‘Avika Is So, So Bad’

‘But
the
truth
is
that
I
don’t
think

Bloody
Ishq
could
have
been
made
without
Avika.’

Avika
Gor
found
the
underwater
scenes
in
her
new
horror
film,

Bloody
Ishq,
the
most
memorable
to
shoot.

“I
have
never
done
anything
like
that
before,”
she
says.

“Of
course,
I
have
given
a
lot
of
expressions
of
fear,
whether
it
is

1920
or

Mansion
24.
But
this
time,
there
was
a
lot
of
underwater
work,
and
I
was
very
excited
because
I
enjoy
doing
stunts.
It
was
new,
different
and
something
that
I
will
remember
for
the
rest
of
my
life.”

Avika
is
excited
about
working
with
film-makers
Mahesh
Bhatt
and
Vikram
Bhatt.

“I
have
been
blessed
to
get
a
chance
to
work
with
them,”
she
says.

“For
an
actor,
this
is
a
tick
off
the
bucket
list,
and
it
happened
for
the
second
time.

“You
know,
when
personalities
like
Maheshji
and
Vikram
sir
approach
you
for
a
film
and
say
that
the
film
revolves
around
you
and
you
have
to
show
your
abilities
as
a
performer,
there
is
no
reason
for
me
to
hesitate.
I
was
very
excited
to
work
with
them
again.
The
writing
is
lovely,
and
with
Vikram
sir
directing,
it
is
even
more
special.”

Avika
also
spoke
about
her
equation
with
Vikram
Bhatt
on
the
set.

“It’s
amazing!”
she
exclaims.

“I
think
the
amount
of
time
I
spent
with
Vikram
sir
on
set,
I
never
went
to
the
vanity
(van).
I
would
just
sit
there
with
my
phone
because
whatever
he
would
say,
I
would
make
notes.
I
knew
that
if
not
today,
maybe
tomorrow,
his
words
would
come
in
handy.

“There
are
so
many
things
he
did
as
a
director
that
it
very
easy
for
an
actor.
It
becomes
easy
when
your
director
knows
exactly
what
he
wants
and
how
to
explain
that
to
you.”

Vikram,
who
is
known
for
films
like

Raaz,
1920:
Evil
Returns
and

Khamoshiyan
describes
the
film
as
a
unique
genre
blend.

“We
have
made
many
horror
films
but
this
time,
we
wanted
to
create
a
supernatural
thriller.
Imagine
there
is
a
film
like

Kasoor
and

Raaz,
which
has
thrills,
suspense
and
horror.
We
are
trying
something
new
this
time.
Like
there
is
an
era
of
horror
comedy,
where
we
mix
comedy
with
horror,
in
the
same
way,
we
have
mixed
thriller
with
horror.”

When
asked
about
Avika’s
performance
in
it,
Bhatt
jokes,
“Very
bad.
Avika
is
so,
so
bad
in
the
movie
that
I
don’t
know
what
to
tell
you!

“But
the
truth
is
that
I
don’t
think

Bloody
Ishq
could
have
been
made
without
Avika.
Because
of
the
love,
sincerity
and
dedication
that
Avika
has
given
to
her
performance,

Bloody
Ishq
would
not
be

Bloody
Ishq
without
her.
I
am
not
saying
this
because
every
director
praises
their
actors,
I
genuinely
feel
this.”

The
film
will
release
on
July
26
on
Disney+Hotstar.