your followers, however in any other case, I am fairly a homebody so I actually do not understand how well-known I’m until I get out.
And, in North, additionally I keep at house so I do not understand how a lot I am recognized exterior and I imply, it might be nice if folks within the North additionally know me as a result of now, they see a number of South movies additionally. It is an incredible feeling. However I do not assume there’s any distinction in the way in which folks obtain you. In the event that they love you, they love you. They’re going to provide you with a number of love. However I am hoping that my North (India) fanbase form of will increase.
Raj & DK, undoubtedly, are the lads of the second. So, what was the transient as Megha was involved? And, how did you imbibe your personal qualities and your personal bits into this character?
RK: So, Raj & DK sir made me sit, they made me perceive what this character was. The factor that I beloved about them was that they’d this actually robust backstory for Megha: the place she comes from, and why she is a sure means. So, I’ve this factor of (the place) I am consistently smiling and I am consistently blushing and so Raj sir checked out me and stated, ‘You possibly can’t smile a lot, you’ll be able to’t blush a lot. You must kill Raashii to be Megha’. That was very humorous and that was very candy additionally.
And by way of my look, they actually needed to tone me down and I do not assume anybody has ever seen me earlier than the way in which they see they may see me in Farzi, and I feel Farzi got here on the proper time the place I used to be in search of one thing the place I might be myself or be nearer to an actual character. As a result of all I had been enjoying have been caricatures and now, I’ve this nice platform. Now, I’ve these nice administrators and so I used to be more than pleased like I needed to pinch myself like okay, I am in a Raj & DK collection as a result of they’re so good and the characters they create, and even Megha as properly.
In current instances, Indian cinema: be it our net reveals or documentaries and even motion pictures which are being acknowledged and awarded internationally. The Oscars, the Worldwide Emmys, simply to call a number of. So, what are your desires and hopes for Farzi?
RK: Ah, see, as I stated, I do not understand how I am going to sound however I’ve to let you know this that I’m by no means actually anxious in regards to the future. I consider in being within the current and do your finest within the current and simply leaving all the pieces. That is not in my hand. I imply, in fact, if it does nice, I might be very proud and I might be very joyful as a result of we’ve got given a number of effort. However I do take into consideration the place will it go (by way of attain and award reveals)? I feel if the content material is nice, and the actors are nice, and everybody’s come collectively like they’ve for Farzi. I feel there isn’t any cause why it is not going to do rather well. Now, what’s that extent? I do not know, I am unable to gauge it. However I will be very joyful if it does (do worldwide award-show rounds).
Since most of us will not be within the know, how would you describe the heartbeat of Farzi?
RK: Yaar, pyaar, paisa, sab Farzi (laughs!)
That’s how I’ll give it to you. I imply for everybody in all probability Farzi means various things. Farzi, clearly, means something that is faux and a number of issues in our life and a number of issues round us are faux. I can say social media or issues the place we’re probably not actually ourselves. All the things that is faux is Farzi. So, I feel a number of us have that aspect (referring to being faux) and a number of us have that the place we’ve got to faux it. And, some folks faux it until they make it and so, there’s so many various definitions of Farzi. I imply I am unable to say it for others. However, for me, I maintain saying that as actors, we’re essentially the most Farzi folks as a result of we promote desires. And, you realize, we come on display and play this different character that’s not us. So, we’re essentially the most Farzi folks, ever (smiles!).
This query is only based mostly on what we have seen to date, like by way of trailers and whatnot. Farzi appears to be touching upon the category distinction that’s prevalent in India. We live in a really delicate world. Do you worry that there might be some repercussions? You realize speaking about class distinction will rub some folks the incorrect means?
RK: I do not assume that is the motive of our present, or that is the factor that may be very prevalent within the present. It is really about this artist who has been struggling, however he is not been making it. So, he tries to grasp why can we not get these alternatives? In fact, it is a very middle-class factor, I’ve been from the center class (strata of society) and these delicate class distinctions are in every single place. And so they’ve at all times been there. It is not like very sudden, it is at all times been there. So, I do not assume there will be any questions on that or there will be any upheavals in regards to the class distinction being proven in Farzi. I feel it is way more than that. I imply, there’s a form of resonance within the trailer that you simply see however that’s not the principle theme of the present. So, I do not assume that may have an effect on something as such regarding that.
My final query to you is amongst the three of your co-stars—Shahid Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon and Vijay Sethupathi—would you say is the closest to you for the time being? And the way did your friendship develop after which blossom ultimately?
RK: See, I am going to let you know that it isn’t like I am shut or far off from anyone (laughs!). I am unable to say I am near any individual as a result of I feel I am on good phrases with everybody. Professionally, that is how I’ve at all times been at all times my co-stars. So, there isn’t any one above the opposite; I cherish all of them. I cherish the truth that I received that chance to work with all of them. So yeah, not one above the opposite.
For those who needed to decide like one particular person, you who you’re feeling you’ve gotten some form of a bond with some form of relationship with. Who do you decide and why?
